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What happened here. ?. Sex. Affirmative Action. Drugs. Death. Approaching Controversial Topics in the Classroom. Ms. Henning Mr. Tuma Mr . Twietmeyer. WAR!. Racial Prejudice . Religion. ABortion. Immigration. Creation Vs. Evolution. Morals. Why do we have to do this?.

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What happened here

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  1. What happened here ?

  2. Sex Affirmative Action Drugs Death Approaching Controversial Topics in the Classroom Ms. Henning Mr. Tuma Mr. Twietmeyer WAR! Racial Prejudice Religion ABortion Immigration Creation Vs. Evolution Morals

  3. Why do we have to do this? Issues are raised in classrooms that bring charged responses from students. Controversial topics connect to the emotional disposition. Debate and heightened tension can occur without warning in class discussion, even when the instructor had no intention of raising controversial issues. These issues and discussions can create meaningful and memorable learning. Sometimes our education standards dictate that students have an understanding of what some would consider “controversial.” Think about health class or certain issues in the social studies.

  4. Tips for Effectively Approaching Sensitive Topics and Controversial Issues • Introduce the Topic • Present Both Sides of the Issue • Facilitate Discussion • Let the students talk, before bogging them down with your ideas. Let them use their own evidence whenever possible. • Express Your Own Opinion (When Appropriate) • We are bound to have our own biases, but we want the best for our students. • Present a Case Study • Make the situations tangible. Humanize the content. • Facilitate (More) Discussion • See if anyone changed their mind? What evidence made you fell that way. 33 controversial topics and how to teach them. (n.d.). BusyTeacher. Retrieved October 25, 2012, from http://busyteacher.org/4686-33-controversial-topics-and-how-to-teach-them.html

  5. How to Provoke Classroom Discussion • Committing ourselves as instructors to discussing controversial topics in the classroom is one thing; getting the students to talk is another. • Students can assume that they will suffer consequences for any discussion of controversial topics • To “FIX” • Prepare your students • Acknowledge Discomfort • Link social norms with discomfort • Move beyond discomfort Lusk, A., & Weinberg, A. (1994). Discussing controversial topics in the classroom: creating a context for learning. Teaching Sociology, 22(October), 301-308.

  6. Our Own “controversial” Issue • COST SAVING MEASURES • If you HAD to save a schools budget, what would you do?

  7. QUESTIONS ?

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