Building Foundations for Democracy

In his powerful new book, A Can of Worms: Fearless Conversations with Toddlers, Nick Terrones discusses the importance of rich conversations with young children: "Over my time in early childhood education, I’ve come to understand my work as building the social and emotional foundations for democracy, and, really, for global citizenship. Two key skills for participants in a democracy are the capacity to hold complexity and to understand multiple truths and perspectives. For democracy to thrive, its members need to be able to talk and think together across our differing experiences, perspectives, and values."

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