tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post7704162892101898900..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Trigger. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-88090513502802092172015-07-26T11:16:03.959-04:002015-07-26T11:16:03.959-04:00Catch 22 might be a good reading assignment for Hi...Catch 22 might be a good reading assignment for Hiram's student.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-11103550298341756912015-07-23T22:37:19.348-04:002015-07-23T22:37:19.348-04:00They are not immune at recruitment offices.They are not immune at recruitment offices.Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-72881616327460873172015-07-23T11:10:54.406-04:002015-07-23T11:10:54.406-04:00Somehow we need to teach resilience (which I think...Somehow we need to teach resilience (which I think is a good word for the quality we all need to cope with life -- not toughness or having a thick skin or some other phrase suggesting that words and ideas can't/shouldn't hurt sometimes, but strategies for acknowledging that words, ideas, and life itself do hurt sometimes, and still coping/moving on.) <br /><br />I have to wonder whether Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-3669975757612363432015-07-23T08:26:12.391-04:002015-07-23T08:26:12.391-04:00I hear you. And I'm trying to figure out a way...I hear you. And I'm trying to figure out a way to deal with these trigger issues in the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-11884027560336940442015-07-23T06:34:06.305-04:002015-07-23T06:34:06.305-04:00If her Dad was actually on deployment "In har...If her Dad was actually on deployment "In harm's way", I might have some sympathy. If he's driving a desk at the local recruiting office, not so much.Rosencrantz Andor Guildensternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095512139776536635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-6916656494089188762015-07-23T02:38:58.902-04:002015-07-23T02:38:58.902-04:00@HHH, she confuses mere disagreement with trauma. ...@HHH, she confuses mere disagreement with trauma. And really, how many military people through the years have openly discussed wasteful military spending? A whole bunch. And many have done so out of a sense of obligation and loyalty to the institution. Maybe she should have read a few short articles from people like that before asking for another assignment. Based on what you write, I'm Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086727387857705638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-25589235750573222232015-07-22T11:37:51.911-04:002015-07-22T11:37:51.911-04:00No, I let her off the hook. She started with the s...No, I let her off the hook. She started with the statement that her dad was in the military, and I asked her for more background. She said she'd be "offended," and I said something like, "Maybe there'll be something in the article you can argue with, to show a different side."<br /><br />She shook her head and said something, "I don't need to hear all that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-13845517637155184282015-07-22T11:15:32.352-04:002015-07-22T11:15:32.352-04:00It's helpful to hear real stories on this beca...It's helpful to hear real stories on this because so much coverage of the trigger issue is making broad generalizations about Students Today.<br />Did the student claim that reading an article about defense spending would be traumatic for her?Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403289509523215570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-16412591356313109352015-07-22T09:15:39.927-04:002015-07-22T09:15:39.927-04:00I have some colleagues who are big on the trigger ...I have some colleagues who are big on the trigger thing, and so I've tried to be sensitive about the idea generally. But one thing in the above AAUP report I like very much is this: "Some discomfort is inevitable in classrooms if the goal is to expose students to new ideas, have them question beliefs they have taken for granted, grapple with ethical problems they have never considered, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-51037675465141358282015-07-22T09:13:55.543-04:002015-07-22T09:13:55.543-04:00OK, Trigger is Roy Rogers' horse. For a moment...OK, Trigger is Roy Rogers' horse. For a moment, I thought this might have been sent in by Bubba.Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-89594416675261637862015-07-22T09:12:55.672-04:002015-07-22T09:12:55.672-04:00I'll read the linked article in more depth lat...I'll read the linked article in more depth later today, but I have a quick comment based on the quoted snippet.<br /><br />I support moving the somnambulist indoors. He represents a danger to himself and community -- I mean, there's a chance he could step in front of a statue of a bus!<br /><br />And then there's this: ". . . the artist explained . . ." That makes me think Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.com