Talking with Authors: Krista Tippett, Becoming Wise – An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living
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Grades: 9 - 12
Video Description: Known for her “heavenly” voice, NPR’s On Being host Krista Tippett visited St. Louis on a book tour promoting her most recent title, “Becoming Wise – An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living.” The religious journalism pioneer (and Peabody Award and National Humanities Medal recipient) discusses how she chose the wise experts for her book, advice they’ve given that she wishes she had earlier in life and how love can ultimately mend most of our social struggles.
Type of Video: Interview*
Unique Video ID: Sociology-1**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Provide the video for students doing research for an independent project in sociology and/or communications. What insights do they gain that they can use in their presentation/report?
- Use the video in a flipped learning activity and have students come to class prepared to share two insights gained by watching the video and two questions they’d like answered through their own or class research.
*Interviews feature extended conversation exploring fascinating topics with fascinating people in the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
