1) Reflection: Write about a time that you have been mistaken 1) Reflection: Write about a time that you have been mistaken in your judgment of someone or when someone has been in your judgment of someone or when someone has been mistaken in a judgment about you.mistaken in a judgment about you.● How did you feel afterward? What lessons did you learn? How did you feel afterward? What lessons did you learn?

2) Talk about the most interesting or exotic place you have 2) Talk about the most interesting or exotic place you have traveled and describe your experience with traveling.traveled and describe your experience with traveling.

3) Write a sentence or two about a family member who is very 3) Write a sentence or two about a family member who is very important to you and why.important to you and why.

4) Talk about a time you have been in a public space, such as 4) Talk about a time you have been in a public space, such as an airport, metro, bus. What are the sights, smells and sounds? an airport, metro, bus. What are the sights, smells and sounds?

5) Describe a time that you have had to move or lost something5) Describe a time that you have had to move or lost somethingyou were attached to. How did you come to terms and adjust?you were attached to. How did you come to terms and adjust?

6) Do you have a favorite literary work or character? What do 6) Do you have a favorite literary work or character? What do you like about that work/character that draws you to it?you like about that work/character that draws you to it?

7) When I grow up, I wanna be........7) When I grow up, I wanna be........

Empathy discussionBen Sellers

Christchurch SchoolApril 30, 2014

Sympathy

● The feeling that you care about and are sorry about someone else's trouble, grief, misfortune, etc.

● An affinity, association, or relationship between persons or things wherein whatever affects one similarly affects the other

Empathy

● The feeling that you understand and share another person's experiences and emotions : the ability to share someone else's feelings

● The action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner

The Problem: How do WE succeed in

empathizing with THEM?

The Solution: finding common ground

What do you see in someone that makes

them like you?Regional connections? Shared interest in experiences & activities? A genuine love of family, friends and fun? A common humanity?

We basically identify with the culture we relate most closely to, want to emulate the most, and thus

begin to shape ourselves in that way, gradually taking on mannerisms or fashion styles. In finding common ground, we must do the same thing, embracing different culture for example by sharing in their food, by walking in their footsteps.

Common groundIf our “style” defines who we are

through our interests, and gives us identity, what defines our style?

Experiences? Values?

TravelUnderstanding customs

Following in footsteps

LiteratureConnect with

characters

Interpret key themes about

mankind

Management & relationships

Use pathos and personal

charisma to exert influence,

win support

Make more informed decisions

by walking in others' shoes

Friends

& Family

Friends

& Family