Discuss | We Are Courageous: A PBS American Portrait Series for Georgia Educators

Join GPB Education as we explore the inspiring teaching tools surrounding PBS American Portrait, a national storytelling project that invites us all to share our voices in response to a number of thought-provoking prompts. Participants will discuss how our stories can help us build empathy and community, invite courageous conversations in our schools and classrooms, and inspire our students to create their own unique American portraits.

Session 3 (Discuss): To gain empathy we need to listen deeply. As educators, we strive to cultivate safe learning spaces where we model respecting others by listening, even when we disagree or may not understand. The power of communication is listening with empathy, searching for common ground, exploring new ideas and perspectives, and bringing unexamined assumptions into the open. We must seek some commitment to listen more than we speak.