This term refers to bad consequences produced by otherwise good social changes. Overprotection is one part of a larger trend that we call problems of progress. Students should not be coddled and protected from different points of view. There is great value in viewpoint diversity. The Untruth of Us Versus Them: Life is a battle between good people and evil people.The Untruth of Emotional Reasoning: Always trust your feelings.The Untruth of Fragility: What doesn’t kill you makes you weaker.Education should not be intended to make people comfortable it is meant to make them think. Nothing is miserable unless you think it so and on the other hand, nothing brings happiness unless you are content with it. The line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. But once mastered, no one can help you as much, not even your father or your mother. Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own thoughts, unguarded. Prepare the child for the road, not the road for the child. Most of these are direct quotes from the book. 9 min read Photo by Aaron Burden / Unsplash.
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