Hello, from teachers and students.
This term Grade 2/3 MB are going to be looking at the virtues of empathy.
We have created some videos of the students demonstrating these concepts, but have had difficulty uploading them. We'll try to put them in the newsletter at a future date.
According to Wilson McCaskill, empathy = good manners + friendliness + courage + persistence/resilience + tolerance/acceptance + compassion
A person of good character who:
- embodies all key virtues and develops them through vigorously adhering to their values to ensure they become the habits of behaviour that define their character.
- has an awareness of others with the ability to see things from another's point of view and the ability to identify with the needs of another.
Wilson
This term we will be looking at the virtues and actions which lead to empathy. Empathy has been identified as an essential character trait for a socially and emotionally intelligent member of society.
VIRTUE – Good Manners | ACTIONS |
The habit of speaking and acting in a way which gives people a feeling of being appreciated valued and respected.
The habit of using the words and actions of good manners with sincerity. | Listen with quiet hands, feet and mouths,
Look at the person speaking,
Listen from start to finish listen beyond what is said to how it is said. |
VIRTUE – Friendliness | ACTIONS |
The habit of being interested in others. The habit of sharing your time, ideas, feelings, belongings and yourself with others. The habit of saying and doing thing lessen the labour and effort of others (helpfulness).
| Well will: Not deliberately hurt other people’s bodies or feelings, Take care property and the environment. Be friendly even to those how aren’t our friends, Remember that what we do can sometimes hurt others, so we must act safely, Listen beyond what is said to how it is said. |
VIRTUE – Courage | ACTIONS |
The habit of accepting your fear and nevertheless making yourself say or do the things that you know are right and more important than your fear.
The habit of sticking to values and resisting the temptation to abandon them. | Try our personal best at everything we do.
Not run away from problems or things we find hard to do.
Take responsibility for our own actions.
Seek the truth.
Listen to our conscience.
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VIRTUE – Persistence/Resilience | ACTIONS |
The habit of trying again and again complaint or the need of a reward.
The habit of accepting failure as the stepping stone to success and bouncing back.
The habit of seeing problems and difficulties as things you can do something about to make better | Keep trying even when we make mistakes or fail trust our teacher and give things a go even if we don’t like those things or find them hard have really good reasons for not giving somethings a go look inside ourselves for the bravery we need |
VIRTUE – tolerance/acceptance | ACTIONS |
The habit of accepting and respecting difference. The habit of accepting things you cannot change. The habit of avoiding judgement. The habit of forgiving faults and the patience to work with them. | We will: Know our feelings and take charge of them. Respect the rights and traditions of others. Not say nasty things about people or spread rumours. Listen beyond what is said to how it is said.
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VIRTUE – compassion | ACTIONS |
. The habit of caring deeply for the plight of others and the desire to help
. The habit of saying and doing things to raise the spirit of another [Kindness] | . Use our words and actions to help people and not hurt them . Help people in difficulty . Tell a teacher if we see or here something that might be dangerous to others or us . Listen beyond what is said to how it is said |