{"id":917,"date":"2022-01-03T18:03:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T18:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa.angelink.com\/blog\/?p=917"},"modified":"2023-02-13T23:06:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T23:06:41","slug":"shes-teaching-kids-kindness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qa.angelink.com\/blog\/shes-teaching-kids-kindness\/","title":{"rendered":"She&#8217;s Teaching Kids Kindness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After a twenty year career in graphic design and art direction, Racquel Jarmillo Palacio (R.J. Palacio) decided to write a children\u2019s book. Since its publication in 2012, Palacio\u2019s book has inspired its 16 million+ readers to #ChooseKind and has created a mammoth movement of empathy among young people.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>What is this three hundred and ten paged bildungsroman that\u2019s shaped a generation?&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wonder&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Wonder<\/em> is a middle grade novel that centers on a boy starting fifth grade at a brand new school\u2014a terrifying feat for anyone. However, Auggie Pullman is further challenged by his facial differences, which make him stand out from other kids at an age where ever wants to fit in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wonder (2017 Movie) Official Trailer \u2013 #ChooseKind \u2013 Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ngiK1gQKgK8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As Auggie navigates year one of middle school with courage and sensitivity, we grow to love him. We feel his embarrassment each time others stare and ask crude questions and we experience his parents\u2019 relief each time he\u2019s included and accepted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>R.J. Palacio uses the power of narrative to give us perspective into the mind and world of a wonderfully brave child. The narration is raw, and reading Auggie\u2019s thoughts teaches us how our actions, words, and even quick glances can deeply affect others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the author doesn\u2019t stop with the main character. Palacio rotates through narrators, telling a single story through multiple perspectives. We learn why one child chose to turn his back on Auggie while another invited him to sit beside her at lunch\u2014and we have understanding and empathy for both.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Palacio\u2019s approach to kindness and understanding is holistic: We come to know the victim, bully and bystander, and we feel for all three. <em>Wonder<\/em> challenges readers of all ages to grow in grace and kindness.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Inspiration&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Auggie is a fictional character, but his syndrome, Treacher Collins, is real. RJ Palacio was <a href=\"https:\/\/wonderthebook.com\/about\">inspired<\/a> to write a story about a child with this genetic disorder after one specific encounter: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cI was with my two sons one day in front of an ice cream store, and we found ourselves in close proximity to a child with a severe facial difference. My younger son started to cry because he was scared, and I was nervous that his tears might hurt the child&#8217;s feelings, so I left the scene very quickly and rather abruptly. I realized afterward that I had handled the situation terribly. What I wished I had done was to turn that encounter into a teaching moment for my kids. I wished I had stopped to talk to the child, and shown my own kids there was nothing to be afraid of. It made me wonder what it must be like for that child, facing a world every day that doesn&#8217;t know how to face you back.\u201d<\/p><cite>R.J. Palacio<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kindness<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Palacio may have missed her \u2018teaching moment\u2019 at the ice cream store, but she\u2019s since made up for it! <em>Wonder<\/em>\u2019s powerful message has challenged millions of middle schoolers to go beyond being friendly, and step up to actually be a friend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This New York Times<em> <\/em>Bestseller now required reading at thousands of schools across the nation and has been translated into over 40 languages. 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