Worried about the shrinking presence of empathy in our schools? I know how you feel.
With classrooms operating more like grade factories, it's hard to make the case for school-driven empathy. Faced with an endless cycle of memorize, drill, spit back and test, teachers have become the wardens of a new educational reality that pits the head against the heart.
Maree Whiteley's insight:
Empathy is listed as one of the key concepts in AC History but also has a strong presence as a Personal and Social Capability in the Australian Curriculum http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/GeneralCapabilities/personal-and-social-capability/Continuum#page=3