On the note of losing sight of what it means to lead: this semester, at a university that shall remain nameless but fits a certain paradigm, Spring '20 we were obligated to give A's to everyone -- even students who'd never bothered to withdraw from the class. At the same time, faculty had to bone up in a hurry on transferring to online t…
On the note of losing sight of what it means to lead: this semester, at a university that shall remain nameless but fits a certain paradigm, Spring '20 we were obligated to give A's to everyone -- even students who'd never bothered to withdraw from the class. At the same time, faculty had to bone up in a hurry on transferring to online teaching OR ELSE. This semester, we are to practice "trauma-informed teaching," which basically assumes that many students will be showing up this term mired in anxiety and other mental health issues related to the pandemic, therefore, we must not impose deadlines, and go easy on the grades...BUT, for a year faculty had twice the usual number of students in their classes because, you know, we all have to rally around to save the school...what is my point? There are different rules for adults and different rules for adults that are still considered children by some adults. And those adults still considered children by some adults will learn via "trauma-informed teaching" that they do not have to soldier on when the going gets tough. They are owed an A for staying at home in their pajamas, not turning on their cameras because they don't want to...this is infantilization on a mass scale and, frankly, anyone who thinks that the squad and these other powderpuffs running the show are bad --JUST WAIT TILL YOU SEE WHAT'S COMING UP THE PIKE.
Terrifying to think. I'm Irish, this woke shit hasn't taken off here yet. But looking at the US from the outside, it is going to lead to America's demise.
On the note of losing sight of what it means to lead: this semester, at a university that shall remain nameless but fits a certain paradigm, Spring '20 we were obligated to give A's to everyone -- even students who'd never bothered to withdraw from the class. At the same time, faculty had to bone up in a hurry on transferring to online teaching OR ELSE. This semester, we are to practice "trauma-informed teaching," which basically assumes that many students will be showing up this term mired in anxiety and other mental health issues related to the pandemic, therefore, we must not impose deadlines, and go easy on the grades...BUT, for a year faculty had twice the usual number of students in their classes because, you know, we all have to rally around to save the school...what is my point? There are different rules for adults and different rules for adults that are still considered children by some adults. And those adults still considered children by some adults will learn via "trauma-informed teaching" that they do not have to soldier on when the going gets tough. They are owed an A for staying at home in their pajamas, not turning on their cameras because they don't want to...this is infantilization on a mass scale and, frankly, anyone who thinks that the squad and these other powderpuffs running the show are bad --JUST WAIT TILL YOU SEE WHAT'S COMING UP THE PIKE.
Terrifying to think. I'm Irish, this woke shit hasn't taken off here yet. But looking at the US from the outside, it is going to lead to America's demise.