Catherine Cadden has been an educator since 1987 finding
alternatives to teaching, learning, and conflict resolution that work with
the principles of nonviolence.
Author of, Peaceable
Revolution Through Education. The book
offers practical everyday guidance for creating peace
and connection in today's learning environments.
How can we
build a culture of empathy? 1. Truly releasing enemy imaging that blocks compassion.
2. Remaining curious about each other and letting go our expectations based
on our assumptions and our fixed ideas about how people ought to behave.
3. Being clear about our needs in a way that does not hold them as more or
less important than another's.
1. truly releasing enemy imaging that blocks compassion - I include not
only the obvious labels of race but labels
such as teen, parent,
teacher, or any politically correct label as well.
2. remaining curious about each other -
can we stay curious without condeming another's choice - letting go our expectations based on our
assumptions and our fixed ideas about how people ought to behave
3.
being clear about our needs in a way that does not hold them as more or
less important than another's - the ability to express one's needs can
build an empathic connection if the needs are not taken into a me vs.
you paradigm
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