1. The differenced described in the text about the movement happening now vs in the 80s and 90s is that today the movement is targeted towards everyone, creating a more safe space. Whereas the movement then, was to ensure that “hate speech aimed at marginalized groups” was to be stopped. This movement today is to make a more generalized movement to allow for people to be free and be who they want to be. This is important for education now because people will be more willing to communicate if there are any problems or even be freer to speak in a class. I disagree with most of the ideas that college students “can’t take a joke”. Why do people have to make jokes about sensitive subjects? The world needs change in my opinion to allow for people to be who they want to be without the feeling of being judged and this movement happening now can lead to that.
  2. This section discusses the differences between generations and how their children were raised. With the baby boomers, they became free and could do whatever they wanted, while their children were on the complete opposite of the spectrum. This flip resulted in a drastic change in schools with even playgrounds becoming safer. I relate to the republicans vs democrats section. Obviously, there are going to be disagreements in parties and as a democrat, I can say that I am amongst those who have increasingly started to feel that way about the other side. But, I do realize something needs to change as it can become “a very serious problem for any democracy.” Although at the same time I do disagree because I can’t change the way I feel so strongly about and can’t get to understand the other side without reasons that I have yet to hear.
  3. I believe that the fixed mindset relates to many of the ideas considered in this article. When they were talking about college students becoming too sensitive, why can’t the people making the jokes acknowledge how these students are feeling and work around that? A lot of people feel that this is true, but it is the fixed mindset that is not allowing these people to change because it may not necessarily benefit them in a way or it challenges their ideology. “There are important differences between what’s happening now and what happened in the 1980s and 90s”, this quote just resonates with me because there are always going to be differences throughout time and changes that are made that may feel uncomfortable at first, but then become normal. I feel like this has something to do with the fixed vs growth mindset; people with the growth mindset are able to see these “challenges” maybe at first become something good.