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As I wrote in this page recently, the latest oddity in some school systems is “Sensitivity Training”—often a form of public emotionalism and exhibitionism that can do real mischief to genuinely sensitive children. There writes to me a gentleman in Florida who has been through the sensitivity mill, and, thankfully, has retained his sense of humor.

This gentleman recently earned a master’s degree in school counseling; in the process, he was exposed to the “sensitivity” zealots of pedagogy. Here are some of his observations.

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As I wrote in this page recently, the latest oddity in some school systems is “Sensitivity Training”—often a form of public emotionalism and exhibitionism that can do real mischief to genuinely sensitive children. There writes to me a gentleman in Florida who has been through the sensitivity mill, and, thankfully, has retained his sense of humor.

This gentleman recently earned a master’s degree in school counseling; in the process, he was exposed to the “sensitivity” zealots of pedagogy. Here are some of his observations.