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My name is Scott and I'm a Ph.D. student in educational psychology.
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My biggest hobby is playing ultimate frisbee.
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We call it "flatball," actually.
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I'm really competitive, so my wife refuses to really do any competitive things with me.
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Aside from classes, the ed psych students actually like to go out and have fun.
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Every month or so we'll do a thing called "Booze, News and Reviews".
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We'll just go to a local bar and have a few drinks.
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My wife and I like to go to Yia Yia's Pizza because she's vegan and that's one of the places in town that
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has a really good selection for people who are vegan.
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One of the reasons why I'm in educational psychology is I'm interested in helping adolescents.
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When I'm the experimenter, I'm in the room playing the games with them. That's one of the most enjoyable parts of
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working in the lab specifically because how unique and funny their responses can be.
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They're two-and-a-half-year-olds and it varies by kid, but each one is different, quirky and really fun to work with
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... for the most part. [laughter]
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Right now I'm volunteering in an after-school program where I'm teaching kids ultimate frisbee.
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Ultimate frisbee is a sport that's governed by spirit of the game. In that sense,
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it's a good sport for kids to help develop their social skills.
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In the sport, you have to work out your differences with the other people on the field.
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While I'm teaching these kids ultimate frisbee, in my eyes, I'm also teaching them how to interact with their peers
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and how to develop better peer relations.
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My experience so far here has been fantastic. The courses and the content are excellent.
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The faculty are great. They're always interested in helping students. You'll never find any closed doors here.
