Kent Lenci

Learning to Depolarize (eBook, ePUB)

Helping Students and Teachers Reach Across Lines of Disagreement

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

How can schools shoulder some responsibility for depolarizing our fractured American society? In this provocative new book, Kent Lenci describes how educators can tackle the challenge of preparing students to communicate and collaborate across lines of deep disagreement-to face the political and ideological "other"-despite the conventional wisdom that schools should be apolitical.

Topics covered include the causes and consequences of political polarization in our society, why schools must address the challenge head-on, bridge-building in the classroom, media literacy and social emotional learning as tools for depolarization, and partnering with parents across the divide.

Each chapter offers current research as well as practical strategies and classroom anecdotes. Appropriate for teachers of all grade levels and subject areas, the book will help you reconsider your classroom and school's role in forging a more depolarized future.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 162
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000759563
• Artikelnr.: 65643609

Autorenporträt

Kent Lenci has been an educator for more than 20 years, as a teacher, coach, and school leader at the middle school level. He is the recipient of the Margot Stern Strom Teaching Award from Facing History and Ourselves and the Teacher of the Future designation from the National Association of Independent Schools. Kent founded Middle Ground School Solutions, which is dedicated to helping schools honor political and ideological differences. He can be reached through his website: www.middlegroundschools.com.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: We Have Always Been Those Students 2. Polarization Awaits
Our Children 3. Depolarization Is a Job for Schools 4. Cross-Cutting
Dialogue Through Cross-Country Connections 5. Teaching Students to Build
Bridges Within the Classroom 6. Depolarization Requires Managing Media and
Emotions 7. Positioning Faculty to Encourage Depolarization 8. Partnering
with Parents Across the Political Divide 9. Conclusion: Finding the Courage
to Depolarize 10. Appendix: Consolidated List of Resources