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How Would Teachers Be Doing a Disservice to Their Students

A disservice to the students would be to act like the students aren’t capable of having these conversations. Although these topics may be intimidating when talking to students, even younger kids can differentiate between things that are fair and what is equal.

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How to teach kids to talk about taboo topics | Liz Kleinrock ·

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