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Influential Origins | Ep. 710: Kim Keiserman, Education and Civic Responsibility, Part 1 | HMTC

Moving between ten addresses and eight schools before graduation taught Kim Keiserman how deeply community, education, and belonging shape a young person’s life.

On Influential Origins, host Alan Mindel welcomes educator and community leader Kim Keiserman for Part 1 of a conversation about the experiences that shaped her commitment to public education and civic responsibility. Kim traces her journey from studying government and history at William & Mary to teaching social studies at St. Peter’s Prep, developing curricula, and leading service projects.

She explains how literature, faith, family conversations, and exposure to different communities strengthened her belief in freedom of conscience, critical thinking, and democratic participation. Kim also describes designing classrooms around “respectful curiosity” and helping students learn across differences. Their conversation closes with a vital lesson: people can learn to become perpetrators or bystanders, but through education and action, they can also learn altruism, courage, and responsibility for others.

Influential Origins on hmTv | Host: Alan Mindel | Guest: Kim Keiserman
A production of the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County

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CHAPTERS

0:00 Introduction
0:57 Childhood Across Ten Addresses
1:53 Government, History, and Civic Engagement
3:46 How Moving Shaped Connection and Curiosity
6:06 Public Education and Community Support
9:35 Faith, Human Dignity, and the Golden Rule
12:24 Freedom of Conscience and Democracy
14:21 A William & Mary Family Story
16:24 Choosing Education and Public Service
18:03 Teaching at St. Peter’s Prep
22:19 Service Learning in Practice
23:33 Curriculum Design and Respectful Curiosity
25:19 Perpetrators, Bystanders, and Rescuers
28:03 Closing

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