“ ...whenever we pull up alongside a reader to confer about a book and are met with a definitive “I like it” or “I don’t like it.” And, when these same children are given technological tools without further guidance, those same binary preferences persist in their online preferences”
Listen in as Ziemke and Muhtaris talk about how to provide opportunities for students to think deeper by exploring perspectives other than their own.
Teachers can break students of this habit of binary thinking through modeling and engagement. Teachers who have built an environment of trust and respect can gently push children beyond binary thinking through conversation. Below are some examples of this sort of language from Chapter 3:
This work can lead students on a path towards greater empathy and compassion. And Ziemke and Muhtaris want to remind us too that "Empathy is not a mere pleasantry; it's a skill for every domain of our lives."
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