Linda Chave from the Child Guidance Center of Mid-Fairfield County sent me this link on a 6 minute speech that will make you shiver. She talks about learning, empathy, and critical thinking. Her words are eloquent and thoughtful. This is one speech you will remember. Take 6 minutes to hear it through.
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/06/07/judith-butler-mcgill-2013-commencement-address/
Here's a hint of one small part of the speech:
"You will need all of those skills to move forward, affirming this earth, our ethical obligations to live among those who are invariably different from ourselves, to demand recognition for our histories and our struggles at the same time that we lend that to others, to live our passions without causing harm to others, and to know the difference between raw prejudice and distortion, and sound critical judgment.
The first step towards nonviolence, which is surely an absolute obligation we all bear, is to begin to think critically, and to ask others to do the same."
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