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From https://www.edutopia.org/article/teaching-kids-argue-respectfully

Language teachers sometimes avoid “controversial” topics or deep exploration of the target culture for fear of losing control of the discussion and leaving some students hurt. In this recent Edutopia article, Suzie Boss describes a few different strategies for teaching students how to argue and explore controversial topics respectfully: https://www.edutopia.org/article/teaching-kids-argue-respectfully

Along these same lines, Larry Ferlazzo recently discusses teachers’ responses to the question, “What are the best ways to organize and lead classroom discussions?” here: http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2017/11/response_effective_classroom_discussions_dont_happen_magically_1.html