Empathy EducationFor five years I was part of an extraordinary initiative to make empathy the new literacy in education. Part of my role was to build a…Nov 5, 2021Nov 5, 2021
Cosmos: A Spacetime OdysseyCosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey is a 13-part series narrated by astrophysicist and science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson that takes us on…Mar 25, 2021Mar 25, 2021
Published inChangemakersTransforming EducationUN’s International Youth Day — on August 12th — is a chance to acknowledge that young people do not have to wait until they grow up to…Aug 8, 2019Aug 8, 2019
Youth in ChargeAt Ashoka, we believe that kids have the capacity to think about big, social problems and come up with creative and innovative solutions…Nov 28, 20181Nov 28, 20181
Published inChangemakersBack to School with #StartEmpathy and #ChangemakerEdSchools are like living organisms. Microcosms of society. The place where young people spend most of their young lives, learning about…Jul 31, 2018Jul 31, 2018
Teachers Talk ~ Changemaker EducationChangemaker Schools are part of a global community of innovative public, private, and charter institutions that are reimagining how young…Jul 26, 2018Jul 26, 2018
Changemaker StudentsChangemaking is when students realize they do not need to grow up to make a difference. This belief, however, does not grow in a vacuum…Jul 25, 2018Jul 25, 2018
Changemaker Educators“I think it is important for students to know that they have the ability to change the world around them and to be able to embrace their…Jul 25, 2018Jul 25, 2018
A School Culture of ChangemakingSchools are like living organisms. Microcosms of society. The place where young people spend most of their young lives, learning about…Jul 25, 2018Jul 25, 2018
Published inChangemakersA Case for Promoting Empathy in SchoolsEmpathy is the little-known giant. Empathy is naturally hardwired into our brain and when harnessed, plays a crucial role in innovation…Jul 25, 2018Jul 25, 2018