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October 1, 2009

Getting Rid of ‘Kid’: Promoting Students’ Development through Our Use of Language
By Robin Davenport

It’s no wonder that today’s traditional-age college students feel perfectly at home with being called “kids”: kids typically are cared for and protected. But implicit in this designation is the ability of students to remain dependent and unaccountable for behaviors.

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