Empathy in Action: How Teachers Prepare Future Citizens | #DigitalCitiZENship #digcit #ModernEDU | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it

Empathy is systemically related to all of the abilities on the compass, particularly to self-awareness at "true south." Research suggests that the more children become aware of themselves, the better they become at understanding others. Volumes have been written about how to teach empathy, and there is still much to learn. In an excellent article from the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley, author Roman Krznaric, Ph.D., claims that highly empathetic people:

Cultivate curiosity about strangers


Challenge prejudices and discover commonalities


Gain direct experience of other people's lives


Listen and open themselves to others


Inspire mass action and social change


Develop an ambitious imagination


All of these behaviors foster personal growth and lifelong learning while contributing to the growth of society, particularly empathy's role in inspiring social change.

 

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