Building Emotional Muscle

In her classes, Dr. Kathleen Young stresses to students that it is important to build up to studying difficult subjects such as death, dying, genocide, and war. Students develop emotional muscle and become "scholar warriors" as they learn to avoid compassion fatigue.

Part of the Innovative Teaching Showcase 2005-06, created by the Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment at Western Washington University: http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/showcase2005/

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[iamgabrielf]

A question to Dr. Young's students.

When discussing abuses, does she draw distinction between sociopaths in power and the general public or does she think that all of us might be sociopaths under certain circumstances?

Please point me to where I might learn more of her opinions and why she formed them. Thanks.

[kcasto]

This video is part of a web publication entitled the Innovative Teaching Showcase, where this professor describes her philosophy and practice in more detail. Follow the link in the expanded description above and following the links to her written "Being Human" Portfolio.

[iamgabrielf]

@kcasto, thanks.

[Lassielurv]

@space1in

Wish I had a teacher like this... Chocolate is the remedy to all the earths problems...

Instead of trying o negotiate treaties or territorial spats and ect, we should all just advise one another to eat some chocolate !

[space1in]

haha, she leaves out how sometimes after really emotional lectures, she tells us, "now go eat some dark chocolate!" she knows.

[Lassielurv]

It comforts me to know this teacher cares so much about sharing her knowledge, but in such a way that shows she cares about people... :)

[dantol]

Wonderful video, thank you.