Book description
In our current political climate, it seems impossible to have a civil conversation with someone who has a different opinion. Dialogue is shut down when perspectives clash. Heated debates on Facebook and Twitter often lead to shaming, hindering any possibility of productive discourse. How to Have Impossible Conversations guides readersā¦
Why read it?
1 author picked How to Have Impossible Conversations as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
There are many examples in this book that make my students angryāwhich is one of the reasons I want them to read it.
As people committed to engaging with others to pursue justice, we have to become proficientāif never comfortableāin having conversations with people who do not share our worldview, and in using our active listening skills and deep regard for human relationships to find common ground.
The skills and practices in this book equip us for effective engagement beyond the silos we frequent, help us see our own arguments as others may encounter them, and catalyze the kind ofā¦
From Melinda's list on igniting studentsā passions about policy change.
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