Mental Help Needed at PSU
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I disagree with the conclusion reached in the article. It’s not just a PSU issue, or a collegiate issue: it’s a national issue. And it was before COVID. Want to decrease suicide, murder, drug use, alcohol abuse, and many other things that destroy our families and society? More, better mental healthcare.
I love the one solution about deadlines. Instead of having things due Monday just make then due Friday. They even admit it will make the week more hectic. How does this solve anything? Students need to learn to handle deadlines. It is part of work.
I remember when I was in college that those who were 'stressed out' the day an assignment was due where those same students who spent the entire weekend drinking and / or sleeping. I didn't have pity for them then and I certainly don't have pity for them now. Learn to proactively get going on assignments as soon as they are given, always do your homework (and then some) even if its not graded, visit your profession at office hours constantly to get questions answered, and defer gratification until your work is done. This isn't rocket science.
We've become a nation of wusses.
Am I allowed to say that?
Am I allowed to say that?
The funniest were people who said they did better when they crammed. No, you don’t - it’s just an excuse for your procrastination
There’s passing an exam. Then there’s retaining some knowledge — or better yet a deeper understanding — so you can be a useful member of society down the road.
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Friday at 5:00 at the Skeller...
Me: Hey, where have you been? We're on our second case of Rocks.
Classmate: Why weren't you in class today? We had a test.
Me:
Me: Hey, where have you been? We're on our second case of Rocks.
Classmate: Why weren't you in class today? We had a test.
Me:
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THANK YOU!
We are only supposed to express concern about mental health when they relate to very very specific circumstances and topics we'd otherwise rather not discuss.
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I did the absolute minimum possible work when I was at PSU. I graduated in 4 years with a sub optimal GPA. No employer has ever cared about my GPA though. Here I am, 41 with a good job with my student debt paid off.
High school and college is far different now. It's way harder to get into schools and college seems far more difficult now. I'm glad I went to college when I did.
High school and college is far different now. It's way harder to get into schools and college seems far more difficult now. I'm glad I went to college when I did.
Mine is ohhh so close to paid off.. Just dropped another 2,100.00 on it today.
They’ll probably forgive all student loans the week after you pay yours off!
MY exact thinking! I'd probably be ok tho because then thats less my kids have to struggle.They’ll probably forgive all student loans the week after you pay yours off!
We put 5 through college with zero debt upon leaving. The fourth in line is in Med School and that's on her. I figured I'd need one that knows how to cath me in my old age.
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It’s crazy nowadays. In order to distinguish yourself, kids have to like rehabilitate endangered rhinos or tutor lepers. In the 80s, it was grades and typical extracurriculars like sports or whatever - no one volunteered for shit
You mean the Phi Psi 500 didn't count?
Exactly! This is why I am very glad I went to college when I did. I played one sport in high school and pretty much had zero other extracurricular activities. Plus, it was about $11K/year to attend PSU as an in-state student. Out of state was $18K/year at that time. Now it's like $18K/year for in-state. That's crazy to me.
You may want to reconsider not paying for her Med School. Do you really want her cathing you on a day where she has to make a student loan payment? Ouch!
Pro Tip: moments in time 2 generations removed or more may not have the same impact.
I also believe I saw on tele were the oldest living veteran of WWII turned 112 this past weekend. thats pretty wild
Independent of the always iffy student journalism, I think there is room to both see us all with far thinner skins these days and acknowledge we have something of a mental health crisis staring at us--they kind of go together like pepperoni and cheese.
I generally blame the internet for both.
www.wsj.com
I generally blame the internet for both.
Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show
Its own in-depth research shows a significant teen mental-health issue that Facebook plays down in public. Part 2 in a series offering an unparalleled look inside the social-media giant’s failings—and its unwillingness or inability to address them.
www.wsj.com
True story: my classmate Dave put down 1.5 pitchers on the Cafe 210 patio, the afternoon of his Speech Comm final speech.Friday at 5:00 at the Skeller...
Me: Hey, where have you been? We're on our second case of Rocks.
Classmate: Why weren't you in class today? We had a test.
Me:
When he entered the room, he kicked every chair on the way past and left a vapor trail of stale beer in his wake.
When it was his turn to speak. kicked every chair + vapor trail. Was OK for the first minute or so, until he lost his place on the 3x5 cards. Stumbled thru the rest of the speech, then kicked every chair + vapor trail on the way back.
Prof: "Dave, that was by far your best speech all semester. I have no choice but to give you an A." ("No choice," lol.)
Meanwhile the girls who took the class seriously got B+. They were PISSED.
I see a need for Manscaping in your future! Rumor is it helps with the process. 😉
When the mental help people are done at the school, maybe they can move on to the bigger problem that is this board.
Ya’ll know I respect our veterans and all armed forces personnel, but I’m not throwing in my towel without a fight on this topic.
ain’t never seen so many old men shaking their fist at the clouds gathered in one thread 😂
And I’m 99% sure that it ain’t PC to use that term for people of Japanese heritage anymore (people first vocabulary, folks… we are more than our descriptors).
If college kids whining about college is when we became a nation of wusses, we've been a nation of wusses for a long, long time
Everybody has their individual challenges to overcome and life is rarely "easy" for anyone, but a lot of people in this thread eager to call the younger generations weak when they inherited a worse standard of living than their parents for the first time in our nation's history. Growing up during the rise of social media and the internet alone has a huge impact on mental health/happiness outcomes before you even get into the economic/political factors.
Half the posters on this forum are deranged as it is. Imagine if they'd had to deal with that poison while their brains were still developing!
