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+ ViewpointPolitical Differences and a Pandemic: Why the Right Doesn’t Trust the Left’s…
We shouldn’t be able to tell someone’s political party affiliation by their level of concern about the coronavirus. In a crisis that is literally evolving by the hour, we need people in this country to stand (metaphorically) together, pay…Read More + Heterodox PedagogyFostering Constructive Dialogue Between Students in an Online Course
Online courses are plentiful and popular, but they often take away an essential component necessary to form ideas, increase understanding, and develop perspectives — verbal, back-and-forth dialogue. Many university instructors use Canvas, or a…Read More + Heterodox PedagogyWhat Dress (And Hair) Codes Are Teaching Our Students
Texas high school student, DeAndre Arnold, has been suspended for not cutting his dreadlocks, in violation of a decades-old hair length rule at his mostly white school. Arnold, who says his hair reflects his family’s Trinidadian identity, has…Read More
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