A Time for Empathy
“Face to face conversation is the most human and humanizing thing we do. Fully present to one another, we learn to listen. It’s where we develop the capacity for empathy,” shares Sherry Turkle in her Book Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age. When our son attended Montessori, they sent a bi-weekly newsletter with a focus on community and character building. The students defined empathy as “caring for others and thinking [...]