Summary Of Op-Education By Frank Bruni
In his op-ed, author Frank Bruni argues that American parents and teachers are coddling and over protecting their children in general. He states that many parents and administrators wanted a ban against shirts from a bar Mitzvah to be used as “a prophylactic against disappointment” for those who did not attend the party (Bruni, par. 3). From what happened, one parent who did not support the ban felt that teachers and parents were sending their “children in Bubble Wrap”(Bruni, Para.5).Bruni is in support with the idea that parents are ‘bubble-wrapping’ their children too much when he indirectly agreed with the parent’s comment, by hoping that whatever the parent had sarcastically remarked was not true. In addition, Bruni also cites Arne Duncan
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Colleges nowadays report warning kids when professors are going to talk about something that could bring up uncomfortable experiences in class, “with a so-called ‘trigger warning’” (‘Coddled Kids Crumble’, Para. 4). That way, a past victim of abuse or violence would be warned when graphic or violent material might be coming their way. But in some colleges, such as Oberlin College in Ohio or University of California, Santa Barbara, these trigger warnings are mandatory, and are a result of parents shielding their children from reality. To do this in college, is ironic, as this is a stage where kids are supposed to sort of grow up and be prepared for life. However, if students are “swarming their campus counseling offices”(‘Coddled Kids Crumble’, Para. 8) for trivial life occurrences, such as being made to feel bad by another student, then this is the result of parents not giving tools or adequately preparing students for situations they could handle on their own. Now in an environment where students are supposed to mature into adults, college students are now struggling with petty issues when two students dialed 911 over seeing a mouse and “then sought counseling for the resulting trauma”(“Coddled Kids Crumble”, Para. 8). Although it is understandable to be scared of mice, to call 911 is an extreme case showing the side effects of coddling. To have grown adults get counseling for something as trivial as mice is proof that these students have been shielded from the majority of their
Colleges nowadays report warning kids when professors are going to talk about something that could bring up uncomfortable experiences in class, “with a so-called ‘trigger warning’” (‘Coddled Kids Crumble’, Para. 4). That way, a past victim of abuse or violence would be warned when graphic or violent material might be coming their way. But in some colleges, such as Oberlin College in Ohio or University of California, Santa Barbara, these trigger warnings are mandatory, and are a result of parents shielding their children from reality. To do this in college, is ironic, as this is a stage where kids are supposed to sort of grow up and be prepared for life. However, if students are “swarming their campus counseling offices”(‘Coddled Kids Crumble’, Para. 8) for trivial life occurrences, such as being made to feel bad by another student, then this is the result of parents not giving tools or adequately preparing students for situations they could handle on their own. Now in an environment where students are supposed to mature into adults, college students are now struggling with petty issues when two students dialed 911 over seeing a mouse and “then sought counseling for the resulting trauma”(“Coddled Kids Crumble”, Para. 8). Although it is understandable to be scared of mice, to call 911 is an extreme case showing the side effects of coddling. To have grown adults get counseling for something as trivial as mice is proof that these students have been shielded from the majority of their