Analytical Summary: “What’s happening to college students today?”
In Tim Elmore’s Psychology Today article “What’s happening to college students today?” Posted on November 30, 2015, he addresses why college students want to commit suicide. Elmore’s exigence is from Madison Holleran who was the third of six Penn students to commit suicide within a year. His message is how suicide have become more common in the last decade. Elmore proposes to you some steps on how to lead some students well. Elmore insists that you don’t live life by comparing yourself to others.
Elmore feels that with the new generation every kid feels like they have to be someone they’re not. Elmore insists that kids are being alienated and feeling like their alone. Elmore argues that “we’ve not taught students how to evaluate mistakes or failures.” (Elmore Par. 6) One problem …show more content…
For example a young teenager of the name David Molak committed suicide because of cyberbullying he was only 16 years of age. He couldn’t take it anymore so he took his life away at an early age. In this generation a lot of people fake to be someone else on social media just to get attention or just to to fit in. Elmore argues that you should put social media in perspective when talking about suicide, it’s a main problem in society. Elmore admits that it is the parent and teachers fault as well because like I said earlier the expectations is so high when the students or kids fail they get disappointed. They start to feel down and depressed not knowing how to handle failure. Elmore says that you should even put failure in perspective as well when thinking about suicide. Elmore believes that you should motivate students when they fail. Give them some advice and stories of your failing times in life. Show how failing is actually learning, winning, and is a great way to succeed. You have to fail sometimes to understand what you really want and how to really
In Tim Elmore’s Psychology Today article “What’s happening to college students today?” Posted on November 30, 2015, he addresses why college students want to commit suicide. Elmore’s exigence is from Madison Holleran who was the third of six Penn students to commit suicide within a year. His message is how suicide have become more common in the last decade. Elmore proposes to you some steps on how to lead some students well. Elmore insists that you don’t live life by comparing yourself to others.
Elmore feels that with the new generation every kid feels like they have to be someone they’re not. Elmore insists that kids are being alienated and feeling like their alone. Elmore argues that “we’ve not taught students how to evaluate mistakes or failures.” (Elmore Par. 6) One problem …show more content…
For example a young teenager of the name David Molak committed suicide because of cyberbullying he was only 16 years of age. He couldn’t take it anymore so he took his life away at an early age. In this generation a lot of people fake to be someone else on social media just to get attention or just to to fit in. Elmore argues that you should put social media in perspective when talking about suicide, it’s a main problem in society. Elmore admits that it is the parent and teachers fault as well because like I said earlier the expectations is so high when the students or kids fail they get disappointed. They start to feel down and depressed not knowing how to handle failure. Elmore says that you should even put failure in perspective as well when thinking about suicide. Elmore believes that you should motivate students when they fail. Give them some advice and stories of your failing times in life. Show how failing is actually learning, winning, and is a great way to succeed. You have to fail sometimes to understand what you really want and how to really