Today’s college students are not well prepared in
self-management and handling adversity.
Those are the trends seen by the chancellor
of the State University of New York, the retired
dean of students of Stanford University and local college professors.
Further the University
at Albany has recently appointed a vice-president of student success, to
“oversee and assist in creating a campus culture that promotes
academic achievement and personal development for students.” This new position and initiative inevitably
came about to fill a weakness seen in today’s students. These are not academic weaknesses – but
rather how to lead, guide and manage themselves.
We’ve heard of helicopter parenting – parents
hovering over their kids to prevent any negative circumstance harming
them. Whether or not you’re a helicopter
parent, you do need to be aware of over-protecting your student(s) – at the
expense of their future life success.
Failure is a necessary, even mandatory step toward
success, as seen and reported by every truly successful person. We hate to see it happen to our kids, but
it’s a necessity.
But how does a parent know, and how can it be
handled in a positive, constructive and learning way? It often requires a significant shift or
change in how you deal with these issues, perhaps even inviting or facilitating
‘failures’.
We’ll go into these issues in more depth with new
week’s episode.
Steve Simons,
Launch-Your-Life.com
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