ABSTRACT
With the Connected Math controversy in the previous chapter, we have begun establishing some points of importance in RD that we defined in Chapter 1 in the following way:
Reconciliatory discourse (RD) is a civil discussion in which participants with divergent views seek to build common ground for (educational) practice through the articulation of a shared problem to which they are all morally and intellectually committed. Participants in RD use compromise, adopt middle ways, and make practical choices to build on the best. They respect divergence and eschew consensus for consensus’ sake. They use its principles in writing as well as in practice-oriented discourse. Their purpose is to make better public and private judgments about education.
