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Flowers, candy, and back rubs are all great gifts to give to your partner, but if you don't bring the compassion into play, you're only doing half of the job! We are going to challenge you to think that without compassion, nothing else really matters. If this seems far-fetched, read on to discover 21 ways compassion can truly change your relationship for the better.

The question of what learning matters most to our students is one that I return to regularly. A fascinating range of models are available each with similar elements but presented in a slightly different manner. Most could be summarised by the 'Four C's' model outlined in 'Most Likely to Succeed' by Tony Wagner and Ted Dintersmith. Critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity are vital and each plays an important role in allowing us to manage the complexity of modern day life. Beyond being relevant to success in the classroom the Four C's are the foundations of life-long learning but I question if alone they are enough. I believe we must include a fifth; compassion.

Fifty years ago, on April 4, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated . In the decades since, his name has become synonymous with the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Five decades after the passing of King, his wisdom, his words, and his compassion are needed now more than ever. Let's recall this great man's nuggets of wisdom and some of the most inspiring and insightful quotes which we have taken from King's speeches, sermons and essays.