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Wow, that's… gross. The university is treating its employees like young teenagers. There are always better things for schools to spend money on, such as faculty

by 333c 7y ago

Wow, that's… gross. The university is treating its employees like young teenagers. There are always better things for schools to spend money on, such as faculty and staff salary. One wonders why they instead buy silly services like this.

webkike 7y ago
Believe me, young teenagers find these meetings just as abhorrent
- 333c 7y ago
  Of course; I didn't mean to imply they enjoy them. I just meant that they're often subjected to them.
  - Mirioron 7y ago
    Why are teenagers subjected to this kind of stuff anyway? It's usually pretty apparent that they don't like this stuff. They won't tell you outright, because they're trained to be compliant and taught to never entirely disagree, but it should still be apparent to those who understand teenagers, no?
    - 333c 7y ago
      It's horrible! I always hated this kind of stuff in middle and high school. I think that it's a combination of school administrators being out of touch and having pressures from their higher-ups. But for the sake of today's teenagers, I wish these sorts of trainings and assemblies were done away with.
    - daveslash 7y ago
      As the parent of a teenager, I now realize just how hard it can be to get some messages to really land with a teenager. Unless the message that you're trying to get through, no matter how important, is already something that's of interest to them, most things end up feeling like a lecture to them. Upon reflection, I was the same way. As a result, you (the parent) sometimes try to make things "fun" as a way to engage with them and drive home a message. (spoiler: it often turns out lame and not fun...)
    - aidenn0 7y ago
      Because it's easy to do and gives you an answer to "What are you doing about X" where X is one of: Bullying Drugs Sex Cheating Whatever
    - Nasrudith 7y ago
      Chauvinism really. It is assumed they have no opinions of worth and best to be overridden by someone "right" higher than them (administratiors). That tendency is in no way unique to teenagers and has a long and dark history.

by 333c 7y ago

webkike 7y ago

Believe me, young teenagers find these meetings just as abhorrent

333c 7y ago
Of course; I didn't mean to imply they enjoy them. I just meant that they're often subjected to them.
- Mirioron 7y ago
  Why are teenagers subjected to this kind of stuff anyway? It's usually pretty apparent that they don't like this stuff. They won't tell you outright, because they're trained to be compliant and taught to never entirely disagree, but it should still be apparent to those who understand teenagers, no?
  - 333c 7y ago
    It's horrible! I always hated this kind of stuff in middle and high school. I think that it's a combination of school administrators being out of touch and having pressures from their higher-ups. But for the sake of today's teenagers, I wish these sorts of trainings and assemblies were done away with.
  - daveslash 7y ago
    As the parent of a teenager, I now realize just how hard it can be to get some messages to really land with a teenager. Unless the message that you're trying to get through, no matter how important, is already something that's of interest to them, most things end up feeling like a lecture to them. Upon reflection, I was the same way. As a result, you (the parent) sometimes try to make things "fun" as a way to engage with them and drive home a message. (spoiler: it often turns out lame and not fun...)
  - aidenn0 7y ago
    Because it's easy to do and gives you an answer to "What are you doing about X" where X is one of: Bullying Drugs Sex Cheating Whatever
  - Nasrudith 7y ago
    Chauvinism really. It is assumed they have no opinions of worth and best to be overridden by someone "right" higher than them (administratiors). That tendency is in no way unique to teenagers and has a long and dark history.