Most schools neglect the humane development of students and focus on academic standards; how do we change this?

So I came across an excellent 5-minute play about a teacher who wished to use art education to help develop a sense of compassion and responsibility in students in a non-coercive manner. The Hooghly Review - "Art is Not English" by Daniel Gauss

In the very short play, the teacher is humiliated and attacked by administrators.

Do you also feel that we have neglected the humane development of our students in our attempt to cover every single American Common Core Standard in existence?

Can we talk about what each of us can do to bring humanity and compassion and love into a classroom?

Can you give examples of kindness and love and concern just breaking out in your classroom despite the attention given to purely academic standards?

Is there a way we can codify this, is there a way we can put compassion into the curriculum?

Submitted September 19, 2024 at 01:29AM by gubernatus https://ift.tt/1BgyAGZ