The Kindness That Keeps Us Small | The Flourishing Journal The Kindness That Keeps Us Small When we care for someone, we often want to spare them difficulty. Sometimes the greater gift is to help them meet a challenge they can grow through. VCVictor Counted, PhDThe Flourishing Journal A recent Economist article argues that university for all harms poor students the most. Its headline raises a question that reaches well beyond higher education, and that is: What happens when an institution promises opportunity but does not give people what they need to develop their capacities? That question is one that we should extend to our homes, workplaces, churches, and communities.…