The Challenges and Suggestions for Teaching Controversial Issues in China

WHY SHOULD CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES BE TAUGHT IN CHINA AND WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES AND SUGGESTIONS FOR TEACHING THEM?
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WHY SHOULD CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES BE TAUGHT IN CHINA AND WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES AND SUGGESTIONS FOR TEACHING THEM?
Introduction
The contemporary world is intricate, interconnected, and equally intriguing. Everyone is trying to comprehend the global sophistication, though such understanding is quite challenging, elusive, debatable, and contestable. The gist of clash of ideas, opinions, interests, and perceptions, all coalesce forming a body of controversial issues that permeates socio-economic and political discourses. The realm of learning is no exception. Teachers, educators, and instructors are aiding learners to navigate the sophisticated world. This paper reflects an extensive exploration of the teaching of controversial issues and arising challenges in China's context. Classrooms offer in-depth thought-provoking information about controversial issues and suggest alternative perceptive. The learning environment presents seamless opportunities for students to interact with peers and instructors while presenting clashing views that facilitate understanding of multiple viewpoints. Dealing with controversial matters in a learning environment comes with difficulties considering an increasingly politicized and polarized world. Teachers may find challenges while teaching controversial subjects due to concerns about divisiveness and the possibility of losing control of the class. Teachers may worry about parental feedback and student and administrative responses when the learning process is marred by controversy and increasing politicization. This paper will equally demonstrate pedagogical ways, values, and philosophies that help teachers and learners navigate themes surrounding controversial issues in learning. Controversial issues highly polarize the contemporary world. Teachers and learners are finding it hard to navigate and openly integrate controversial issues in learning processes? This paper will attempt to answer various questions relating to controversial issues in education in China and other parts of the world. Are controversial topics necessary in learning? What are the key challenges that teachers and learners encounter when dealing with controversial issues? What are the core pedagogical tools and practices in managing contentions issues during learning? How can a teacher deal with contestable topics consider his or her opinions, which can cause conflict?
Definition and Understanding of Controversial Issues and the borderline between Controversial and non-controversial Issues
There is no precise definition of a controversial. However, scholars have attempted to paint a picture of what controversial issues mean. Woolley (2011, pp. 281) defined a controversial issue as one that leads to a discussion with no agreed perspective. An issue of contention often lacks consensus. McCully (2006, pp. 51) defined controversial issues as problems and disputes causing societal divisions due to conflicting explanations arising from alternative values, opinions, expe...