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[quote=Anonymous]I actually think all you can say, is you're going to meet a lot of people who have had very different backgrounds than you.  I happen to think this is good for everyone. That's part of college.  They will have to figure out how to navigate their social, academic, and professional lives themselves.  Let them know you're available to support them in any way they need support.

that said, I think where a lot of kids end up struggling is with freedom of speech.  If you want to do a deep dive into a topic, this would be the one.  Why are many forms of hurtful speech constitutionally protected.  What does that mean (hint mostly it restricts the government's ability to regulate speech, it doesn't mean anyone is free to say whatever they want in any setting and suffer no consequence).  Given the constitutional protection, what are the best strategies for responding to speech you find hurtful to yourself or others?  Ignore it so as not to draw more attention to it?  Counter protest?  Shame the speaker you disagree with?  Shout down the speech you disagree with.  Look at what recently happened at Stanford law shcool.  Note that if your kid is headed to a public school, it's a government entity and the constitutional protections afforded to speech of many kinds will quite strong.

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