A 300 word moodle post and a 5 minute debate isn’t nearly enough time for me to express how disgusting I find the article “The Coddling of the American Mind.” I could go through it paragraph by paragraph and critique each line, but I cannot bring myself to read that horrid piece again. While researching this topic I came across multiple articles that have the same views as me, which is refreshing after reading a 25 page article that I find fundamentally wrong. Trigger warnings are absolutely essential for preserving the mental well-being of college students, as it is not the professor’s job to “cure” the affected student with unexpected reminders of the past. Lindsay Holmes’ article “A Quick Lesson On What Trigger Warnings Actually Do” highlights a welcome letter from the College at the University of Chicago, to their class of 2020. The first paragraph of the letter congratulates the students for being accepted to the college, and thanks them for accepting their invitation. The rest of the letter goes on to explain why the College doesn’t support the use of trigger warnings, stating that they “do not condone the creation of intellectual
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This kind of work requires a controlled and private environment outlined by the practicing clinician.” As someone who has seen multiple different mental health professionals, I know that sometimes not even the people who are trained to help us actually can. The fact that some believe professors have the ability to help us on such a level is almost insulting; like they think mental disorders can be cured by
This kind of work requires a controlled and private environment outlined by the practicing clinician.” As someone who has seen multiple different mental health professionals, I know that sometimes not even the people who are trained to help us actually can. The fact that some believe professors have the ability to help us on such a level is almost insulting; like they think mental disorders can be cured by