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# Building Empathy In and Out of the Classroom
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/movies/american-creed-ikwuqf-2/extras/building-empathy-and-out-classroom-yn0dly-2/
- Published: 2025-09-23T07:05:26.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-27T17:01:37.000Z
- Description: The story of a war veteran from rural WI resonates unexpectedly in a Chicago classroom.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: american-creed-ikwuqf-2, #ZZZ_Show_e0dc2d87-c1d5-4185-923d-6463c570e7a5, #geo-us, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_f3bd7d0e-8257-49c2-80c7-d617396122a2, #movie-extra

“We’re always talking about building empathy… but it’s always easier to show than tell.” Chicago high school teacher Erin Slifka Devlin uses American Creed curriculum designed by Facing History and Ourselves to demonstrate the power of empathy and understanding different points of view.