The Coddling of the Ameican MindArticle for Final Essay
The Coddling of the American Mind
By Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
September 2015, The Atlantic
In the name of emotional well-being, college students are increasingly demanding protection from words and ideas they don’t like, and seeking punishment of those who give even accidental offense. Here’s why that’s disastrous for education - and likely to worsen mental health on campus.