How can teachers help kids understand controversial topics?

14/03/2024 22 min Temporada 4 Episodio 43
How can teachers help kids understand controversial topics?

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Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) lessons in Singapore schools came under public scrutiny recently because of discussions on the Israel-Hamas war. How can contentious issues be discussed in classrooms and what skills do teachers need to navigate children in an increasingly polarised world? Steven Chia explores this with Dr Thavam Kanagaratnam, master specialist at the CCE branch of the Education Ministry, Philibert Leow, principal of Jurongville Secondary School and clinical psychologist Dr Annabelle Chow.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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