Teachers: Presidential Rhetoric May Be Too Raunchy for Class

Teachers try — and sometimes fail — to tiptoe around language and issues in 2016 presidential run.

National elections are generally considered teachable moments in our classrooms. But the language and issues introduced in this presidential election have many teachers worried about how to bring those discussions to students. 

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  • Sascha Raiyn
    Sascha Raiyn is Education Reporter at 101.9 WDET. She is a native Detroiter who grew up listening to news and music programming on Detroit Public Radio.