Resisting Resilience

 

David Webster and Nicola Rivers resist resilience and share other unpopular opinions on episode 173 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

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Quotes from the episode

A very human approach to learning sees students as individuals.
—David Webster

I’m increasingly concerned with how anxious our students are.
—Nicola Rivers

This well-intentioned discourse is not as benign as it seems.

—Nicola Rivers

Try to think more broadly about how we define success and how we define failure.
—Nicola Rivers

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Resources Mentioned

• Postfeminism(s) and the Arrival of the Fourth Wave by Nicola Rivers*
• A list of things millennials have ruined
• Critiquing Discourses of Resilience in Education
• How to Better Control Your Time By Designing Your Ideal Week by Michael Hyatt*

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