While the interaction at the Lincoln Memorial shows there are multiple views of every story, and as students continue to get involved in highly charged issues such as this one, it’s important for them to learn how to handle the resulting discussions and respond to various perspectives in an appropriate way — especially if they don’t agree. Civility and tolerance are arguably needed now more than ever, and activism is growing among college-bound high schoolers, who say the current political rhetoric has motivated them to speak up and pay attention to what’s going on.
