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A person whose voice I truly respect reached out feeling a bit perplexed by what she saw as a dissonance in this new piece by me.
So a brief (hopefully?) thread addressing those points.
chronicle.com/article/will-m…
So a brief (hopefully?) thread addressing those points.
chronicle.com/article/will-m…
Namely, she felt like the first half (on avoidance) was written by someone she wouldn't tend to agree with, and echoed points from the #toxicrigor/anti-trigger-warning crowd.
But loved the second half, and thought it read like "me."
But loved the second half, and thought it read like "me."
I think part of the dissonance is that it is a bit of a strange position to take, at the same time both pro- and anti-MH breaks.
Namely, I’m all for breaks of all sorts, and for creating structural change that support them.
For students, for faculty, for humans.
Namely, I’m all for breaks of all sorts, and for creating structural change that support them.
For students, for faculty, for humans.
I don't disagree with anything in this piece. What I find really interesting is the assumption that those of us who are advocating for caring pedagogy, grounded in a balance b/t support and challenge, have at any point become less rigorous.
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And that to me is the mark of #ToxicRigor. When someone points to flexibility, humanizing, and support and says, "You're dumbing things down" or "You've sacrificed rigor," there's just no evidence of that, so something else is up.
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