It’s comforting to have people agree with us. And this desire to “be right” leads to motivated reasoning which ultimately leads to finding comfort in our own bubbles. Internet search engines and social media algorithms have been fine tuned to feed into this aspect of human psychology.
But there is value in intentionally seeking out people with different viewpoints. We grow, intellectually and emotionally, when we engage our empathy and strive to learn what people with different life experiences have to say. And we lose a lot - as individuals and as communities - when we avoid challenging ourselves to listen to folks whose life experiences have led them to very different conclusions than the ones we hold.
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Resources:
Emotional Intelligence For Students And Educators
https://culturesofdignity.com/blog/blog-cultures-of-dignity/emotional-intelligence/
Anti-Bias Education
https://www.teachingforchange.org/educator-resources/anti-bias-education
Do Something Performance Tasks
https://www.learningforjustice.org/classroom-resources/student-tasks/do-something
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