I have been deeply concerned about the growing lack of kindness that individuals are displaying when engaging with those providing them with services. This occurs in restaurants, airplanes, healthcare facilities, stores and educational institutions. It is not enough to say: Be Kind to others. Words are not enough. Deeds matter.
Below is a link to an essay I wrote explaining why I believe that kindness has taken a vacation and what we need to do about it -- which will strike many as counterintuitive.
I am also doing a tweet-a-thon with Crayola on July 21 at 5:00 est. #CrayolaEduChat about kindness and inclusion when school restart in Aug/Sept.
Join us for the tweet-a-thon. Share the essay. Display kindness. The alternatives are, in a word, unacceptable.
My team is also doing an event related to reopening schools and strategies for doing that optimally. We can include kindness as an alternative to discipline.
Share thoughts. Circulate the information. See you at one or more of these events. I'd welcome that.
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