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This month's Character Trait is: Empathy
Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person.
In our Grade 2 class, we had a discussion about what empathy means. These are some of the responses that students came up with:
Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person.
In our Grade 2 class, we had a discussion about what empathy means. These are some of the responses that students came up with:
- Empathy is noticing other people’s feelings. Like if you noticed someone who was sad, mad or glad that would be empathy.
- When I saw my friend fall, I saw that she felt sad and I helped her up and went with her to the nurse.
- Empathy means to care.
- Empathy is when you’re not mean to people. You need to be nice. If you’re nice to people, they will be nice back to you. And empathy means to listen.
- Empathy is being respectful, helping others when they get hurt, a kind face and kind words, sticks up for their friends and will be honest and truthful.