‘Fear’ Should not Stop us From Exploring ‘Controversial’ Topics in School is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column.

It’s the second post in a five-part series.

In it, Gabriella Corales, Tom Rademacher, Martha Caldwell, Oman Frame, Danny Woo, Paul Barnwell, Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski share their responses to the question: “How do you handle controversial issues in the classroom?”

Here are some excerpts:

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