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TO BE SEEN, HEARD, LOVED: A CALL TO ACTION

Empathy, a word derived from the Germans, ein fuhlung meaning “feeling into.”

In American schools, universities and homes, the word empathy is getting heavy attention as we face an onslaught of advancing technology intersecting with a youth mental health crisis. There are many that say the children of the iGeneration are less empathetic than others. Is this truth or rumor?

As veteran educators, we have witnessed the definitive shift in what we, as adults, perceive as less empathic children. The 24-hour news cycle

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