EMPATHY
If teachers utilise empathy effectively in the classroom, it can
result in the student/s feeling understood, however, teachers need to be aware
of what empathy is and that it is not a form of affection or caring. Adler
(1956) defined empathy as "seeing with the eyes of another, hearing with the
ears of another, and feeling with heart of another". The end result of having
been shown empathy is that the person "feels understood." This is crucial to
reaching and relating to young adolescents (Hanna, Hanna, & Keys, 1999).
result in the student/s feeling understood, however, teachers need to be aware
of what empathy is and that it is not a form of affection or caring. Adler
(1956) defined empathy as "seeing with the eyes of another, hearing with the
ears of another, and feeling with heart of another". The end result of having
been shown empathy is that the person "feels understood." This is crucial to
reaching and relating to young adolescents (Hanna, Hanna, & Keys, 1999).
1) Ask yourself what must this person be thinking? This will broaden your cognitive empathy.
2) Same goes for affective empathy - imagine what feelings and emotions might be stirring within another person.
3) If it's hard for you to "be in another person's shoes", ask yourself what YOU might be thinking or feeling if you were in a similar situation.