My previous post explained that many educators are wary of using the events of the present political season to explore the political process. Their concerns do seem realistic. However, I did not want to imply that taking advantage of these current events do not represent great opportunities for student participation and learning. PBS offers some great ideas for how high school students might be engaged with the upcoming debates in a systematic and more academic way. If the debates of the primaries were any indication, the future debates should provide a great way to exercise critical thinking through the analysis of the arguments advanced and the distractions employed.