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How ‘Dialogue’ Can Create Empathy in a Divided Classroom

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A harsh debate can leave students (and instructors) feeling upset, or make them discouraged about participating in future conversations. Considering these high stakes, students and instructors may be tempted to avoid tough subjects altogether, or only discuss them with like-minded folks. And then confidentiality in the space, too.

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When an Online Teaching Job Becomes a Window into Child Abuse

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Mindy, a VIPKid instructor from Michigan, believes she once heard a student being beaten during a lesson; she can’t be sure, because the parent had disabled the video feed. “I And on June 20, another instructor wrote, “I do not like the verbal abuse and the threats of beatings with a broom.” I felt that it was abusive,” Mindy says.

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