Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Merisotis writes about education, human work, and philanthropy. Civil discourse, the ability to hash out differences and ...

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First-time teachers and first-time voters gearing up for the 2024 election may have only ever been exposed to toxic polarization — it’s their norm. But for those of us who’ve been in the classroom for ...

W hen Agnes Bolinska was an undergraduate, she didn’t talk much in class. “I was scared of being judged, and I was scared of saying the wrong thing,” said Bolinska, who is now an assistant professor ...

Universities were once celebrated as places where ideas could be challenged, debated, and refined. Classrooms were meant to be arenas for civil discourse—spaces where disagreement was not only ...

First-time teachers and first-time voters gearing up for the 2024 election may have only ever been exposed to toxic polarization — it’s their norm. But for those of us who’ve been in the classroom for ...

BEREA, Ohio – Starting in fall 2024, all freshmen entering Baldwin Wallace University will receive lessons on how to have civil conversations with those with opposing political views as part of an ...

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II had it right when they gave us a lesson in song back in 1949. “You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught” was an admonition about racism and hatred. “You’ve got to be ...

In this politically-charged time, it can be tricky for all of us, even young people, to have a friendly disagreement. That's why, at Highline High School in Burien, one teacher is trying to give ...

Considering the rampant civil discourse and political vile that has embroiled our nation over the last many months, there is a lesson that we should learn from the early days of civilization on this ...

First-time teachers and first-time voters gearing up for the 2024 election may have only ever been exposed to toxic polarization — it's their norm. But for those of us who've been in the classroom for ...