How do we talk about issues that matter?

 A golden line that stuck out to me in the first reading of this module was "We may be able to share our views easily with those who agree with us, but how do we express our options while leaving room for someone eles's viewpoint?" I thought this line was a perfect representation of life. I understood it as it is easy to discussion with someone who has the same view pints but hard to hear opinions that differ from your own. This weeks question is how do we talk about issues that matter and in my opinion the short answer is respect. Talking about controversial topics in and out of the classroom can me made easier on a difficult task if everyone has respect. By this i mean respect for the teacher teaching the topic, respect for classmates who engage in the topic, and respect that others are entitled to their own thoughts. Teaching is tough because history involves talking about controversial topics and so does the present. By having respect facts can be taught and children can gain knowledge over these issues. When you respect someone it does not have to mean you agree with them it just has to mean you are going to listen to their thoughts on issues. In my future classroom respect for everyone will be enforced because at the end of the day everyone is different. Students are going to have different viewpoints over lessons but if everyone can respect each other it can be a open discussion instead of a argument that leads no where and gets off topic. My golden line is it needs to be done. Talking about issues that matter are never easy but things can be done to make it easier!