“I don’t know why storytelling is such an intrinsic part of the human experience. But if we lose it, I think we essentially lose our humanity.”

- Jason Alexander, Actor

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Teaching The Thread is the companion educator guide and episode lessons created to explore the power of personal narratives to help students navigate the complexities of the modern world and discover new passions and purpose.

Students will:

* Connect intellectual inquiry with emotional engagement

* Expand one's worldview by listening to diverse and divergent perspectives

* Strengthen civic literacy by learning about different ways to participate in democracy

* Deepen content knowledge across the arts, politics, journalism, and history

* Sharpen critical media literacy by analyzing point of view, bias, and perspective 

* Explore what it means to live a purpose-driven life by engaging with another's life story

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