For educators, there’s no debate: this is a tough election

Name: For educators, there’s no debate: this is a tough election
Uploaded: 2016-10-18T23:11:11Z
Duration: P555S
Description: It’s not uncommon to assign students the task of watching the presidential debates. But in this election, the sexualized and rough rhetoric is proving a new challenge for teachers. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Richard House of Gunston Middle School in Virginia and Christopher of Cavanaugh of Plainfield High School in Indiana about how they’re dealing with the election.

Clip: 10/18/2016 | 9m 15s

It’s not uncommon to assign students the task of watching the presidential debates. But in this election, the sexualized and rough rhetoric is proving a new challenge for teachers. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Richard House of Gunston Middle School in Virginia and Christopher of Cavanaugh of Plainfield High School in Indiana about how they’re dealing with the election.

Aired: 10/18/16

Rating: NR

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For educators, there’s no debate: this is a tough election

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