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7 ways to teach civil discourse to students

  • Written by Tiffany Mitchell Patterson, Assistant Professor of Secondary Social Studies, West Virginia University
Lessons in civil discourse can start in the classroom.Monkey Business Images/www.shutterstock.com

If young people are to engage in democracy and society, young people need to learn how to respectfully disagree. Yet, educators often find it challenging to lead discussions on contentious issues.

Based on my experience as a middle school social studies...

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