Episode 10 : Sandy Sohcot part two

Episode 10 : Sandy Sohcot part two

Washington, DC: HRE USA, 2023

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Human Rights Education Now! Podcasts; Season 1, Episode 10

In episode 10 part two, Sandy Sohcot, founder and director of the The World As It Could Be Human Rights Education Program, shares more about her work with the Women’s Leadership Alliance and connections to human rights education (HRE). She discusses her ideas around what she thinks ought to be future priorities in human rights education, as well as collaborations between HRE and social justice organizations. In addition, Sandy shares her ideas around the importance of forging links between HRE and social and emotional learning. She discusses co-authoring a book chapter with Rosemary Blanchard in Mindful Social Studies, and how Eleanor Roosevelt has been her most influential role model. Sandy shares her thoughts around one critical change she thinks would help advance human rights education, and what she sees as the federal government’s weak commitment to educating about human rights. Finally, Sandy shares a 2nd grade project as an example of how educators can integrate human rights education to help young people learn about human rights from an early age.

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