The Hechinger Report

JULY 11, 2018

Ultimately, we can’t prepare children for living in a rich, diverse democracy if we don’t expose them to the controversial topics inherent in our democracy.”. There’s something about race that’s so fundamentally uncomfortable in our culture — especially when it intercepts with conversations about class and privilege.”.

Social Studies 111

Social Studies Civics Controversial Topics Elementary School 111

Geogramblings

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Our world has shrunk due to the spread and influence of popular culture and branding; we are more connected whether physically through higher speed extensive transportation or digitally through the internet. Not just between cultures and groups but also harmony within. The keyword for me is ‘harmony’. The keyword for me is ‘harmony’.

Human Rights 40

Human Rights Geography Humanities Controversial Topics 40

C3 Teachers

MAY 23, 2022

To support this claim, preservice teachers might bring up the inherently political components of language preservation projects, food sovereignty, linguistic justice, abolitionist teaching, and/or culturally relevant pedagogy (Nickman, 2009; NK 360, 2018; Lyiscott, 2014; Baker Bell, 2020; Love, 2019; Ladson Billings, 1995; 2014).

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Social Justice Controversial Topics Pedagogy 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Kirk] And Rivera says that has consequences for turnover rates and campus culture. Kirk] Yet critics say it’s the presidents who are making the job more political by being so outspoken about controversial topics, rather than focusing on the central missions of their schools. Sound of protest] [Jon] And Rosenberg says Oct.

Leadership 85

Leadership Controversial Topics Cultures Tradition 85

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2021

It’s baked into aspects of our culture.” While education levels are not related to conservative beliefs about economic policy, they are related to conservative beliefs about the value of cultural diversity. A solution for America’s political crisis isn’t possible if citizens don’t have a firm grasp of what’s causing the problem.

Teaching 139

Teaching Civics American History Controversial Topics 139

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Schools are afraid of dividing and triggering their students amid the fraught, frenzied, hyperpartisan, superpolarized and downright ugly political culture of our country right now. It’s time we looked at the 2020 presidential race not as one that is too contentious to touch, but rather as an exercise in how to teach controversial issues.

Controversial Topics 139

Controversial Topics Teaching Civics Civic Engagement 139

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2024

College campuses have become battlegrounds in America’s culture wars, with diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the center of the debate. So, Phillip, what goes through your head when we talk about this controversial topic? Off campus, voters are questioning whether taxpayer dollars should fund DEI programs at all.

Controversial Topics 82

Controversial Topics Political Science Civics Tutoring 82