This can’t be stated enough. With my kids around and needing attention, it’s not really possible to get enough alcohol into my gullet - enjoyably - to get drunk. I’m still nursing the youngest, but I’m not abstaining.

More-or-less my reaction.

I would say hummus and pita, but apparently mine have been shoving their hands in the hummus, licking it off like animals and chucking the pita.

So YMMV, I guess.

Oh, that’s awful. A friend of mine shared a post from one of those pregnant fitness websites, which claimed that 1 in 5 adults has some form of fetal alcohol spectrum issue. She pointed out that the study actually said that 1 in 20 adults, 5%, do, and that the headline was a simple math mistake. She was pregnant at…

and again that was 35 years ago. The % of grads who are women has been steadily decreasing, and so the applicant pool has gotten smaller.

And I’m going to do my usual “yeah, but.” Women earned their highest percent share of CS degrees in the 80s [I don’t know these stats for POC, actually]. If the problem were simply going to be solved by representation, we would be on the up-and-up now. The other thing that has to happen is a serious, hard look at how…

With the empty chest/casing that held the drawers, you can affix a cheap curtain rod inside. A short one is about the right size for hanging toddler and little kid clothes. We did this before each kid got their own room, so each could have a ‘closet’.

You hit the nail on the head, BTW. There’s no real argument that people with a diagnosed disorder shouldn’t be allowed appropriate accommodations, so this person resorted to putting words in my mouth and tone policing. They don’t have an argument, so why not cover up that fact by getting pissy with a rape victim for…

It’s almost like most of these people have never taught a college course. I think there’s lots of room for discussion, but I really wish people would learn a little before running their mouths. I’ve noticed that when I talk specifics about policies on triggering, people move on to other targets. It’s almost like they…

...wat.

I can’t really speak for schools other than the university I work at now, and the one where I worked previously. But the way it works here is that if a student has PTSD or another diagnosed panic disorder, they can go to the student disability office and let them know. The office then works with the person’s…

I mean, if someone wants accommodations, but isn’t willing to produce evidence entitling them to it, then ... tough? In the courses I’ve taught where rape has been discussed, I’ve thrown out a general “There will be some content related to sexual assault on Wednesday,” because rape is so common, but I don’t really…

Just out of curiosity, how does letting students know that there is, say, graphic sexual assault in a book, but still requiring them to do the reading, allow students to avoid the material for life?

You’ve raised some good questions. I guess my two cents would be that a) it’s the responsibility of disability services to provide a specific and actionable plan for faculty. A faculty person shouldn’t have to guess what accommodations are needed. If they haven’t provided that, then there is an issue where that…

I was actually quoting your argument.

I’ve only read the NY Times article on UCSB’s trigger warning controversy, but I don’t recall it saying that adminstration had allowed for students to “skip” material they find challenging.

Where I work, trigger warnings are treated as a disability accommodation (PTSD, usually). Meaning, to request them (and have that…

You’re arguing that people should be allowed to skip assigned work if it triggers them. I disagree with this assessment for reasons I listed above.

The post you responded to never mentioned PTSD at all. YOU injected that into the argument.

If you literally cannot handle something that “triggers” you, you need professional help.

I’m not sure if this is the answer you’re looking for, but you can always check with student disability services. Usually the situation is that you don’t have to give them, and can’t get in trouble for not giving them, if you haven’t been asked. But if a student comes to you with a note from disability services…