In a healed world, dignity wouldn’t need a reminder or a calendar. Recognition wouldn’t require advocacy. Compassion wouldn’t need to be scheduled. But we do not live in that world yet…and pretending otherwise doesn’t make it so.
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Why Teaching History Doesn’t Work: The Case for Emotional Intelligence
OK, truth, I’m fascinated by history. But who’s version of history have I actually learned? The victors? They tell us “We must learn from history or we are doomed to repeat it.” But clearly learning it has done little to keep us from repeating our cultural, environmental, and ethical missteps. Sure, maybe you can rattleContinue reading “Why Teaching History Doesn’t Work: The Case for Emotional Intelligence”