Bermudez believes that this research could provide teachers more ways of engaging students in productive
conversations about controversial issues without reaching a wall because a classroom conversation can't move forward.
«High - quality civic learning teaches the importance of community (both within the school and more broadly), respectful
dialogue about controversial issues, creative problem solving, collaboration, teamwork, and the importance of diversity,» according to the authors.
«Once misinformation is out
there about controversial issues, it is very hard to correct,» Dartmouth's Brendan Nyhan, an expert in misperception in health care and politics, told me.
The film doesn't judge her or try to play out a
debate about the controversial issue — it's about the characters, and that focus allows the audience to connect with Slate's character no matter their personal views.
Word Generation introduces new words by embedding them in brief
texts about controversial issues of interest to many adolescents, such as steroid use among athletes, legalization of euthanasia, and censorship of libraries and popular music.
It's also why it's important to have school newspapers or journalism of some kind — podcasts or YouTube channels — where dissenting voices are encouraged and where students, parents, and community members encounter different
views about controversial issues.
In the presentation, the teacher showed a picture of herself and her future wife, which the district claims is a violation of their policy against pushing personal
beliefs about controversial issues on students.
Professor Elliott will be
speaking about the controversial issue of sustaining global food supply to the rapidly growing world population and challenge the audience with ideas about the future of global food security and the role we have to play in it.
You don't need to pick fights, take sides, or be in people's
faces about controversial issues, but don't be afraid to be personal about and open to things you're interested in.
A high school teacher shares advice on guiding classroom conversations about controversial issues
«The first time that people should be trying to
talk about a controversial issue should not be when controversy has exploded within the school,» Professor Meira Levinson told Usable Knowledge.
A large number of financial firms have recently opened up
about the controversial issue of Bitcoin price predictions but Lee is the foremost major Wall Street Moghul to issue a formal price target.
The first time that people should be trying to talk
about a controversial issue should not be when controversy has exploded within the school.
Especially when the professional development is
about a controversial issue or suggests a change in practice that may elicit defensiveness, particular care and caution should be taken by the facilitator.