All cap words send snowflakes scurrying for safe spaces

[rogue06]

Or should that be ALL CAP WORDS SEND SNOWFLAKES SCURRYING FOR SAFE SPACES?

Source: University lecturers told DON'T USE CAPS as it frightens students

UNIVERSITY lecturers have been told not to use words in capital letters when setting assignments because it might frighten students into failure.

Staff at Leeds Trinity's school of journalism have also been told to "write in a helpful, warm tone, avoiding officious language and negative instructions". Some blasted the move as "more academic mollycoddling" of the snowflake generation. An "enhancing student understanding, engagement and achievement" memo lists dos and don'ts - with "do" and "don't" among words frowned upon.

Course leaders say capitalising a word could emphasise "the difficulty or high-stakes nature of the task".

The memo says: "Despite our best attempts to explain assessment tasks, any lack of clarity can generate anxiety and even discourage students from attempting the assessment at all.

Generally, avoid using capital letters for emphasis and "the overuse of 'do', and, especially, 'DON'T'."

The memo also says that staff must be "explicit about any inexplicitness" in their assignment briefs.

And it warns that when students are unsure of an assessment, "they often talk to each other and any misconceptions or misunderstandings quickly spread throughout the group (usually aided and abetted by Facebook).

This can lead to further confusion and students may even then decide that the assessment is too difficult and not attempt it".

One staff member said they use capitals to emphasise the importance of a particular point so students do not miss it.

The lecturer said: "We have some excellent students but it's a constant battle against a system that wants to treat them like little kids. We are not doing our students any favours with this kind of nonsense."

The university said the guidance was sharing "best practice from the latest teaching research", adding: "We take pride in supporting our students to be the very best they can be."

Students at Manchester have voted to ban clapping over fears noise could trigger anxiety and suggest using "jazz hands" to show appreciation.



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Gotta wonder if the one (don't wanna assume gender)
in the middle just noticed zir T-Shirt

[Mountain Man]

It has be increasingly difficult for satire sites like The Onion and The Babylon Bee to make up stories that are more absurd than reality.

[rogue06]

It has be increasingly difficult for satire sites like The Onion and The Babylon Bee to make up stories that are more absurd than reality.

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[Sparko]

If students are too afraid to do their assignments because of a capitalized word, they they should not be in college.

It's that simple. If these kids are so afraid of their own shadow that they can't handle something like that, then they need to be in padded room somewhere.

[Cow Poke]

It has be increasingly difficult for satire sites like The Onion and The Babylon Bee to make up stories that are more absurd than reality.

Yeah!

[Cow Poke]

This is why Tweb makes it so difficult to do an ALL CAPS post --- not wanting to trigger the snowflakes, yes?

[Sparko]

This is why Tweb makes it so difficult to do an ALL CAPS post --- not wanting to trigger the snowflakes, yes?

correct. We are very advanced in being politically correct and protecting fragile psyches. We had this rule in place long before being a "snowflake" was even a thing.

[hamster]

Dr. Laura was right about day care

[Jedidiah]

I think use of punctuation should be eliminated. It is far too confusing for certain people (those who might be frightened by capital letters).

[Sparko]

I think use of punctuation should be eliminated. It is far too confusing for certain people (those who might be frightened by capital letters).

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[One Bad Pig]

I think use of punctuation should be eliminated It is far too confusing for certain people those who might be frightened by capital letters

fixed that for you no charge