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Inauguration ceremony for Trump's second presidential term

Politics Aug 21

Is empathy a sin? Some conservative Christians argue it can be

By Tiffany Stanley, Associated Press

Nation Nov 27

Senior businesswoman consoling coworker in the office
3 ways empathy can help you handle conflict during the holidays

Even if you think the other person will not be empathetic to your side of a discussion, if you model that empathetic behavior, you’re more likely to see the other person mirror it back.

By Casey Kuhn

Arts Apr 06

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Theater tools help these students accept different perspectives

In a moment marked by deep political and cultural divides, a program named "In Your Shoes" looks to harness tricks of the stage to step into the shoes of others and help students understand different perspectives. Jeffrey Brown has the…

By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport

Agents for Change Feb 06

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How this Thai educational movement empowers rural students

More and more in Thailand, rural students learn in traditional classrooms, but with an emphasis on hands-on activities. The idea is to empower young villagers to bring economic development to their communities, as well as learn leadership, empathy and compassion.

By Fred de Sam Lazaro

Education Oct 18

Opinion: How technology is teaching kids to care about the world and each other

To be a better teacher of the meaning of empathy, it helps to use the same tools of technology that young people are using.

By Rusul Alrubail

Aug 13

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Next time you want to rage, try this act of radical imagination

"If you’ve ever had a moment of road rage, or acted impulsively to fend off a pickpocket or bully, you know the feeling," says author Lauren Groff: " You feel as though you could breathe fire." But what if we…

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Dec 08

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It can be really uncomfortable to talk about abortion. Here’s why we should

By Brit Bennett

When you write a novel about abortion, says author Brit Bennett, you will have a lot of conversations with strangers about abortion. It’s made her realize how rarely we talk about it as a human experience. What if we approached…

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Jul 13

The barrier-breaking power of learning someone else’s story

By Larisa Epatko

Narrative 4 formed out of the belief that learning each other’s stories and retelling them in the first person is a powerful way to gain understanding.

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Aug 04

How feeling respected transforms a student’s relationship to school

By Sarah D. Sparks, Education Week

A Stanford University study finds that a one-time intervention to help teachers and students empathize with one another halved the number of suspensions at five California middle schools, and helped build bonds between disengaged students and their schools.

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Mar 28

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In School, Babies Teach Older Children to Consider Feelings and Needs of Others

In School, Babies Teach Older Children to Consider Feelings and Needs of Others…

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