Public education for some time has been heavily focused on what curricula we believe will be helpful to students. Life-Enriching Education is based on the premise that the relationship between teachers and students, the relationships of students with one another, and the relationships of students to what they are learning are equally important in preparing students for the future.

People heal from their pain when they have an authentic connection with another human being.

It's harder to empathize with those who appear to possess more power, status, or resources.

This language is from the head. It is a way of mentally classifying people into varying shades of good and bad, right and wrong. Ultimately, it provokes defensiveness, resistance, and counterattack. It is a language of demands.

Make your goal to attend to your underlying needs and to aim for a resolution so satisfying that everyone involved has their needs met also.

The more we empathize with the other party, the safer we feel.

Understanding the other persons' needs does not mean you have to give up on your own needs.