The Moral Obligation to Make Classes “Easy”

Unachievable classes are a form of structural violence.

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• TikTok Assignment
• NPR Assignment
• Journal Assignment
• Equity-minded syllabus language
• Offering video/audio alternatives
• Augment your in-person classes with online learning platforms
• Let your students text you
• Flip your classroom
• Transform your exams/quizzes into review tools
• Let students stream your lessons in their spare time
• Integrate gaming apps for review
• Build a meaningful task list
• Use discussion boards for major assignments

A college degree opens the door to higher income, more cultural prestige, and a wider variety of dignified career choices. Beyond those benefits, a college education empowers us on a personal level by fostering critical thinking skills, improving self-esteem, and by introducing us to diverse fields and ways of thinking. When a course has too many barriers to success, it separates students from society’s necessary resources which is a form of structural violence. Quite simply, there is a moral imperative to make…