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To buy some time to create a good response, maybe take a moment for some anonymous feedback from students to see how they are feeling

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Remind them that name calling generally puts people on the defensive and derails productive conversation

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Is there a way to shape districts that works well for both parties?

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Remind students that the purpose is to learn about what gerrymandering is and to explore how it has been used across the board. Remind students to remain civil and use data/math to make their points without personal jabs. 

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Remind students that the purpose is to learn about what gerrymandering is and to explore how it has been used across the board. Remind students to remain civil and use data/math to make their points without personal jabs. 

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You all deserve a system that incorporates your voice/vote fairly. Let's talk about what that could/should look like.

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Remind them that politeness and respect, not just about other students, but about any person, are part of our classroom norms.

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Remind students that gerrymandering has been a problem for a long time, in many different phases of US history (and around the world).

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Ugh - I hate it when I agree so hard to a student's statement and have to refrain from saying so.

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Wow, we have a diversity of ideas here, which reflect how the people in NC feel. Can we slow this down and pick ideas that directly relate to the reason gerrymandering happens?

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Ask if the Democrats have ever gerrymandered?

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feeling judged and unsafe to share a different thought

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feeling judged and unsafe to share a different thought

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Would remind students that the data show bot parties have gerrymandered in the past.

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He may be a buffoon, but let's redirect to the class norms...

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He may be a buffoon, but let's redirect to the class norms...

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Bring up the norms and ideas of respect and consideration of others.

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Bring up the norms and ideas of respect and consideration of others.