A memo sent to staff at Leeds Trinity University's journalism department suggests that using uppercase letters when assigning work could "scare [students] into failure".
The letter included other tips for addressing students, such as writing in a friendly tone and avoiding negative instructions.
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The reasoning behind avoiding capital letters is that their use could "highlight the difficulty of the assignment... and discourage students from attempting the assessment at all".
The memo states that the aim is to increase levels of student engagement, but it has drawn criticism for pandering to the "snowflake" generation, according to the Daily Mail.
One lecturer at the university told the Daily Mail that despite the intelligence of their students, they feel that they are fighting against the education system, which wants to treat them like children.
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