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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I literally can’t read these responses anymore. It is so maddening. I really hope the attitude filled, antagonistic poster doesn’t behave this way at work or in personal relationships. How can anyone bear to be around them???[/quote]

You can't handle being coddled and this whole thread is about people needing to be coddled. Ironic. [/quote]

I really hope you are not an undergrad professor.

This thread has been about way more than that. The opposite actually. Advice for parents to encourage their HS students to communicate in respectful ways with professors and TAs, be on time for classes and handing in assignments, communicate early in semesters about any areas they are struggling with and work on writing skills in advance. These measures are all pro active to help students get more out of their college journeys.

Regarding mental health, What you call coddling is responding in realistic ways to mental health crisis among our youth now. The pandemic accelerated severe teen mental health challenges  but they have been growing for a while. Teen mental health care facilities are overflowing and there is a shortage of teen psychiatrists and therapists. Mental health affects learning in major ways and it is great that colleges are trying to be realistic about providing supports. This is not coddling - thisbis dealing with reality. [/quote]

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