Two books I that I think could help with my essay, quote drop below:

“Attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. Stay eager” TAON – Susan Sontag

“Saul Bellow coined the phrase ‘first class noticer’ – cultivating the ability to attend to what others overlook. Experiencing ‘enchanting reality’ as a new and fortuitous gift – is crucial to any creative process.” TAON

“Arts and culture, by their very essence, tells us stories about the human condition and help us to understand and live with our fellow citizens. It is a demonstrably powerful and positive force.” TEI

“Compassion is the cultural glue that holds us together as communities” TEI

Personally I believe that empathy and noticing are connected and that both of these elements heighten a persons emotional intelligence. There is much to be said of ‘being in tune’ with other people, especially within teaching and learning.