The work Danielle Allen has done with the Democratic Knowledge Project to help educators provide the skills necessary for students to succeed in operating their democracy is inspiring and an excellent topic to be considering as we prepare to return to the classroom.
What was your biggest takeaway after listening to the conversation between Angela and Danielle?
Leave a comment below on how you will use the information from her keynote address to prepare for this upcoming school year!
Biggest Take away...building empathy and it is all about relationships. I could have listened to them for another hour! So good!
I love these words of wisdom from Dr. Allen:
“Reflective patriotism”
“Relations before transactions”
“Democracy is intellectually demanding”
I look forward to exploring the resources in https://www.educatingforamericandemocracy.org/the-roadmap/. The charges to: find your civics story and to work with someone who holds different opinions than…
