“stunned when her high school senior...”
Not middle school...and yes, 17 & 18 year olds can handle the controversial nature of such questions as subject of debate and critical thinking. They are gonna get this kind of crap diversity training when they hit the corporate world, may as well get ‘em used to it.
(and it doesn’t mean they have to like it...)
“Not middle school...and yes, 17 & 18 year olds can handle the controversial nature of such questions as subject of debate and critical thinking.”
Yes, the photo with the article was labeled as a Middle/High School, but the guy was a senior. But this sort of intrusive questioning has nothing to do with debate. Most of those questions contained assumptions about the kids being questioned, and attempted to force the kids to answer questions while making what would likely have been false assumptions about themselves in most cases. This is just some teacher trying to be some sort of activist intruding her views upon her students.
Critical thinking would come in as the students might develop the ability to see this intrusive BS for what it is, and not participate in it. No one should answer such questions filled with false assumptions, but rather should point out the stupidity of the exercise.