BlogHide Resteemsjeffreymartin (63)in teaching • 2 days agoAn Introductory LetterI recently wrote an introductory letter for a faculty position. Introductory letters are odd because in the end they're a sales piece, selling your own ability to aid the people and organization…jeffreymartin (63)in teaching • 9 days agoStatement of Teaching Philosophy Addressing Current ChallengesStatement of teaching philosophy addressing current challenges to teaching history and/or political science to community college students. by Jeffrey Alexander Martin 14 December 2024 for Yavapai…jeffreymartin (63)in work • 15 days agoDifferent Ways to Work a RoomI've been to a lot of events over the last 20 years. I've seen a lot of people work a room trying to get alliances for politics, sales for income, financing for business, employees for growth…jeffreymartin (63)in life • 24 days agoIf you're drowning in emotion...If you see someone drowning, it's probably not the best idea to yell, "Hey, you should learn how to swim!" Instead, you should jump in and drag them out. Or, throw them a lifeline. That's what I'm…jeffreymartin (63)in emotion • last monthEmotional Regulation from the Outside Versus the InsideI'm seeing a lot of ads online for vagus nerve stimulators. They all tell me they can calm me down. And of course there are a lot of tv ads for Valium and Xanax, also promising to calm me down.…jeffreymartin (63)in emotion • last monthDeeper Than WordsWe wish words could solve our problems. That saying we're sad would solve our sadness, that admitting our anger would allow us to let go of our anger. That anxiety and depression could be fixed with…jeffreymartin (63)in psychology • 2 months agoReaction and ResponseWhen you accidentally touch a hot stove you don't think about what to do. The pain receptors in your hand send a signal to your brainstem that says, "Pain!", and your brainstem sends a signal back…jeffreymartin (63)in mind • 2 months agoThe Rain-X of the MindI currently have a couple of small woodchips in my beard. A few minutes ago I was standing at the top of a ladder, with an extendable chainsaw borrowed from the neighbor fully extended, teetering…jeffreymartin (63)in business • 2 months agoTo the Old Rich Man I Met on the BusI turned and asked the old man next to me how he was associated with the college. He said that he wasn't. He had made a lot of money and wanted to write a very big check to a college as a donation.…jeffreymartin (63)in writing • 3 months agoThree Potential Future Writing ProjectsThe last few years my writing has been focused on two practical areas, politics and academics. That makes sense because I've been holding a political office and got two degrees in that time. With…jeffreymartin (63)in life • 5 months agoThoughts on Being Calm Within the ChaosThere's a disconnect between our life on the outside and our life on the inside. I've been surprised over the last couple of years when people have told me that they can't let go of things…jeffreymartin (63)in politics • 7 months agoPolitical Column - Local Food Access and ProductionCounty Commissioner Kim Cyr and I were talking about the dangers of a highly political year, like this year, for farms and food access. It will be a year of fear. Not because it needs to be. Not…jeffreymartin (63)in business • 7 months agoSelling Meditation - Part 1We make decisions based on feeling from a set of values and our perception of the situation. To the extent that we're unsuccessful at x, y, or z our decisions have been wrong in that area because…jeffreymartin (63)in politics • 8 months agoPolicy Transfer and CO2 EmissionsTo what extent does DiMaggio and Powell’s (1983) account of policy transfer apply to how policies to limit CO2 emissions are formulated and implemented today? You may answer in general or with…jeffreymartin (63)in politics • 8 months agoThe Structure of Society and Housing InitiativesDescribe the basic components and underlying assumptions of the model of the modern plural state and discuss to what extent it might be used to assist in forecasting the success of a new policy…jeffreymartin (63)in politics • 8 months agoMarkets, Bureaucracies, and ClansOuchi’s (1980) model of organizational governance highlights the importance of markets, bureaucracies and clans. Can a greater reliance on clans achieve socially desirable outcomes in today’s…jeffreymartin (63)in politics • 8 months agoSovereignty in Practice in the United StatesEvaluate the extent to which sub-national units exercise effective decisional sovereignty. Illustrate your answer with reference to real world examples and/or empirical evidence. Sovereignty is…jeffreymartin (63)in politics • 8 months agoFiscal Coordination Between GovernmentsWhy is fiscal co-ordination between different tiers of government difficult to achieve? How might these difficulties be resolved? Coordination is a difficult objective to achieve in any…jeffreymartin (63)in politics • 8 months agoGovernment Decentralization in MichiganOutline the different state models of decentralisation and evaluate their role in facilitating democratic local governance. There is a dynamic interplay between, in, and through different…jeffreymartin (63)in politics • 8 months agoThree Types of InterviewsDiscuss the three different types of interviews and when they would be used: Structured, Semi-structured, Unstructured. Interviews are a powerful and useful method of research. They can be the…
