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> some people (like Jonathan Haidt) would say this is because we over-coddle young people I'm sorry, I don't know that person. But we try our best to deal wit
by jimhefferon 8y ago
> some people (like Jonathan Haidt) would say this is because we over-coddle young people
I'm sorry, I don't know that person. But we try our best to deal with who we have in front of us. I don't know what else we can do, in good conscience.
I am not saying that all additional admins are accounted for by this kind of thing. I don't know enough about it.
(Actually the cost is a mystery to me but I've never been an admin of any kind.) I'm only saying that some of the increase I see on the ground is in response to trying to meet real needs.
- gnicholas 8y agoJonathan Haidt is a famous social psychology professor at NYU, whose work has been widely cited in recent years. He co-authored the book The Coddling of the American Mind: https://www.amazon.com/Coddling-American-Mind-Intentions-Generation/dp/0735224897 https://www.amazon.com/Coddling-American-Mind-Intentions-Gen...
- booboolayla 8y agoI posit that the administrations themselves are causing an increase in these "real needs" through constant coddling of young adults. Kind of like a doctor that keeps giving you bad advice so you keep coming back with your "real needs."