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Some schools are teaching kindness classes: "Makes me want to be a better person"

Schools teach kids how to read, write and do math. But what about a class on how to be kind? In some places, it is. Steve Hartman goes "On the Road" with the story.

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Some schools are teaching kindness classes: "Makes me want to be a better person"

Schools teach kids how to read, write and do math. But what about a class on how to be kind? In some places, it is. Steve Hartman goes "On the Road" with the story.

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Some schools are teaching kindness classes: "Makes me want to be a better person"

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