A Pedadogy of De-Polarisation for Education, From Cold to Hot Topics

Abstract

Young people across Europe are suffering from multiple crises. They are confronted with a war in the Ukraine, a climate crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Next to these there is an increasing social crisis. In well-functioning democracies crises are solved by dialogue between different stakeholders, but there is suggestion that the trust that some parts of society have in authorities is eroding. Teachers are experiencing how societal polarisation is becoming prominent in the classroom and often is fuelled by social media used for spreading misinformation and fake news