- Microaggression is a subtle verbal or nonverbal, committed consciously or not, that is directed at a member of a marginalized group, and has a harmful, derogatory effect. “Microaggressions are small actions or word choices that seem on their face to have no malicious intent but that are thought of as a kind of violence nonetheless. For example, by some campus guidelines, it is a microaggression to ask an Asian American or Latino American “Where were you born?,” because this implies that he or she is not a real American.” The definition for trigger warning is a stated warning that the content of a text, video, etc., may upset or offend some people, especially those who have previously experienced a related trauma and an example would be a blog post with a trigger warning for rape. “F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby portrays misogyny and physical abuse, so that students who have been previously victimized by racism or domestic violence can choose to avoid these works, which they believe might “trigger” a recurrence of past trauma.” I think this all matters to education because it could effect a student emotional or can even traumatize them for the worst.
- In this section of the text it mainly talks about how social media and technology has an effect on each generation. For example, it talks about gen Z and our biggest effect is we grew up with technology and social media so we are automatically attached to our cell phones and devices. One thing I disagree on is that social media is the cause of all mental health issues. I say this because it’s not always our fault we care what people think.
- Dweck’s ideas for a growth mindset relates to the first three sections of “The Coddling” because they both talk about how to fix different ways to help anyone learn from their own mistakes.
