To be sure, grad students kill themselves at an alarming rate, but this article is nonsense. 'Graduate programs should offer (or even require) courses or workshops that teach yoga and mindfulness techniques.' Not on my dime. If forced to do yoga, I might just take some folks with me when I decide it's time to trip the light fantastical. Besides, no one seems to have thought of what might need to be cut from the course of study to make room for such 'courses or workshops,' or are they to be added to an already heavy load of work?
What's more, 'mental health' as a barrier to success sounds suspiciously like a euphemism for 'stupidity'. Yes, again, some few grad students need real help, but most are just too stupid to deal with the demands of a good program. Of course, we get into a loop here: a good program will never require something a insipid as yoga or 'mindfulness' techniques. Spare me. Finally, overlooked in all this is the simple fact that folks might just have a reason to be a little crazy. Is that so bad?
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