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For the sixth misperception they speak about how the United States is the only country that thinks the liberal arts are important. As Ungar states, “America is the only country in the world that clings to such an old-fashioned form of postsecondary education as the liberal arts.” (Ungar). Most other countries don’t believe that the …
Pre-reading I think this article is going to be about critical thinking from students in different academic subjects. I think liberal arts are different academic subjects, like math, literature, and science. The first section of this reading is about what the liberal arts really are and where/how they originated. The liberal arts are seen as …
Original In “The Coddling” by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt, they discuss how not challenging students in the classroom can be seen as childish. They believe that students should be able to handle what is given to them without being protected by schools who believe they won’t be able to handle it on their own. …
When I met with Olivia we worked on redoing my body paragraphs. I told her some changes I wanted to make to those paragraphs and she gave me some positive feedback and helped me make those changes. For example, in my first body paragraph I wanted to change it from just talking about Lukianoff and …
For my stance on agree I used a quote from “The Coddling” that states, “The presumption that students need to be protected rather than challenged in the classroom is at once infantilizing and ant-intellectual” (Lukianoff). I agree with Lukianoff and Haidt idea here because I think that not challenging students is very childish. Students need …
I had some concerns about making my claim clear in the beginning of my essay since I usually have some trouble with that. I also had some concerns about getting too opinionated. I have trouble with both of these things and it has previously been pointed out to me so I wanted to make sure …
Having students getting used to being babied in school makes them a lot more sensitive to certain topics and situations. In “The Coddling” it states, “Schools may be training students in thinking styles that will damage their careers and friendships, along with their mental health.” (Lukianoff). This quote shows how schools have been training their …
In Dweck’s TED Talk she addresses the two different types of students that exist, ones with fixed mindsets and ones with growth mindsets. She believes that students should be rewarded for putting effort into their work, thinks this method will help them change their mindsets not only in the classroom, but in their everyday lives. …
Dweck’s mindset ideas relate to some of the ideas that Lukianoff and Haidt mention in “The Coddling” because Dweck is all about helping students change their viewpoints on challenges that they are facing. As Dweck states in her TED Talk “Instead of luxuriating in the power of yet, they were gripped in the tyranny of …
