tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post35356702551275579..comments2024-03-28T11:57:21.902-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: Pearls, Triggers, Exonians & CheckerPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-77796874520132166452014-05-23T16:25:50.414-04:002014-05-23T16:25:50.414-04:00Great insight. This is the first I've heard o...Great insight. This is the first I've heard of trigger warnings coming into academia. I regularly use these warnings on social sites like Tumblr because you never know where someone is coming from and a lot of the Tumblr blogs I follow are people who fight oppression and have many tales of horror in their lives.<br />In real life, however, many of my kids have had many triggering moments, but not from the curriculum. From things said by other kids or a faculty member. Even when talking about mircoaggressions, I have some very real triggers that set me off on my kids or other staff members. But as you said, we just need to learn to treat each other decently and realize that hitting someone's trigger is not a personal slap on you, unless you did it on purpose.<br />Now for things like rape, incest, abuse, etc - yes, there should be some warnings for teachers to make sure they broach that subject cautiously, because you never know. You shouldn't run from the subjects, but you should brace the people in the room to prepare to feel and go through an uncomfortable journey, especially if your life draws some parallels. Then, provide students with a safe way to harness that trigger or a safe place to talk through those emotions so that they don't harm themselves or someone else.Lauren Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10179825870423522920noreply@blogger.com