Want to start creating a classroom around the ideals of empathy and service?
Well, here's one place to start:
In her post "How Reading Literature Cultivates Empathy", Elena Aguilar discusses the importance of educational decisions in the development of character.
Well, here's one place to start:
In her post "How Reading Literature Cultivates Empathy", Elena Aguilar discusses the importance of educational decisions in the development of character.
But there's enough evidence in our world today that we need to intentionally cultivate empathy, and then there's evidence that people are reading less than they ever have; and so I'd suggest that within our decision-making spheres, we intentionally and strategically incorporate fiction into the nooks and crannies of our days."
(Aguilar 2014)
Aguilar, E., (2014, February 5). How reading literature cultivates empathy. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/blog/reading-literature-cultivates-empathy-in-students-elena-aguilar
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