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How can we develop empathy through storytelling?
How can we develop empathy through storytelling?
I am a genocide survivor of the Cambodian Killing Fields. I was born in a concentration camp, the same camp where my father was executed in…
Emad Rahim
Mar 8
How to use creativity and collaboration to inspire young people to be changemakers
How to use creativity and collaboration to inspire young people to be changemakers
The Spinney Primary School, located in a village to the south of the City of Cambridge, is a small school with a big heart and big…
Ashoka UK
Mar 21
Don’t tell toddlers to sit still, movement is essential to learning
Don’t tell toddlers to sit still, movement is essential to learning
Toddlers are always on the move! Their bodies are busy and always on the go. Why? Because movement is essential to their learning.
Terrie Rose
Mar 21
Kids to parents: “Ask us how to talk about difficult topics like race and religion”
Kids to parents: “Ask us how to talk about difficult topics like race and religion”
Events such as the mass shooting in California and riots in Baltimore have lead to conversations about religious discrimination and racism…
Jen Cort
Feb 14
The truth in vulnerability
The truth in vulnerability
Reflections from the 2016 Ashoka U Education Track
David Castro
Mar 19
How to build empathy among millennials for a thriving economy
How to build empathy among millennials for a thriving economy
We’ve been hearing a lot about the economy in recent years. The 2012 Presidential election season has brought this term to the forefront of…
Emad Rahim
Mar 20
How can we end the cycle of bullying?
How can we end the cycle of bullying?
The current contest for presidential candidates has left me wondering about bullying. What do we know about bullying and why is it an…
Terrie Rose
Mar 8
Why we must teach toddlers creativity through mindfulness
Why we must teach toddlers creativity through mindfulness
Have you engaged in an art activity with your toddler where the final product doesn’t look anything like the example? Perhaps you found…
Terrie Rose
Feb 24
Why we invested our life savings to create a company focused on Social Emotional Learning
Why we invested our life savings to create a company focused on Social Emotional Learning
Let me know if you’ve ever experienced this feeling.
Angie Chan
Mar 3
A primary school for social entrepreneurs
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A primary school for social entrepreneurs
From a Big Brother diary room, to hot air balloons, to camels, Victoria Park Academy is not your average primary school. In 2007, the…
Ashoka UK
Feb 18
Nobody is average, every student deserves personalized learning
Nobody is average, every student deserves personalized learning
In Square Peg, Todd Rose tells the story of how a high school dropout became a Harvard professor in educational neuroscience. Diagnosed…
Getting Smart
Jul 29, 2015
How might we provide children the agency to practice empathy?
How might we provide children the agency to practice empathy?
A Culture of Learning
Chad Ratliff
Aug 31, 2015
Why I miss “free-range” childhood summers
Why I miss “free-range” childhood summers
I look back at my childhood as pretty idyllic. No, I didn’t grow up on Lake Wobegon, I grew up in North Jersey. My family lived on the…
Patrick Riccards
Feb 16
Listening with empathy: what it taught me about homelessness and race in America
Listening with empathy: what it taught me about homelessness and race in America
On a recent beautiful, sunny day I visited the corner of Mount and Presbury Streets in Baltimore. This corner has a rich history as…
Jen Cort
Sep 8, 2015
The Texas clock controversy: a reminder to challenge stereotypes through empathy
The Texas clock controversy: a reminder to challenge stereotypes through empathy
The recent controversy at a Texas high school, which led to the arrest of a student, Ahmed Mohamed, teaches us why we need to look past the…
Patrick Riccards
Sep 24, 2015
3 amazing benefits of reflective practice for teachers
3 amazing benefits of reflective practice for teachers
A teacher’s pathway to empathy isn’t easy, but it can be as clear-cut as 1–2–3
StartEmpathy
Jul 6, 2015
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