Tag: empathy
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More Things I’ve Learned From Japan In Crisis
It’s been a month since the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, and it still preoccupies much of my attention since it’s still affecting several of my friends. I was actually supposed to go to Tokyo in April to explore the dance scene there, but had to shelve those plans in lieu of the disaster. It…
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Children As Teachers
Continuing on my thoughts on the “Children Full of Life” series, I thought about how I consider my son to be a great teacher after watching the above clip (part 3). Children see things differently, and it’s important to treat them as equals. Recently, I’ve facing quite a lot of uncertainty as I uproot myself…
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Children Full Of Life And Real Schooling
This video series on how Japanese kids are taught compassion sparked a thought. A good friend of mine and mentor, George, often discusses with me his vision of what schools should be like. He tells me that they should go beyond the formal institutions that they are now and teach necessary life skills. In some…