I'm not calling it indoctrination. But I am calling it a flawed and abusive-sounding methodology.

to clarify:

> "We’d audiotaped the discussion so that we’d be able to revisit it during our weekly teaching team meeting to tease out important themes and threads. The children’s thoughts, questions, and tensions would guide us as we planned our next steps."

is this what you're referring to?

they recorded one initial discussion so the teachers could collaborate and think more about the best way to resolve this conflict.

and honestly, it sounds like they taped it just because it was easier than having someone take meeting minutes. have you tried keeping up with 5-9 years-olds talking? it's exhausting.