"The Kindness Machine" - Season 3, Episode 5
Kindness is an important skill to develop, but too often, we talk about it as an abstract concept without really explaining it in a way that a child can truly understand or put into practice in their lives. Leave it to a teacher to change that! Christina Dankert, a 2nd grade teacher in Sylvania, literally wrote the book on it. She discusses her debut children's book, "The Kindness Machine."SUBSCRIBE | Click here to subscribe to Education Matters on Apple Podcasts or click here to subscribe on Google podcasts so you don't miss a thing. And don't forget you can listen to all of the previous episodes anytime on your favorite podcast platform, or by clicking here.
Featured Education Matters guest:
- Christina Dankert, 2nd grade teacher, Sylvania Schools
- Author: "The Kindness Machine"
- Christina Dankert has a passion for literacy and believes that we can change the world by reading to the children in our lives. She lives in Sylvania, Ohio, with her husband, Chad, and their two children. She has dreamed of collaborating with her husband to merge their two professions of educator and artist into one meaningful product. The Kindness Machine, their debut picture book, allowed that dream to come true.
- Learn more about Christina at www.christinadankert.com
MORE | To order your own copy of The Kindness Machine, click here.
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This episode was recorded on August 23, 2022.
