Thanks, John, for another thought-provoking piece. Jean Twenge's Generations has been a helpful book in that there's no overt axe to grind... just a fairly descriptive assessment of, say, gen z characteristics. Not only do I loathe being around grumpy old people who are condescending to the young (just when they especially need our confidence) - we will find evidence to "prove" what we want to find... Why not focus on the good? But as a Wesleyan Christian, I feel compelled to look for evidence of the divine grace in the world that is promised. As someone who's getting older, I aspire to be humble enough to learn from younger folks (while still hoping I've got good things to share with them, too). Whiners are a dime a dozen. Daniels offers no vision of leadership worth our attention. If we ignore the naysayers, will they eventually stop complaining? Or should we make room for their voice, too?
I don't think we make room for their voice when all they have for their claims are a handful of cherry-picked anecdotes and a bunch of conservative talking points. If they really wanted to talk about what we necessary to promote student success, that might be different.
The litmus test for higher ed., administration, faculty and staff: how do they see and understand and treat the students. This guy's a clown.
Thanks, John, for another thought-provoking piece. Jean Twenge's Generations has been a helpful book in that there's no overt axe to grind... just a fairly descriptive assessment of, say, gen z characteristics. Not only do I loathe being around grumpy old people who are condescending to the young (just when they especially need our confidence) - we will find evidence to "prove" what we want to find... Why not focus on the good? But as a Wesleyan Christian, I feel compelled to look for evidence of the divine grace in the world that is promised. As someone who's getting older, I aspire to be humble enough to learn from younger folks (while still hoping I've got good things to share with them, too). Whiners are a dime a dozen. Daniels offers no vision of leadership worth our attention. If we ignore the naysayers, will they eventually stop complaining? Or should we make room for their voice, too?
I don't think we make room for their voice when all they have for their claims are a handful of cherry-picked anecdotes and a bunch of conservative talking points. If they really wanted to talk about what we necessary to promote student success, that might be different.