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Binaries nourish political polarization. Nuance starves it. The Prohuman stance—that we are unique individuals, bonded by a shared humanity—offers a simple framework that nonetheless honors complexity and consequently holds the promise of eroding polarization.
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Kent Lenci taught, coached, and occupied several leadership positions during the twenty years he spent as a middle school educator. In 2019 he left the classroom to found Middle Ground School Solutions, which helps prepare today’s students to ease tomorrow’s political polarization. Kent has created curriculum and programming for the Better Arguments Project, Courageous Rhode Island, and the National Week of Conversation, and he has worked with schools and school associations across the country to help educators navigate the complexities of political polarization. He is a recipient of various honors, including the Margot Stern Strom Teaching Award from Facing History and Ourselves and the NAIS Teacher of the Future designation. Kent earned his Ed.M. in Learning and Teaching from Harvard University, and he is the author of Learning To Depolarize: Helping Students and Teachers Reach Across Lines of Disagreement.
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