A fifth-grade teacher notices that her student, Ben, is coming to school more anxious than he used to. She sits down with Ben to informally chat about his weekend, trying to find out what's bothering him. Ben casually mentions that his parents have been watching the news non-stop, and he asks the teacher's opinion on a hot-button current event. She vaguely answers and changes the subject. In order to help Ben, what step should the teacher take next?A. Talk with Ben's parents about Ben's conversation, offering suggestions for how they can view the news and discuss current events together.B. Create a unit focusing on the current event bothering Ben for the whole class to study.C. Research a few grade-level texts about the issue and give them to Ben to read in his free time.D. Watch the same news report Ben mentioned and have a more detailed discussion with him the next day.

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