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Research update
29 January 2025
Blog by Jonathan Wolff on teaching difficult topics

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Professor Jo Wolff writes for the Norton Learning Blog about handling classroom discussions on controversial and emotive issues, from his experience teaching moral and political philosophy to diverse groups.

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