Educating for Empathy by Nicole Mirra is another book that was reviewed by the Educators Book Award
Committee. While it did not receive an award or honorable mention, the
committee felt is could be a valuable resource.
This book
explores the political charged climate teachers and students are living in both
nationally and globally and seeks to instill a sense of empathy within the K-12
curriculum.
According to Mirra the deliberate
teaching of empathy in education can prepare students to tackle the challenges
of the 21st century and beyond with compassion and commitment toward
equity and justice. Using the English
Language Arts Curriculum literature becomes the vehicle through which empathy
can be taught to students K-12. In Mirra’s book each chapter includes practical tools and
discussion questions to promote empathy.
Educating
for Empathy provides ideas for teachers struggling with bullying and hate
talk in schools and society. In Nicole Mirra’s words, “The development of
empathy in students (and teachers) should be considered a primary goal of
education because it offers an organizing principle for our field grounded in
hope, love, and a commitment to a more equitable society.”
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