Roots of Empathy: Changing the World Child by Child

Roots of empathy -- an evidence-based program developed in 1996 by longtime educator and social entrepreneur Mary Gordon -- has already reached more than 270,000 children in Canada, the U.S., Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and elsewhere. Now, as <i>The New York Times</i> reports that &quot;empathy lessons are spreading everywhere amid concerns over the pressure on students from high-stakes tests and a race to college that starts in kindergarten,&quot; Mary Gordon explains the value of and how best to nurture empathy and social and emotional literacy in all children -- and thereby reduce aggression, antisocial behavior, and bullying.<br>