I just started reading Mary Gordon's Roots of Empathy: Changing the world child by child. The book outlines her program for developing empathy in students and thus creating a more harmonious community of people who stand up for what is right because they can understand how others feel when treated poorly.
I first heard about it on CBC radio and had an instant "Of course!" reaction to her concept of having babies visit classrooms to teach students to read cues, understand the challenges of learning and growing and become more empathetic toward each other by recognizing similarities in themselves. Then I thought, "I want to know more."
I first heard about it on CBC radio and had an instant "Of course!" reaction to her concept of having babies visit classrooms to teach students to read cues, understand the challenges of learning and growing and become more empathetic toward each other by recognizing similarities in themselves. Then I thought, "I want to know more."
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