Anyone read about that MLB pitching coach who got fired for being, saying something, insensitive?
Then there is the Chris Hardwick story. Or, A teacher gets fired for FB comments. More and more stories like this. A mere accusation is enough to destroy careers.
Does anyone remember the days as a youth, the interactions in the playgrounds? The fights, brawls, arguments, competitions, jealousies? The things we said to each other, busting on each other? The mocking for fun and even to be a ‘putdown’ Today our verbal exchanges would consitute hate crimes or threats to homeland security.
How did we get here?
Further, a grade school kid cannot invite friends from school to a birthday party unless all the class gets invited? And then there is the sports or competitions where everyone ‘wins’ a trophy or awards so as to not hurt feelings or reveal levels of abilities and individual differences.
Then there is the Mayor of NYC saying that having academic achievement schools is unfair to less academically astute students and he wants to have open enrollment at schools that were setup to recognize and reward hard work and academic achievement.
And how about the NJ cheer sqaud? A parent complained that her kid got cut after tryouts. So the school board opens cheerleading to everone who wants to be a cheerleader can be one. The fact that some kids went to camps, trained and dedicated time and effort did not matter. There seems to be an ongoing attack-on individual differences.
Free speech, individual differences, and free expression are under attack.
How did we get here?
(I hope this doesn’t offend anyone)
Then there is the Chris Hardwick story. Or, A teacher gets fired for FB comments. More and more stories like this. A mere accusation is enough to destroy careers.
Does anyone remember the days as a youth, the interactions in the playgrounds? The fights, brawls, arguments, competitions, jealousies? The things we said to each other, busting on each other? The mocking for fun and even to be a ‘putdown’ Today our verbal exchanges would consitute hate crimes or threats to homeland security.
How did we get here?
Further, a grade school kid cannot invite friends from school to a birthday party unless all the class gets invited? And then there is the sports or competitions where everyone ‘wins’ a trophy or awards so as to not hurt feelings or reveal levels of abilities and individual differences.
Then there is the Mayor of NYC saying that having academic achievement schools is unfair to less academically astute students and he wants to have open enrollment at schools that were setup to recognize and reward hard work and academic achievement.
And how about the NJ cheer sqaud? A parent complained that her kid got cut after tryouts. So the school board opens cheerleading to everone who wants to be a cheerleader can be one. The fact that some kids went to camps, trained and dedicated time and effort did not matter. There seems to be an ongoing attack-on individual differences.
Free speech, individual differences, and free expression are under attack.
How did we get here?
(I hope this doesn’t offend anyone)
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