Evidence, please. Of course, this is basically an attitude about youth that adults have developed as they age since ancient Greece at least: Our generation was tougher, had it rougher as kids, was harder working and more moral as kids, and today's youth is being "coddled."https://twitter.com/michaelshermer/status/1090367317936988161 …
First, was must any *concern* be backed up with data? Second, I suspect the best data source for such coddling would be found in national surveys of teachers and school counselors.
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And, no, "concerns" don't necessarily have to be backed up by evidence, but I take them a lot less seriously when they're not.
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I would argue that this "concern" is a feature of the poor character of the professor, not of education. There is more evidence for my opinion.
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The weakest form of evidence is expert opinion, meaning that they are as likely to be wrong as right. Why not just flip a coin and take the choice? Real “concern” is for the N of 1, where the problem is the labeling itself. Suffering is normal.
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Schemer does more than express a concern. He makes a dispositive argument: some people are coddled and therefore deprived of opportunities to suffer and grow. This is an assertion that demands definitions and data.
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Shermer is making excuses for a tweet where he bragged about ridiculing students for seeking accommodation for diagnosed conditions. In other words, his "concern" is that he got dragged for bragging about bullying students with disabilities.
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