In modern classrooms, where students have diminishing attention spans, some freeze when called upon, and others seem to unravel at the slightest sign of critical feedback, old methods of teaching are caving under the weight of a new, trending reality. Across higher education, faculty are meeting a generation of students coming of age amid increasing social disintegration and rapid societal change, who are experiencing emotional dysregulation and declining resilience, among a myriad of other unintended effects.