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Compassionate curiosity

The desire to seek to understand why others behave in the ways they do is fundamental to providing learning environments that work well for all stakeholders. In this conversation from understanding.org, two educators discuss the fundamental role of curiosity in troubleshooting challenging learning environments.

Video

   20 minutes

   By: Principled Innovation® (PI)

   Educator-prep | K-12 educators


Making connections:

Principled Innovation asks us to work with others and recognize the limits of our own knowledge so that we can better understand and tackle the complex issues our communities face.

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