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Publish at February 10 2021 Updated December 14 2022
How to share the obvious?
"How to teach" would be like "How to discuss reality."
Teaching subjects such as social sciences and even certain scientific theories can lead to a direct confrontation with convictions, beliefs or references that are not shared by all. How to teach in this context?
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