Setting Ground Rules - Civil Discourse and Difficult Decisions
7 ways to teach civil discourse to students
Civil discourse is engagement in discourse (conversation) intended to enhance understanding.
Civil discourse is conversation with a serious purpose. It is conversation that looks to find shared opportunity, not conflict. It is conversation that looks to remove barriers, not build new ones.
ONE: Begin with yourself. Modeling is the best way to teach civil discourse or any other positive value you want other people to emulate. Preparing to be an effective role model might require a bit of honest soul-searching.
The rules of discourse are the rules that guide communicators in normal writing and conversation. These rules are the guidelines most everyone follows and expects others to follow. We try, for example, to interpret other people's speech the way they intend it to be interpreted.
To introduce student-led discourse, explicitly model the talk.
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Engage Reluctant Students
Classroom discourse is traditionally described as the language (both oral and written) used by teachers and students in the classroom for the purpose of communication.
Engaging in civil discourse means bringing your mind, heart, and conscience to reflective conversations on topics that matter, in ways that allow you to extend your understanding in dialogue with others. ...
online behavior that is meant to offend or stir up drama between individuals or groups. civil discourse: conversation that involves respectful sharing and debate of ideas. trolling: online behavior that is meant to offend or stir up drama between individuals or groups.
Civil discourse means being respectful of the other person and his or her views. Each person in a civil discourse is entitled to his/her own opinions and is entitled to be treated with respect and dignity.
The goal of civil communication is to engage another person in a conversation that acknowledges diverse values, beliefs and attitudes while embracing the potential of mutual respect.
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