Suggested Discussion Outline

[johnkarls]

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The following outline is respectfully suggested –


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A. Comments About Specific Chapters of “The Coddling of the American Mind” – 60 minutes

Our tradition is to devote the first portion of each monthly meeting to going through the focus book, chapter by chapter, to invite important comments that are specific to a particular chapter. After all, each participant (except, perhaps, “first timers”) have taken the time to read the focus book and her/his opportunity to opine on anything in the focus book should NOT be denied.


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Introduction – The Search for Wisdom

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PART I – THREE BAD IDEAS

Chapter 1 – The Untruth of Fragility: What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Weaker

Chapter 2 – The Untruth of Emotional Reasoning: Always Trust Your Feelings

Chapter 3 – The Untruth of Us Versus Them: Life Is a Battle Between Good People and Evil People

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PART II – BAD IDEAS IN ACTION

Chapter 4 – Intimidation and Violence

Chapter 5 – Witch Hunts

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PART III – HOW DID WE GET HERE?

Chapter 6 – The Polarization Cycle

Chapter 7 – Anxiety and Depression

Chapter 8 – Paranoid Parenting

Chapter 9 – The Decline of Pity

Chapter 10 – The Bureaucracy of Safetyism

Chapter 11 – The Quest for Justice

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PART IV – WISING UP

Chapter 12 – Wiser Kids

Chapter 13 – Wiser Universities

Chapter 14 – Wiser Societies


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B. Discussion Issues – 50 minutes

The following Suggested Answers to this month’s Short Quiz (viewtopic.php?f=731&t=2310&sid=95cc43df ... d02262121d) said – “What Do You Think??? Let’s Discuss!!!”

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Q&A-25

In addition, several issues are raised in “How Do John Karls and Reading Liberally Experiences With Cancel Culture Relate To “The Coddling of The American Mind” at viewtopic.php?f=731&t=2311&sid=95cc43df ... d02262121d --

(1) Racial discrimination and our nation’s “studied ignorance” of the state of America’s inner-city K-12 education (or lack thereof); and

(2) Global warming (aka climate change) and thorium fission.


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C. Proposed Six-Degree-Of-Separation E-mail Campaign(s) – 10 minutes

None by Yours Truly

Anyone else??? [Please don’t be dissuaded by the prospect of 10 minutes to socialize if there are no proposals!!!]