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The Power of I Used to Think…Now I Think

Catlin Tucker

Exploring Different Cultures: When discussing cultural differences and traditions, the teacher could prompt students to share their initial assumptions and how their views changed as they learned about diverse cultures. This promotes critical thinking and historical empathy. This encourages cultural sensitivity and open-mindedness.

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Sharing the Story & Songs of Christmas

Pedagogy and Formation

Above: My parents performing in a community concert As well, as traditional Christmas carols like "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" and "Silent Night" they would sing popular music that usually had a strong sense of story. Sharing family anecdotes & stories that enrich children's knowledge of the past (BUT avoid controversial topics!).

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We must not allow bigots on campus to hide behind free speech

The Hechinger Report

Colleges defend professors’ rights to pursue controversial topics of discussion such as climate change, police brutality, charter schools and pornography. Rasmusen understandably has come under fire for a history of racist, sexist and homophobic social media posts. Protecting core principles matters — but so does leadership.

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Nurturing Global Citizenship Through ‘British Values’ (Book Release: Developing Quality PSHE in Secondary Schools and Colleges)

Geogramblings

Increasing the self-knowledge, esteem and confidence of our young people builds resilience and skill in tackling controversial topics and issues, as detailed earlier by Chowdhury.* The word ‘respect’ appears many times throughout this chapter and used extensively by Chowdury when talking about tackling controversial issues.*