Conversation Comeback: A Teacher’s Guide to Class Discussion in a Distracted, Divided World by Liza Garonzik

NOTE: This is a pre-order. The book is planned to ship in Feb of 2026. 

About the book:

Today's teachers are navigating what can only be called a Conversation Crisis. When it's time to talk, students shut down—becoming withdrawn, anxious, argumentative, or performative. It's understandable. Kids are growing up in a world where it's easier to text than talk, screens shrink attention spans, algorithms skew perspectives, politics are polarized, and AI undercuts authenticity. The consequence is a generation lacking the real-world conversation skills that sustain classrooms and communities.
Conversation Comeback steps into this gap with R.E.A.L.® Discussion: A research-informed, practice-proven, and utterly-optimistic framework for teaching the communication skills our world urgently needs. 

Join the R.E.A.L.® Discussion at conversationcomeback.org