We’re Wired for Compassion
I just watched Dr. Dan Siegel’s inspiring interview for the Education: Next Generation virtual conference, and I would encourage you to see it if you still can. (Each day’s videos are free to watch for 24 hours.) He makes the latest brain science accessible as he explains how and why we are wired for compassion and partnership.
My own EdNextGen interview will be accessible today, starting in just a few hours. The hosts, Jason and Cecilia Hilkey, asked me to share my thoughts on self-directed education as an expression of partnership between parents, children, and human nature. Available here.
Sometimes the best way to partner with children is to get out of their way and give them the space, time, and freedom to create their own Culture of Childhood (great new article by Peter Gray).
This week’s grooves included a 3-part series about an easy way to reconnect with your power through a simple change in vocabulary...