Field notes
In a mixed future there is a report card related to disagreement. What is it?
Report card
A school report card with one more subject on it, graded like the rest: holding more than one view.
One more subject on the report card.
These are two report cards for the same student, five years apart. The second has an extra subject: holding more than one view. It gets a grade, just like maths or science.
Before a debate, students write the other side's best argument and let that side grade it. They have to name their assumptions and say what would change their mind. Tap a standard on the card to see the exercise behind it.
The school, student and grades are made up. The card came out of the Upside Cafe piece, and the idea that understanding people you disagree with is something you could practise at school.
How might we teach students to understand a view they disagree with?