"We need to start encouraging these behaviors in our students if we want to see harmony restored in our communities as a whole." Jes Brosnan is a high school teacher and a Sphere Alumni Fellow who is committed to helping students engage in challenging conversations in the classroom. Read her full excerpt in the thread below:

Jes writes, "Sphere's civil discourse strategies have been a game-changer for my classroom. I've utilized them to craft the basis of Common Ground Cafe: the civil discourse coffeehouse I created as part of my Sphere Fellowship project. During the coffeehouse, I was so proud to watch my students take on some really difficult conversations without losing their sense of respect and decency towards peers who had divergent viewpoints."