Civil Discourse During Uncertain Times - Presidential Election 2024

Moving Away From Personalities and Toward Policy Driven Politics

During the 2024 Election cycle, the mainstream media and social media platforms will provide students and staff with many memes, viral videos, soundbites, clickbait headlines, and heavily biased news stories aiming to degrade opponents and promote a single candidate. This will likely prevent productive debates on crucial policy ideas among citizens nationwide.

It is our goal, as an Ellington Public Schools Family, to allow students and staff to apply our “Seeds of Civility” to develop skills to promote a fair exchange of ideas regarding the issues as they relate to the candidates for the Presidential Election 2024.

The following document entitled, “Civil Discourse During Uncertain Times - Presidential Election 2024: Moving Away From Personalities and Toward Policy Driven Politics” focuses on a summary of three separate lessons Ellington High School students will participate in during September and October 2024.

A special thank you to Aaron Hoffman and Lynn Ouelette, both Ellington High School social studies teachers, for developing the lessons and to Ellington High School Senior Hannah Bruno for participating.

More details to come including activities developed by Ellington educators appropriate for the middle and elementary levels. See tabs below for more information.