Sheryl Harmer: Author and Artist
Author and artist Sheryl Harmer highlights the skills of empathy and perspective taking. This helps someone connect to different people and places. Using an example from the Seattle Art Museum, she explains how she has learned about her own self and emotions by examining the art of others. This connection to social and emotional learning, she believes, is essential to a functioning democracy.
Teach with TVW is a free online resource provided by TVW for Washington state social studies teachers to engage their students in state government and help to inspire active citizens.
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