Developing honest, open, sincere, and straightforward communication in communities—communities in which stakeholders are comfortable sharing deeply-held values (PI Practice M1)—requires vulnerability, a quality that does not come naturally in a competitive, performance-based society. University of Houston researcher Brené Brown describes the role of vulnerability, self-compassion, and authenticity in developing a well-connected society.
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The power of vulnerability
What?/so what?/now what?
Tool
40 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
How classroom political discussions—controversies, too—prepare students for needed civic participation
Article
10 minutes
By: Holly Korbey, KQED
Should you be civil to a racist? Yes, but you should still call them out.
Article
10 minutes
By: Robert Danisch, Wiliam Keith
7 things teachers say to create a supportive classroom
Article
15 minutes
By: Edutopia, Stephen Merrill
Intellectual humility quiz
Tool
15 minutes
By: Shane Snow