Thursday, November 12 (Friday, November 13 - sharing your work)
You have selected either the Roots of Empathy program or the Human Library program. Become an expert on that program and design a short presentation (ie: google slides) that you will share in tomorrow's class (Friday).
Try to include the following info in your presentation:
An overview of the program:
What does it ‘look like’ in practice?
Where does it take place? (schools, public spaces, etc)
What does the program hope to achieve? ... In other words, how does it inspire empathy?
Explain empathy is hoped to be achieved through the program.
What are some of the perceived benefits of the program?
What is your personal opinion of the program for attempting to promote empathy?
Wednesday, November 11
Focus Question: Can 'empathy' challenge and change society?
Start with this easy Empathy Test. Click HERE.
Click HERE to find out your Empathy Quotient.
Link to Roman's talk: HERE
In your notes, write down the steps to building empathy.
Tuesday, November 10
Review: objective, subjective, and inter-subjective perspectives.
Watch: CLICK.
What's your label? On the yellow piece of paper, write:
"I am __________," (a label that you feel is associated to you) "but I am not _____________________" (challenge the label)
Monday, November 9
Distinguishing between objective, subjective, and inter-subjective perspectives.
Remember our conversation about how eating horses, eagles, cats, worms, and grasshoppers are (objectively) healthier to consume than beef and chicken :)
Click HERE for the handout.
You have selected either the Roots of Empathy program or the Human Library program. Become an expert on that program and design a short presentation (ie: google slides) that you will share in tomorrow's class (Friday).
Try to include the following info in your presentation:
An overview of the program:
What does it ‘look like’ in practice?
Where does it take place? (schools, public spaces, etc)
What does the program hope to achieve? ... In other words, how does it inspire empathy?
Explain empathy is hoped to be achieved through the program.
What are some of the perceived benefits of the program?
What is your personal opinion of the program for attempting to promote empathy?
Wednesday, November 11
Focus Question: Can 'empathy' challenge and change society?
Start with this easy Empathy Test. Click HERE.
Click HERE to find out your Empathy Quotient.
Link to Roman's talk: HERE
In your notes, write down the steps to building empathy.
Tuesday, November 10
Review: objective, subjective, and inter-subjective perspectives.
Watch: CLICK.
What's your label? On the yellow piece of paper, write:
"I am __________," (a label that you feel is associated to you) "but I am not _____________________" (challenge the label)
Monday, November 9
Distinguishing between objective, subjective, and inter-subjective perspectives.
Remember our conversation about how eating horses, eagles, cats, worms, and grasshoppers are (objectively) healthier to consume than beef and chicken :)
Click HERE for the handout.