Diversity, inclusivity, and equity are the ultimate buzzwords in academe right now. Now of them amount to much without the emotional core of empathy. I wish that my colleagues would practice more empathy with each other and toward me and our students. Pretty grim place to work right now. Ageism rampant. I have a job, but I know they had rather me not have one. Recommend a quick skim of Jerry’s collection.
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Jerry Blumengarten @cybraryman1 |
#oneword2021 Empathize – We need to understand, be encouraging & supportive of our colleagues/students/ families who have faced so many challenges. Our Empathy page cybraryman.com/empathy.html Thanks @gcouros @4OClockFaculty @edutopia @MindShiftKQED @DavidGuerin @EdSurge #pd4uandme
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Thanks for the links (I used to follow Jerry more often than I do now, so a good reminder to circle back on practices). Hang in there. Sounds like cloudy days.
Kevin
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Plashy, crashy sunshiny days ahead, nothing but blue skies: https://youtu.be/yd96kYZJJH4
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I’ve included a link to Jerry’s site in my web library but am not sure if he points at mine.
Here’s an article I wrote in 2013 titled “Building an Empathetic Civilization”. In it I include an interview of myself by Edwin Rutsch who created the Center for Building a Culture of Empathy.
http://tutormentor.blogspot.com/2013/05/building-empathic-civilization.html