Education Week - October 10, 2018 - 18

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After a friend's harrowing encounter with assault, Justin Minkel explains that he went into teaching after
realizing educators have a large influence over children's behavior and future habits. In this essay, he
details ways colleagues can help ensure young boys grow up to be respectful, considerate men.
To read the essay, go to: www.edweek.org/go/Minkel-consent

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Teaching Boys to Become Better Men

Educators have incredible influence over students' lives and behavior and must know how to approach
certain topics. In her essay, professor of education Jennifer Rich shares how teachers can effectively
and appropriately create a classroom environment where students can talk about consent, the #MeToo
movement, and sexual harassment and assault.
To read the essay, go to: www.edweek.org/go/Rich-Kavanaugh

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How to Have Difficult Conversations

Education Week Video

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Don't Avoid Discussing #MeToo in the Classroom

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In the past few weeks, allegations that U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett
Kavanaugh committed sexual assault as a teenager have gripped the nation.
Teachers and professors of education have weighed in on what the Kavanaugh
allegations and the related confirmation battle means for education.

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Brett Kavanaugh
attends a Senate
Judiciary Committee
nomination hearing
last month.

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Engaging with students in difficult conversations about rape culture, while also supporting students
who may be sexual assault survivors, can be an incredibly overwhelming and daunting task for
teachers. In her recent blog post, teacher Christina Torres offers some ways that educators can
navigate that balance in the classroom and take care of their own well-being.
To read the essay, go to: www.edweek.org/go/Torres-Kavanaugh

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