Recognize when you “otherize” someone – when you [erroneously] see them as some completely not connected to you. Then cast the world through their eyes. What are they experiencing? Log the entire experience on the dedicated website. What you think, what you feel, what you learn. Students often have a difficult time with this. Empathizing with someone doesn’t mean you agree with them, or think that they are right. It just means you see things (at least for a moment) how you think they are seeing them.
Anyone who has a sibling knows that it’s normal to get in fights with them, and my brother and I are no different. Often times, my brother would be doing anything, from homework to playing video games, and I would … Continue reading “Empathy Intervention – Jackson Combs” →