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Philip Britton's avatar

No visible nail you don't hit on the head: thanks!

Katy Barnett's avatar

Always trying to provoke thought. Someone made the point that this analysis applies to mundane student complaints too - to an administrator, the lecturer is the problem to be solved. I might edit to add this point…

Luke's avatar

Another cracker, thanks! Re your bottom line / rhetorical Q&A …

perhaps even more importantly, while the desire to respond in this way to aggrieved students might have good intentions, is it really helpful to them in the long run?3

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For suggestions that it is positively unhelpful, and causes students to lack resilience, see eg, Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt, The Coddling of the American Mind (Penguin, 2018).

… see also my review at https://www.eternitynews.com.au/opinion/no-platforming-the-threat-to-free-speech/

Katy Barnett's avatar

Ah, thank you! Look forward to reading.

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Mar 25, 2023
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Katy Barnett's avatar

Thanks so much Niels!