Teens Are Triggered By In-Class Presentations and Would Like Them Abolished
"I think if a student is really unsettled and anxious because of it you should probably make it something less stressful."

If Gen Z got its way, in-class presentations would be joining  the list of things the youths have killed. They say standing up in front of the whole class and reciting some speech, or walking through a powerpoint, can be a traumatic experience for many students and that teachers should do away with them.

This was the thinking behind a tweet that went viral last week:



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The Atlantic's Taylor Lorenz dug into the issue, interviewing students who claim that speaking in front of the class gives them anxiety. Some used the language of trauma, triggers, and mental health, which suggests that the kinds of psychological harms college students complain about are afflicting younger students as well:

Nobody should be forced to do something that makes them uncomfortable," says Ula, a 14-year-old in eighth grade, who, like all students quoted asked to be referred to only by her first name. "Even though speaking in front of class is supposed to build your confidence and its part of your school work, I think if a student is really unsettled and anxious because of it you should probably make it something less stressful. School isn't something a student should fear."

"It feels like presentations are often more graded on delivery when some people can't help not being able to deliver it well, even if the content is the best presentation ever," says Bennett, a 15-year-old in Massachusetts who strongly agrees with the idea that teachers should offer alternative options for students. "Teachers grade on public speaking which people who have anxiety can't be great at."

"I get that teachers are trying to get students out of their comfort zone, but it's not good for teachers to force them to do that," says Henry, a 15-year-old also in Massachusetts.

in the past few years, students have started calling out in-class presentations as discriminatory to those with anxiety, demanding that teachers offer alternative options. This week, a tweet posted by a 15-year-old high-school student declaring “Stop forcing students to present in front of the class and give them a choice not to” garnered more than 130,000 retweets and nearly half a million likes. A similar sentiment tweeted in January also racked up thousands of likes and retweets. And teachers are listening. 



Teachers, please stop forcing students to present in front of the class & raise their hand in exchange for a good grade. Anxiety is real.


Students who support abolishing in-class presentations argue that forcing students with anxiety to present in front of their peers is not only unfair because they are bound to underperform and receive a lower grade, but it can also cause long-term stress and harm.

Soon they'll be afraid of maths and science.

freediver wrote on Sep 16^th, 2019 at 7:50pm:



rubbish   a lot of teens suffer from embarrassment... they know if they stuff up they will never hear the end of it..

I agree it doesnt make them great men and women....and no two teens are alike...those that join  debating groups  or drama classes are way ahead...


its hardly a level playing field..

Valkie wrote on Sep 17^th, 2019 at 4:49am:


Some truth to that Vallie

Governments particularly those of the left have always sought to control the poor more than to help the poor

Learnt helplessness keeps the people at the bottom constantly trying to breastfeed on the bosom of Canberra

If the left were to teach a philosophy that made people feel strong powerful influential competitive dynamic successful independent .
If it encouraged people to be emotionally resilient and take extreme ownership of their position in life.
That would basically sign the death warrants for the left

They need people to feel they are perpetual victims
They need people to cower in the corner and hide under a sheet
Safe spaces
Hand-wringing over which toilet people should go to
Hand-wringing and virtue signalling over bullying on the internet
Seriously if someone is mean to you on Facebook is that the end of the world
The fearfulness that is also indoctrinated into our children by the climate brigade is also designed to make people feel weak and self loathing


If you are a week self loathing fearful victim snowflake who has no emotional mastery you are the perfect fodder for the left to scoop up and pander to.
How disgraceful and hell mediocre

Yet its the "right" that are trying to bring in MORE controls on the poor. Indue cards and drug and alcohol tests . . .

Spot

aquascoot wrote on Sep 17^th, 2019 at 7:18am:


And the government of the last 20 years has had no sway over education in this country, according to you.

Pretty crap at their job, no?

I mean, that's base level inept.

aquascoot wrote on Sep 17^th, 2019 at 7:29am:



And then of course there's all the people who won't be able to source their food at the local farmer's market anymore and will be restricted to supermarkets .. which sell unhealthy food.

And op shops, cafes, libraries, etc.,

aquascoot wrote on Sep 17^th, 2019 at 7:34am:




This isn't 1970, I work at a university and not a single academic I know (or I have known and been taught by) has had tenure. I am not on tenure. I have a full time role like any other full time position, whereby I have a yearly performance review.


Before you make these random statements aqua, research would be good.

aquascoot wrote on Sep 17^th, 2019 at 7:34am:


Hand on my heart, you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. Not a word.

mothra wrote on Sep 17^th, 2019 at 7:43am:




Hand on my heart you are an ideologue

aquascoot wrote on Sep 17^th, 2019 at 7:29am:


No they dont. They encourage ppl to rely on the govt to do their budgeting and if you research just a little bit you will see its not working

Spot

sunzu ... heh.

mothra wrote on Sep 17^th, 2019 at 8:57am:



A successful influential aspirational businessman such as myself is too busy to type and relies on Siri to spell the names of such historic figures
So take it up with Google

Regular public flagellation never hurt anyone......

aquascoot wrote on Sep 17^th, 2019 at 10:55am:


Even if i didn't know for a fact that Bojack was right, i'd take his word over yours any day of the week.

aquascoot wrote on Sep 17^th, 2019 at 11:06am:



LOL!

aquascoot wrote on Sep 17^th, 2019 at 11:08am:


And your beliefs have been in governance for the better part of two decades and you've got us where precisely?

Dare to question it?

Didn't think so.

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Sep 17^th, 2019 at 11:55am:




well if you are a self declared member of the "intellectual elite" then of course we must defer to you and your leftie buddies 

mothra wrote on Sep 17^th, 2019 at 11:10am:



leftie intellectual PC elites have controlled universities and schools for about 2 decades and got us where precisely?

record numbers of girls self harming and boys commiting suicide.
Dare to question it ?

i didnt think so 

Jasin wrote on Sep 17^th, 2019 at 1:41pm:



Not quite.

AI robotics and machine learning mean most people will be out of work.
It's important the government make these people weak, self loathing, nihilistic and addicted to petty  BS like junk food, porn, gaming and medicinal marihuana.

Now just chuck in some UBI and all the passive chodes can lead a meaningless existence, cowering in the corner and being all sad and meek.

Heaven forbid the universities and Canberra produced resilient assertive confident influential individuals .
How on earth could they pacify them.

Jasin wrote on Sep 17^th, 2019 at 1:57pm:



In order to bring this about, the authorities need to make people lazy by " doing everything for them" and weak by telling them the victim narrative and spreading fear about climate and terrorism.

Lazy weak and pandered to.
And ungrateful.

Taker mentality
Surviving, not thriving

Government should be applying the evolutionary blowtorch and making better humans , but its more expedient to pander and supplicate in a spineless way