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Outstanding article on many counts. It also reminds me of a recent article I read on Psychology Today [1] that talks about fragile students: "Students are incr
by c0achmcguirk 11y ago
Outstanding article on many counts. It also reminds me of a recent article I read on Psychology Today [1] that talks about fragile students:
"Students are increasingly seeking help for, and apparently having emotional crises over, problems of everyday life. Recent examples mentioned included a student who felt traumatized because her roommate had called her a “bitch” and two students who had sought counseling because they had seen a mouse in their off-campus apartment. The latter two also called the police, who kindly arrived and set a mousetrap for them."
[1] - https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/201509/declining-student-resilience-serious-problem-colleges https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/201509/de...
- ams6110 11y agoDecades of pat advice to "seek counseling" rather than deal with it as the answer to every problem, from the schoolyard fight to any other kind of interpersonal problem, from "Dear Abby" and any number of more recent pop psychologists, helecopter parents, to school and workplace policies, etc. Funny to see that complaint in Psychology Today, as they are probably as guilty as anyone in bringing about this state of affairs.