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- Title: Honors Students in Crisis: Four Thoughts from the Field (Forum on "Helping Honors Students in Trouble") (Essay)
- Author : Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council
- Release Date : January 22, 2010
- Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 66 KB
Description
As we considered the topic and lead essay of the JNCHC Forum "Helping Honors Students in Trouble," we were struck by a number of assumptions that seem to be prevalent not only at our universities but among colleagues at other institutions. We have identified four assumptions we would like to address in this essay from perspectives that are informed by the scholarly literature and by our combined experience of twenty years working with honors students as professional counselors, advisors, and faculty members. These four observations lead us to recommendations for others working with honors students. 1. Trouble is trouble. Two problems are inherent in this assumption. First, we take issue with the notion that all crises should be addressed similarly. As Jack Dudley notes in the lead article, "capitulation or growth can be the result of crisis." Every student comes with his or her own history, understanding of how the world works, and background in constructing meaning. When human beings are confronted with crises they cannot understand, they typically retreat to this personal history, understanding, and background as a place of comfort from which to make sense of the nonsensical. Every individual thus has a different perspective on crisis, on trouble, and on how best to react to and recover from it.
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