The Atlantic
True Inclusion Requires Viewpoint Diversity
No one marker of identity shapes a student’s worldview, the educator Erin McLaughlin argues, and children should be taught how to think not what to think.
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The Atlantic
Erin McLaughlin, an educator in Pennsylvania, believes that, in school and in life, people should study what others think and why. But in her estimation, many educational institutions that purport to value diversity and inclusion fail to treat viewpoint diversity which she defines as “the recognition that nobody’s worldview is complete, and that no one marker of identity actually defines the way we see the world around us” as a vital part of civic education. Her mission: to persuade educational institutions to put viewpoint diversity at the center of their cultures and curricula.