Arthur Camins: To Renew Our Society, Teach Empathy, Ethics, and Evidence
Arthur Camins, lifelong educators, knows that teachers can’t change what happens in the next few months, other than by casting their votes. But they can rebuild the foundation of our society by teaching these three things: empathy, ethics, and evidence.
He writes:
My driving force has always been a core assumption: What happens in classrooms has a significant influence on how students think and behave when they emerge into adulthood, and hence when they vote and interact with one another.
I hope students grow up to treat everyone with dignity and respect. I hope they develop the tools to make sense of the natural and social environments in which they live. I hope they develop confidence and passion to act to CONTINUE READING: Arthur Camins: To Renew Our Society, Teach Empathy, Ethics, and Evidence | Diane Ravitch's blog