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Author Sarah Stitzlein leads discussion on teaching honesty in a dishonest world

A few of the student attendees along with guest speaker and author Sarah Stitzlein
A few of the student attendees along with guest speaker and author Sarah Stitzlein
Excellence and Expertise

Author Sarah Stitzlein leads discussion on teaching honesty in a dishonest world

A few of the student attendees along with guest speaker and author Sarah Stitzlein

EHS hosted a thought-provoking "Coffee and Conversation" event with author Sarah Stitzlein on Nov. 20. The discussion, inspired by her book Teaching Honesty in a Populist Era: Emphasizing Truth in the Education of Citizens, explored how educators can promote honesty in a world of conflicting facts and political distrust. Stitzlein emphasized that honesty is essential to democracy and shared insights on cultivating truth-seeking habits in schools to strengthen civic reasoning and democratic engagement.

A special thank you to Professor Kathleen Knight Abowitz for hosting the event and to everyone who attended and contributed to the conversation.

(AI tools Grammarly and ChatGPT 4.0, a language model developed by OpenAI, assisted in writing this article.)