A University president pushes back..

Just as there are shifts in education methods, workplace organization, etc., the shifts in parenting methods are going to happen because there isn't really a one size fits all approach to parenting that works for everyone, so there is a constant search for new and better approaches.

Each generation thinks they can do it better and academics are rewarded for developing new theories and experts usually come out of the academic, theoretical world. Applying theory into practice doesn't always work out as cleanly in real life as it does on paper and another shift happens.

Add a little bit of expert opinion plus your personal view on how you were raised and it shakes out to how you raise your kids. 

This has been in my FB feed lately, re: declining student resilience.

www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/201509/declining-student-resilience-serious-problem-colleges

The third, being perceived as having an impairment, does not qualify one for workplace accommodations. I work in EEO.

The key thing is that a person must be qualified and about to do the essential tasks of the job, with or without accommodations. Employers can require documentation of a disability, and it is likely to be more than an IEP that is required. I needed a doctor letter for a freakin desk lamp because fluorescents trigger my migraines.

I think it was a made up controversy. Someone on Twitter probably posted something about the lame red cup and then it took off from there. I think there are quite a few controversies that only exist on social media - kids not doing the flag pledge, White House banning Christmas trees, people not saying Merry Christmas for fear of offending, etc.

I went back to study recently after my initial degree 20 years ago. The experience then vs now was pretty jarring. Back 20 years ago you were basically told when and where your exam was. This time around I was amazed at how students badgered for exam hints and tips and the conversations that occurred on facebook study groups stating the outrage at so many parts of the process. At first I rolled my eyes but then it made me wonder, where is all this anxiety coming from...and anxiety is definitely what it is.

I guess there is the constant reminder of crippling student debts, lack of job prospects and in some cities and countries, the inability to ever afford buying your own home. Then the idea you may actually just be gunned down in your class or socially shamed for whatever reason your peers feel like ruining your life over.

I think also in previous generations a lot of authority was pushed and protested and that often led way to organizations and authorities implementing policies that effectively clamp down on that push. In addition to that push on the boundaries, there is also less room for imperfection now because not just your own peers will reject you, but now the entire twitterverse will critique you. And not to mention the very real prospect that we all have these views of younger people because we're tired and jaded as to what it's like to be young, clueless and anxious.

Interesting video. It's not that far fetched from some of the absurdities we've been seeing lately.