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Learning to Argue:Enraged Ambush, Polite Speak or Civil Discourse
For Gen Z - Thought leaders to explore ways of cultivating civil dialogue across differences in our divided nation – and in a new generation
Learning to Argue: Enraged Ambush, Polite Speak, or Civil Discourse for Gen Z?
Thought leaders to explore ways of cultivating civil dialogue across differences in our divided nation – and in a new generation
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What: “Learning to Argue,” a moderated panel discussion
When: Thursday, April 11, 2019, at 6:00 p.m.
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Where: BASIS Independent McLean, 8000 Jones Branch Dr., McLean, VA 22102
Who: Panelists and moderator include:
- Robert George, Editorial Board, New York Daily News
- Deb Mashek, Executive Director, Heterodox Academy
- Pano Kanelos, President, St. John’s College
- Peter Bezanson, CEO, BASIS.ed
- Ian Lindquist, Executive Director, Public Interest Fellowship; Visiting Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center
ABOUT THE PANEL
Spirited discussion is not only possible, but critical in our divided nation. Join us for a conversation about civil discourse in the 21st century, especially for Generation Z. We must cultivate civil discourse in high school and college so that students are equipped to disagree agreeably, to better fulfill their roles as active citizens in a democracy. Hear opening remarks by Pano Kanelos, President of St. John’s College in Annapolis, followed by a moderated panel discussion among thought leaders from institutions that are leading the way on this important conversation. Audience Q&A to follow. Register online here. This event is free and open to the public.
ABOUT BASIS INDEPENDENT MCLEAN
BASIS Independent McLean is a private school using the high achieving liberal arts and sciences BASIS Curriculum to serve students from age 2 through grade 12. It is part of the acclaimed BASIS Curriculum Schools network, which currently has 37 schools and more than 24,000 students worldwide in public charter schools, domestic private schools, and private international schools. In 2018, BASIS Curriculum Schools earned the top five spots in the U.S. News & World Report national high school rankings, and had seven campuses ranked in the nation’s top fifteen. The BASIS Curriculum was founded in 1998, and for more than two decades has helped students achieve excellent educational outcomes by any measure: national rankings, OECD Test for Schools (based on PISA) exams, Advanced Placement results, National Merit Scholarship Program honors, college admissions, and earned college merit aid, among many consistent measures of achievement. To inquire about BASIS Independent McLean, visit our Interest List page or call 703-854-1253.
ABOUT ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE
St. John’s College holds a distinctive position among American colleges and universities. The college’s commitment to the direct examination of original texts through shared, Socratic inquiry makes it a particularly vibrant and diverse community of learning. Close engagement with many of the West’s greatest thinkers — from Homer, Plato, and Euclid to Nietzsche, Einstein, Du Bois, and Woolf — inspire students to grapple with the most fundamental, and essential, of human questions. Located on two campuses in Annapolis, MD and Santa Fe, NM, St. John’s was recently called “the most contrarian college in America” by Frank Bruni of The New York Times. It has the second highest rated faculty in the nation (Princeton Review, 2016) and was called “the most future-proof college in America” by Quartz. St. John’s College offers BA and MA degrees in the liberal arts on both campuses; the Santa Fe campus also offers an MA in the Eastern Classics. More info at sjc.edu.
ABOUT HETERODOX ACADEMY
Heterodox Academy (HxA) is a non-partisan, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that partners with professors, administrators, and others to create an academy eager to welcome people who approach problems and questions from different points of view. We explicitly value the role such diversity plays in advancing the pursuit of knowledge, discovery, and innovation. Our membership consists of over 2,500 professors, administrators, and graduate students from a range of disciplines. HxA’s mission is focused on fostering cultures of open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement in the academy by advancing discourse, providing tools and solutions, and cultivating heterodox-positive cultures on campuses and in disciplines. More information on HxA is available at www.heterodoxacademy.org.
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