Unleashing Empathy Through Emotional Learning

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June 25, 2014 a project of ServiceSpace When you start to develop your powers of empathy and imagination, the whole world opens up to you. - Susan Sarandon - Unleashing Empathy Through Emotional Learning According to a recent Harvard study, cultivating empathy among students has been linked to a variety of desirable outcomes, including positive peer relationships, better communication skills, and fewer interpersonal conflicts. Author Lennon Flowers examines how it is part of a growing education trend broadly referred to as "social and emotional learning," where children, teachers and parents learn to manage emotions and effectively collaborate with others, which ultimately leads to a better learning environment. { read more } Be The Change If you want to try to better understand - and increase your own empathy toward others - click on the link to help you get started. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Man & Dog: A Picture that Moved the World How to Change When Change Is Hard Barbara Kingsolver On How to Be Hopeful The College Course That's Changing Lives The Science of Love 10 Life-Changing Perspectives On Anger 6 Habits of Highly Grateful People Gandhi's Ten Rules for Changing the World DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 147,486 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More