Learning to Depolarize - Helping Students and Teachers Reach Across Lines of Disagreement

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Kent Lenci
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9781032266923
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3226692-3
• No. of pages: 150
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Professional Development, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, teacher training, Teaching staff, Educational strategies & policy, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Social Science, Teaching staff / Educators