The Coddling of the American Mind

August 12th, 2015

Via: The Atlantic:

In the name of emotional well-being, college students are increasingly demanding protection from words and ideas they don’t like. Here’s why that’s disastrous for education—and mental health.

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The current movement is largely about emotional well-being. More than the last, it presumes an extraordinary fragility of the collegiate psyche, and therefore elevates the goal of protecting students from psychological harm. The ultimate aim, it seems, is to turn campuses into “safe spaces” where young adults are shielded from words and ideas that make some uncomfortable. And more than the last, this movement seeks to punish anyone who interferes with that aim, even accidentally. You might call this impulse vindictive protectiveness. It is creating a culture in which everyone must think twice before speaking up, lest they face charges of insensitivity, aggression, or worse.

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One Response to “The Coddling of the American Mind”

  1. Dennis says:
    August 12, 2015 at 9:40 pm

    Mr Steve Hughes:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHMoDt3nSHs

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