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Contention and Conversation in the K-12 Classroom: A Review Essay of "Teaching Controversial Issues" and "The Case for Contention"
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Kunzman, Robert – Democracy & Education, 2018
This review essay explores the complexities and challenges involved in addressing controversial issues in the K-12 public school classroom, drawing from two recent books: Noddings and Brooks's "Teaching Controversial Issues: The Case for Critical Thinking and Moral Commitment in the Classroom" and Zimmerman and Robertson's "The Case…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Elementary Secondary Education, Public Education, Books