The Woke virus

Bravo Jerry Seinfeld.

www.thefp.com/p/georgetown-election-safe-space-trump-kamala


On Wednesday, the day after the election, most of us are going to roll out of bed, have our breakfast, and get on with our day—no matter which presidential candidate wins. But students at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy—where diplomats and policymakers are molded—have another option: They can play with Legos. Seriously.



In an email to McCourt students, Jaclyn Clevenger, the school’s director of student engagement, introduced the school’s post-election “Self-Care Suite.”



“In recognition of these stressful times,” she wrote, “all McCourt community members are welcome to gather. . . in the 3rd floor Commons to take a much needed break, joining us for mindfulness activities and snacks throughout the day.”



Here’s the agenda (and no, you can’t make this up):



10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.: Tea, Cocoa, and Self-Care



11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Legos Station



12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.: Healthy Treats and Healthy Habits



1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.: Coloring and Mindfulness Exercises



2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: Milk and Cookies



4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.: Legos and Coloring



5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Snacks and Self-Guided Meditation



I wanted to ask Clevenger why college and graduate students needed milk and cookies to recover from their stress—and how being coddled in college might someday affect American diplomacy—but she didn’t respond to my calls or emails.



Of course, Georgetown is hardly the only school fearful that their students will be traumatized after the election. At Missouri State University, the counseling center has set up a post-election “self-care no phone zone space” with calm jars, coloring pages, and sensory fidgets.



And just last week, The New York Times reported that Fieldston, the elite New York City private school, was making attendance the day after Election Day optional for “students who feel too emotionally distressed.” Fieldston has also eliminated all homework requirements that day, and is even providing psychologists for “Election Day Support.”



Jerry Seinfeld told the Times that his family found such decisions so aggravating that it caused his youngest son to withdraw from Fieldston and switch to a different school in the eighth grade. “What kind of lives have these people led that makes them think that this is the right way to handle young people?” he said. “To encourage them to buckle. This is the lesson they are providing, for ungodly sums of money.”

i was discussing with the GF last night about the shit we all got up to as kids with fireworks, in my case Chinese friends of my parents were the then principal importers so we had a very generous supply. We did some dumb stuff eg firecracker fights but we also learnt about the risks of handling potentially dangerous stuff like this.

Need to start another thread..."Un-woke"
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Some people are full blown grifters, this lady would be near the front of that charge.

pointofordernz.wordpress.com/2024/11/14/the-smart-way-of-learning-about-the-romans-is-to-come-to-nz-and-apply-a-maori-lens-to-your-studies/

Bob Edlin writes –

The University of Canterbury had us checking to see if we had correctly read a media statement headline. It said:

Understanding Roman society through Māori values.

The first sentence of the statement raises a teasing question:

Bicultural competency in education is fundamental, but what does that look like when you teach a subject focused on a society nearly 3000 years old?

We are being told that bicultural competency in education is fundamental, not monocultural competency or multicultural competency. Is this an incontestable truth with a universal application?

But let’s skip that not insignificant issue and find out what’s going on at the University of Canterbury.

We learn that:

UC 2024 Teaching Medallist Associate Professor Alison Griffith has enjoyed an extensive career in Classics education. Currently an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Arts at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha University of Canterbury (UC), she has held various leadership roles at UC over the years.

Born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in the United States, Associate Professor Griffith says framing her concepts through local, Aotearoa perspectives is integral to learning.

This establishes that Griffith is American-born but now she is doing her academic thing at the University of Canterbury. We wonder if she will be inclined to hasten back to her homeland, after the recent presidential election.

Her current work explores religion, family and power dynamics in ancient Rome, as well as work looking specifically at myths and legends where violence against women is part of the story.

She has been awarded the UC Teaching Medal award. The criteria for this emphasise a nominee’s long-term excellence “in teaching, substantial contributions to colleagues and community development, leadership in teaching across multiple disciplines or regions, culturally responsive practises aligned with Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and significant support for UC’s strategic goals in accessible, flexible education”.

How can a study of religion, family and power dynamics in ancient Rome be aligned with “culturally responsive practises aligned with Te Tiriti o Waitangi”.

The press statement gives the answer: Griffith has dipped into her academic toolbag and brought out a Maori lens:

“Understanding Romans through a Māori lens makes it much easier to grasp Roman politics. Concepts like mana and tangata whenua bring new depth to historical analysis,” she says.

It is astonishing that this this has not been widely publicised, not just in this country but around the world. Forget about having to get to grips with dusty old stuff like Latin; much better, by the looks of it, to study te reo.

And if the application of a Maori lens makes it easier to grasp Roman politics, it should make it easier – surely – to grasp other society’s politics.

It may well help us grasp what has happened in the United States, where Donald Trump has been elected President for the second time.

Certainly it paves the way for a raft of new courses at the University of Canterbury – and other universities – as a Maori lens is applied to studying whatever comes to mind among those who decide what will be taught by whom.

Back in the day if you tacked "with respect to climate change" on the grant application you were good to go, now "through a Maori lens" seems to be the key.

Both phrases are usually a good indicator to ignore what comes after them in your pursuit of knowledge.

Rowan on Woke and free speak.


www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnZxQth_cTQ