What is a “snowflake” and why don people seem to like them?
In real life, a snowflake is a delicate and beautiful thing, characterized by great fragility and uniqueness. In PhinisheDland, we use the term snowflake to describe a demanding and grade-grubbing student whose inflated sense of self-esteem and overarching sense of entitlement belies a mediocre intellect, low motivation, poor academic abilities, and refusal to accept personal responsibility for his or her actions. Snowflakes are one of the primary reasons that teaching is sometimes a chore rather than a joy.
