tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752544695499885154.post6855840792986459687..comments2024-03-22T03:21:52.628-04:00Comments on Reading, Teaching, Learning: Slice of Life Story Challenge - What I Know For Sure - Walk a MileHolly Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00476411667354933648noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752544695499885154.post-4550006934045920952015-03-12T04:02:09.706-04:002015-03-12T04:02:09.706-04:00I have wanted to travel overseas for a long time.....I have wanted to travel overseas for a long time... I didn't know of the museum in Washington. Still far but more possible.<br />Loraleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10196420351567403826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752544695499885154.post-75758187483754267342015-03-12T03:59:51.782-04:002015-03-12T03:59:51.782-04:00My eyes were filled with tears the entire time I w...My eyes were filled with tears the entire time I was reading. Thank you for sharing this...Loraleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10196420351567403826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752544695499885154.post-22686307584136743302015-03-11T17:34:41.066-04:002015-03-11T17:34:41.066-04:00Such a beautiful post, Holly - those last lines to...Such a beautiful post, Holly - those last lines took my breath away.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752544695499885154.post-2127157888197633432015-03-11T13:53:59.171-04:002015-03-11T13:53:59.171-04:00Holly, you have a lot of people interested in your...Holly, you have a lot of people interested in your unit! I went to the Holocaust Museum almost twenty years ago with our kids, and my visit was much like yours. I think it's time for me to revisit it. Thank goodness for teachers like you in our world filling " ...those shoes with living, breathing people of mercy."Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752544695499885154.post-75929849671748033262015-03-11T12:22:43.162-04:002015-03-11T12:22:43.162-04:00I, too, was touched by this post. I know I would ...I, too, was touched by this post. I know I would have cried at all those shoes. Teaching empathy is important. What you know for sure is powerful and can spread. Love this line, "We have to fill those shoes with living, breathing people of mercy.Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752544695499885154.post-83487015829758229852015-03-11T10:15:45.240-04:002015-03-11T10:15:45.240-04:00I've enjoyed reading all your Slice of Life po...I've enjoyed reading all your Slice of Life posts, today's was especially moving. Empathy and acceptance are so important, love this quote "But one thing I know for sure: We are the last witnesses. If we don't teach compassion and empathy as parents, teachers, aunts, uncles, neighbors, and mentors, who will? We have to fill those shoes with living, breathing people of mercy."Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260139292374478327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752544695499885154.post-79881876315205330362015-03-11T08:23:10.719-04:002015-03-11T08:23:10.719-04:00You stopped me in my tracks when you posed: "...You stopped me in my tracks when you posed: "Our sayings about not judging people until you walk a mile in someone's shoes come alive when you stand there looking at all those remnants of real people. All those lives. It brings home the absolute necessity of directly teaching and practicing empathy.." The fact that you and your colleague developed a unit to teach empathy is a game-changer for these kids, and all who they will impact through their lives. You're sending waves of empathy and acceptance through coming generations. <br /><br />I'd LOVE to get the files on your unit, and share something similar with my students!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02828054852222637629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752544695499885154.post-55024162085441716922015-03-11T07:17:23.196-04:002015-03-11T07:17:23.196-04:00This hit me. That pile of shoes, that pile of shoe...This hit me. That pile of shoes, that pile of shoes.When people come into my 2nd grade, they are always amazed by how empathetic my kids are. Thank you amazing picture books. I couldn't have said this better: "But one thing I know for sure: We are the last witnesses. If we don't teach compassion and empathy as parents, teachers, aunts, uncles, neighbors, and mentors, who will? We have to fill those shoes with living, breathing people of mercy."Kimberley Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944774091932084680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752544695499885154.post-34919075772714187062015-03-11T07:09:55.916-04:002015-03-11T07:09:55.916-04:00Wow. This is incredibly powerful stuff here. I vis...Wow. This is incredibly powerful stuff here. I visited a former concentration camp in Germany while I was in high school. While I don't remember a ton of specifics, I do remember the feeling of looking around at my friends. We were an exuberant, lively bunch.... but not that day. That day we were all stunned into utter silence.<br /><br />I'm going to take a look at your unit. I'm working on WNDB with my fifth graders, and I'd like to see what you do!maria.selkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052847577940056985noreply@blogger.com