Roots of Empathy--an evidence-based program developed in 1996 by
longtime educator and social entrepreneur Mary Gordon--has already
reached more than a million children in 14 countries, including Canada,
the US, Japan, Australia, and the UK. Now, as The New York Times
reports that "empathy lessons are spreading everywhere amid concerns
over the pressure on students from high-stakes tests and a race to
college that starts in kindergarten," Mary Gordon explains the value of
and how best to nurture empathy and social and emotional literacy in all
children--and thereby reduce aggression, antisocial behavior, and
bullying.