Now here's another example of overprotection. Did you ever notice on the TV news, every time some guy with an AK-47 strolls onto a schoolyard and kills three or four kids and a couple of teachers, the next day, the next day, the school is overrun with counselors and psychiatrists and grief counselors and trauma therapists trying to help the children cope? Shit, when I was in school, someone came to our school and killed three or four of us, we went right on with our arithmetic. 35 classmates minus 4 equals 31. We were tough. We were tough.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker critiques the intense emotional support given to students after school tragedies.
- In plain terms
- Schools overreact to violence with too many counselors.
- What can you take from it?
- Resilience can be built through normal routine.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is overprotection harmful?
- How much support is enough?
Another view
This minimizes the need for professional mental health support.
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