Compassion vs Empathy vs Sympathy - Spartan Way Value Lesson

The ability to truly understand and feel someone else's emotions. You are able to look at things from their perspective (step in their shoes).

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• compassion

Acknowledging and feeling pity or sorrow for someone else's situation.

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• empathy

• compassion

Not only feelings someone else's sorrow and hardships but wanting to take action and help them!

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"I understand exactly what you are going through and it is so frustrating."

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"I am so sorry you are experiencing that."

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"I know what that is like and I want to help you in any way that I can!"

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A new student moved into your class in the middle of the year and has not made any new friends yet.

How can you show compassion towards this student?

• Express that you feel sorry for them.

• Explain to them that you can relate because you were new to soccer team earlier this year and had trouble making new friends at first.

• Explain how you can relate and invite the new student to join your group or sit with you at lunch.

Another student is making fun of a kid in your class because he has holes in his shoes.

Which response below is showing compassion?

• "I'm so sorry they keep picking on you!"

• "What that classmate is saying is not right and you deserve to be treated better than that."

• "I overheard that student making comments about your shoes the other day and I just wanted to let you know I talked to them after class and explained to them that how they are behaving shows a lot about their character and you never know what someone else is going through. Sorry you had to deal with that."

I want to relieve or help your pain/struggles.

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• empathy

• compassion

I feel your suffering/struggles.

• sympathy

• empathy

• compassion