Lifetime educator, Dr. Mindy Shaw, maintained a philosophy in her classroom of 4 to 8 year olds to "teach humanity daily" in addition to the more traditional skill sets of reading, writing and math. Now, in an era of remote and hybrid learning, the notion of teaching humanity is somewhat threatened. She has created a series of e-books and paperbacks so that parents can have the tools they need for also teaching social and emotional skills, and in this series, Dr. Shaw discusses what it means to teach humanity both in general and in an era of learning via computer.
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Monday May 20, 2024
Monday May 20, 2024
In this episode, Dr. Shaw talks about the celebrations of the Spring Season. The religious holidays and other celebrations of this season have a focus on re-birth, growth and freedom. She relates a personal story about her recent experience telling the story of Passover to her young grandchildren and how she handles some of the scary parts of that story. She talked at that dinner about how the Passover story allows a vision into the human condition and is very focused on the notion of freedom. There are lessons in there about co-existence and it demonstrates different belief systems. The conversation then turns to handling relationships that may not share the same point of view... her conclusion is that someone may not be a friend, but that doesn't mean one shouldn't be friendly with that person. The understanding that comes from this is that in order to have peace in our lives, acceptance of differences is key.
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