Leading Passionate Classroom Discussions on Controversial Topics with Ed Cabrera

Over the course of his 38-year career as a high school social studies teacher, Ed Cabrera has led passionate student discussions through 10 presidential elections, impeachments, 9/11, controversial wars, presidential assassination attempts, all while maintaining political neutrality. In this episode Ed discusses his guidelines for leading passionate classroom discussions on controversial topics. This podcast sponsored by: The Bell Ringer, a weekly newsletter providing news, tools, and resources on the science of learning, written by education reporter Holly Korbey. Subscribe here.