Civil Discourse

Written by Joe Schmidt and Nichelle Pinkney

Part of the Corwin Teaching Essentials series

Navigate contentious conversations with courage and empathy to foster community and understanding.

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216 pages

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Bookroo's summary

In a world of complex issues, teachers face the challenge of guiding discussions on topics like climate change and police brutality. This book equips educators to facilitate these conversations with courage, understanding, belonging, and empathy. Through practical tips and activities, it helps create a classroom environment where civil discourse thrives, encouraging students to engage in meaningful dialogue. How can educators foster a community of open discussion while maintaining respect and intellectual reasoning? Discover strategies to transform contentious topics into opportunities for growth and learning, ensuring that every voice is heard and valued.

From the publisher

Build civil discourse with courage, understanding, belonging, and empathy. Discomfort lies at the heart of all learning, especially concerning discussions on difficult and complex topics like climate change, slavery, and police brutality. This book presents ways to help teachers become strong facilitators–not endorsers–of contentious conversations to promote community. There are four themes that arise when exploring civil discourse: courage, understanding, belonging, and empathy. This book is organized around these themes, with each chapter providing: How-to tips for bringing work beyond the classroom Checklists to guide progress and assess learning Exploration of different types of discourse and when to use each Steps for preparing a classroom for contentious conversations Activities to practice discourse and disagreement

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