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Trigger Warning Draft
Trigger Warning Draft
Did you know that some students are complaining about receiving
potentially danger information in some courses? Do you think instructors
are really teaching inappropriate material to students? Have you noticed
students feeling uncomfortable or discomfort?
It is appropriate if
students skip some courses` content? The article The Coddling of the
American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt is describing this
tendency as trigger warnings, defined primarily as a procedure to
support survivors of trauma or abuse, but also being use by some
students as an excuse to avoid some courses. It has influenced strongly
in instructors who dont support trigger warnings;
In fact, some
instructors believe that this movement could limit students to reach their
intellectual potential, but also could foster an unhealthy student`s
behavior. Instructors are concert about how they will prepare student to
real life situations outside the campus by avoiding material that can
probably be helpful in the future. Unfortunately, this concern involve all
students population; therefore, the proper role of avert trigger warnings
must be students responsibility; they must be prepared and informed
before taking any course, or also they can look for specialize medical
health. Thus, the statement Universities should officially and strongly
discourage trigger warnings (Greg Luckianoff and Jonathan Haidt) is
transparent and with a clear purpose; the entire responsibility of colleges