In her televised New Year’s speech, Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt made it clear that the public sector must become more efficient. Yes, but how? In my experience, an important prerequisite is that we grow the ability to put ourselv…

As teachers, we strive to push each of our students to his/her full potential. We have the responsibility to educate each student academically, emotionally, and socially. In my classroom, the single most important thing I can teach my students is empat…

Editor’s Note:  This post responds to a request from a reader who asked me to write about how to feel compassion towards someone you dislike, especially when the person is very present in your life.Sometimes, you can avoid people you dislike…

Students graduate from an empathy class in Washington D.C., and bid farewell to a special teacher. See it on Scoop.it, via Empathy and Compassion