The Makers of the Snowflake Generation

[...]students become increasingly fragile and unable to deal with the friction and disappointment of social life. Last fall, leaders at my college (and it could be virtually any place in the country), in preparation for the presidential election, decided we needed to create "election safe space...

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Published in:American conservative (Arlington, Va.) Va.), 2022-03, Vol.21 (2), p.17-19
Main Author: Polet, Jeffrey
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Community
Educational aspects
Emotions
Evaluation
Influence
Learning
Murders & murder attempts
Political correctness
Primaries & caucuses
Psychological aspects
Racism
Social aspects
Softball
Students
Teacher-student relations
Teacher-student relationships
Teaching
Trauma
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Summary:[...]students become increasingly fragile and unable to deal with the friction and disappointment of social life. Last fall, leaders at my college (and it could be virtually any place in the country), in preparation for the presidential election, decided we needed to create "election safe spaces." Members of our community were admonished that the "stress" and "anxiety" associated with the election could best be dealt with by setting up faculty-supervised safe spaces replete with coloring books and snacks, and that black students could sign on to "buddy walks" with white students, who would accompany them across campus in case the holding of a democratic election made them feel "unsafe." Faculty were encouraged to use class time to help students process their feelings, leading me to wonder which part of the cardiovascular system instructors in anatomy and physiology were to skip.
ISSN:1540-966X