David Webster and Nicola Rivers resist resilience and share other unpopular opinions on episode 173 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

A very human approach to learning sees students as individuals. —David Webster

I’m increasingly concerned with how anxious our students are. —Nicola Rivers

This well-intentioned discourse is not as benign as it seems.

—Nicola Rivers

Try to think more broadly about how we define success and how we define failure. —Nicola Rivers

Resources Mentioned

Postfeminism(s) and the Arrival of the Fourth Wave by Nicola Rivers A list of things millennials have ruined Critiquing Discourses of Resilience in Education How to Better Control Your Time By Designing Your Ideal Week by Michael Hyatt