Abstract
Adopting a simple education reform to restore civil discourse and transform American society
In this era of extreme political polarization, it's tempting to believe nothing can be done to heal a nation that is so obviously divided and led by dysfunctional politicians.
But there is a relatively simple and powerful way to begin the healing, and at the same time prepare the next generations of leaders for the rigorous demands of a constantly changing economy and society. The solution offered by this intriguing book is for schools across the country to focus on developing in students the skills of successful debaters. These are the skillsso clearly lacking in contemporary societyof listening and persuading, through civil discourse backed by fact-based evidence and reason.
Resolved explains how one simple educational reform can help address the nation's political divide and at the same time help ensure that today's young people will actually enjoy learning, and thus will have the necessary skills to lead productive and economically rewarding lives. The book offers practical ideas about a positive future for parents, educators, state legislators, business leadersin fact, anyone interested in how debate-centered education can fundamentally change the country for the better.
Schlagworte
political divide political polarization school curricula civil discourse college debate high school debate education education reform debate debate-centered education- Kapitel Ausklappen | EinklappenSeiten
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- „... financial crisis of fall 2008. The Rise of Political Polarization In our times of partisan political strife ...” „... . As briefly noted in the opening chapter, political polarization has increased more rapidly over the ...” „... aggravate political polarization by putting us into “preference bubbles,” where we tend to hear political ...”
- „... discourse, 54, 172. See also Political polarizationClaim-evidence-reasoning (CER), 57–58, 61, 63–64, 140 ...” „... citi-zenry and health of, 112–14; open minds and compromise, 90–93; political polarization and, 93–97 ...” „... and, 59, 139; democracy and, 113–14; employment skills and, 120–22; political polarization and, 100 ...”
- „... , www.theatlantic.com/feed/author/ben-yagoda/. 34. Morris P. Fiorina, Unstable Majorities: Polarization, Party Sorting, and Political Stalemate ...” „... believe in caricatures of people in the rival political camp, and literally detest others for fitting ...” „... Polarization,” Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, Jan 2020 Working Paper, 20- 004, at ...”
- „... 159SEVENA Political Roadmap for a Debate- Centered Educational RevolutionThe typical policy ...” „... conclud-ing chapter outlining a political strategy for convincing the relevant decisionmakers— the president ...” „... .indd 160 8/17/20 9:15 AM161A Political Roadmap for a Debate- Centered Educational Revolution ...”
- „... against Argument- Centered LearningGiven the political polarization we see today, Deborah Tannen wrote a ...” „... overcome. The political challenge of persuading local educational authorities— principally school board and ...” „... be fixed) that many have of debate from watching unstructured political “debates” on nightly ...”