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Blog: Patty Zeitlin

Essays

Jan 01, 2007:

The Power of Empathy

(Patty Zeitlin)
When I worked as a nanny, I assisted one day each week in a cooperative preschool, where the twin 3½-year-old girls in my care were enrolled. They had been to school there the year before, and were comfortable enough to run off and play without needing my constant attention. Several other children were newcomers, however, and in the process of letting their mothers leave for the first time. (continued)
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