Oct 8 2012: Thank you! I am also currently working on a curriculum to teach mindfulness to teachers through classes at a community college. I am trying to spread the word that it is up to the teachers. Parker Palmer has a great line for this: "Who is the teacher that teachers?" A teacher's inner life is projected back onto the students every day in the classroom.
Oct 8 2012: I totally agree with you! Education doesn't seem to be important to either candidate. We all know testing is not the indicator of learning. We need educators making these decisions...not politicians.
Oct 8 2012: Do you see any value in teaching mindfulness and social and emotional learning in public schools? I am an eighth grade teacher in a public school. I currently have a master's degree in contemplative education and try to incorporate these skills into my classroom
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