tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171250541612293421.post2583613428901256059..comments2023-09-10T08:27:56.520-07:00Comments on DKDK Zone: Wonder: Another Precursor to EmpathyDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16811463567457697454noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171250541612293421.post-54023451054502901102013-07-16T16:10:26.925-07:002013-07-16T16:10:26.925-07:00oh samantha....that is amazing...i have read tons ...oh samantha....that is amazing...i have read tons about ROOTS OF EMPATHY...heard great things...though i can tell i don't understand it totally...you will have to explain...call me sometime...or send me a note<br /><br />i think your wondering is a great one....i have no idea...kind of a maslow hierarchy of needs look at the issue....what do you have to have in place??? great question<br /><br />here is another...what about adolescents? that is the place where ROOTS can't help me...why don't they try this with teenagers? there must be a reason...here is my question to you...the next blog is a key one...i hope to have it out tomorrow..the 17th....aggression is the key word....think in terms of how creation needs destruction....is that true with empathy? if so, what has to be destroyed? that was something i had some thoughts on this year with students...thanks for reading....and commenting<br /><br />keep the faith<br /><br />davidDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16811463567457697454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171250541612293421.post-34115069672229919912013-07-11T15:17:55.295-07:002013-07-11T15:17:55.295-07:00I'm in total agreement, David. Your last sente...I'm in total agreement, David. Your last sentence, "that is what interests me, the ways in which we can use the classroom, and our students' life experiences, to help them cherish the world of wondering and imagining, and lead them toward the deep waters of empathy", echoes the reasoning behind my own desire to pursue educational studies and practice. With an eye toward equity, I wonder how educators can foster wonderment and by extension empathy amongst all children, particularly those who have experienced trauma.<br /><br />This past year, I was an instructor for Roots of Empathy (www.rootsofempathy.org), a social-emotional program designed to reduce aggression and increase empathy amongst K-8 schoolchildren. Some of my 3rd graders had "lost" parents to incarceration and drugs (among a host of other types of traumas that children face), as reflected in their drawings and through conversation, and I wonder if they wonder to the same extent as a child who has not suffered trauma. <br /><br />Admittedly I am not a child development professional, but I'm just wondering here...do all children who grow up to be adults have the same capacity for wonder? What if the impediment to wonder for you is not a schedule, but survival? Or, conversely, can wonderment constitute survival for some?<br /><br />Looking forward to hearing from you, David. <br /><br />Love, <br /><br />Samantha (CITYterm F'05)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com