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Snacks in the Classroom: Changing the Way We Eat
By Kim Korona We’ve all read the studies. Childhood obesity, type 2 diabetes and food allergies are on the rise. Teachers, the guardians of kids between the hours of eight and three, are often...
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Challenging Stereotypes about Muslims and Sikhs in the Classroom
By Sonny Singh “Terrorist.” “The enemy.” “Dangerous.” Whenever I ask a group of students what common stereotypes about Muslims are, these responses are repeated without hesitation. To me, it comes...
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HEART Offers Online Professional Development Course in Humane Education to...
Why did you become a teacher? Was it to help youth learn how to think more critically and become more conscientious decision makers? Was it to encourage them to become more compassionate citizens?...
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Bring Diverse Books Into Your Classroom
By Ali Berman From elementary school through graduate school, I read a lot of great books. Books that inspired me and taught me to think about literature and life. Books that shaped my world. And...
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How These Students Stood Up to Bullying in Their School – Part 1
December 12th is designated as Human Rights Day here in the US, but for us at HEART, every day is a day to explore and act upon ways to protect and enhance the rights of all living beings, and the...
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How These Students Stood Up to Bullying in Their School – Part 2
When we last heard about our intrepid heroes they were in the process of deciding how to confront the evil Dr. Harm, a villain who threatens and even physically hurts people, animals or natural...
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Where Did Our Compassion Go? A Discussion on the Loss of the Human-Animal Bond
The popularity of humane education is on the rise. Throughout the country more and more elementary, middle and high schools are implementing compassion, empathy and social responsibility into their...
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What Is the Difference Between Empathy and Compassion?
By Kristina Hulvershorn A question that never fails to puzzle students is, “What is the difference between empathy and compassion?” Most of us are familiar with the notion that empathy is putting...
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Chicago Students Organize Puppy Mill Awareness Week
After learning about the plight of dogs in puppy mills, eighth grade HEART students at Courtenay Language Arts Center in Chicago decided they wanted to take action to help. The students organized the...
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NYC Students Travel to Albany to Lobby for Animals
For eight weeks, starting on January 22nd, a group of compassionate middle school students from I.S. 230 in Jackson Heights, Queens met every Thursday afternoon to learn about different animal...
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