Historian and Professor Thaddeus Russell returns for a three-part discussion about problems in academia and the challenges facing this generation of college students.What's new? Thaddeus has launched the first phase of his Renegade University. 1. Thad's Thoughts On the Work of Jonathan Haidt and generation-based explanations:- Trigger warnings, moral dependency and the helicopter generation grown up- Is over-parenting a class phenomenon?- Media proliferation and the effect on parenting- Are today's hysterias worse that the hysterias of the past? - Information Overload- Helicopter parents are children of divorce?- Divorce and fear of abandonment- One reason why leftists hate families- Safety animals for college students- Thad's Good Dad/Bad Step-Dad Theory2. New Rejection of Intellectualism- Liberalism (leftism) is now an identity and not an ideology- debates are over- what happened in promote anti-intellectualism in the 1960s; we have different theories- define "intellectual"- The new intellectuals of the 1960s are Marxists- arrogance grows inside protective bubbles3. Postmodernism- Listen and find out...Look Closer:Thaddeus Russell's Site - www.thaddeusrussell.comPrevious School Sucks Show With Thaddeus Russell - http://schoolsucksproject.com/category/podcast/a-renegade-history-cours…A new way to incentivize the production of educational content.Please Support School SucksOur Amazon Wish ListDonate With BitcoinOr Join the A/V ClubYour continued support keeps the show going and growing, which keeps us at the top of the options for education podcasts and leads to new people discovering this message. This subscription also grants you access to the A/V Club, a bonus content section with 200+ hours of exclusive audio and video. If you are a regular consumer of our media, please consider making a monthly commitment by selecting the best option for you...A/V Club - Basic Access - $8.00/Month AP Club - "Advanced" Access - $12.00/MonthSigma Sigma Pi - Full Access - $16.00/Month
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