Course helps instructors foster free expression in class
March 28, 2024
March 28, 2024
ITHACA, New York, March 28 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Serap Kavas, a visiting scholar from Turkey, teaches the sociology of gender, family and migration - and she has noticed that the more heated the politics outside the classroom, the quieter her students become.
"Even though students have great ideas, they may not want to invite controversy, offend their friends, spark debate or tension in class," said Kavas, now one of 11 participants . . .
Serap Kavas, a visiting scholar from Turkey, teaches the sociology of gender, family and migration - and she has noticed that the more heated the politics outside the classroom, the quieter her students become.
"Even though students have great ideas, they may not want to invite controversy, offend their friends, spark debate or tension in class," said Kavas, now one of 11 participants . . .