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We shouldn’t pretend neutrality in the face of injustice

Dangerously Irrelevant

Following up on my previous post , I’m going to share a fantastic blog post from Michael Kaechele : I have grown weary of the call to avoid controversial topics and stay neutral. Teachers should interrupt and challenge any student who presents conspiracy theories and false information with questions of its source and legitimacy.

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Practicing What We Preach: Using Inquiry to Design a Social Studies Methods Class

C3 Teachers

In classrooms, we use inquiries to deepen student understanding of content and to sharpen student skills towards making evidence-based arguments, asking important questions, and taking informed action. For example, when I write a syllabus, I always start with questions. 6; Love, 2019).