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How to teach controversial topics when students demand ideological safety

I teach political science and my students increasingly demand that I only present views that align with their existing beliefs and I don't know if challenging them is education or trauma.

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Your students want you to only tell them what they already believe, and you're not sure if pushing back helps or hurts.

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