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WorksheetsCompassion vs Empathy vs Sympathy - Spartan Way Value Lesson
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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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Acknowledging and feeling pity or sorrow for someone else's situation.
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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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I feel your suffering/struggles.
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I care about your suffering.
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Your friend lost her favorite bracelet that her grandmother gave her.
Which response shows empathy.
"I know what it is like to lose something meaningful to you! I am going to help you look for your bracelet after school!"
"I am so sorry you lost your bracelet."
"I know what you are going through (hug your friend), I too have lost a piece of jewelry that my mom gave me."
You noticed the student who's next to your locker doesn't wear a coat, even when it is really cold outside.
Which response is showing compassion?
It has been really cold out and I noticed you don't wear a coat. I have this extra coat that I wanted to give you, I would hate for you to get sick in this weather. I just got over a cold.
You must be freezing when you don't wear a coat to school.
I feel bad when I see you without a coat, I know what it is like to be cold and I can't imagine walking to school in this weather without a coat.
Which description below is not considered a way to help show compassion?
do something kind without being asked
think carefully about the words you say
look for ways to help
offer words of encouragement
be quick to react and judge someone (without trying to put yourself in their shoes)
What is one way you can show compassion at GSMS?
walk by someone who just dropped their books in the hall
watch a student struggle to open their locker
offer a classmate who does not have a partner to work with you on an assignment
borrow a laptop charger from a peer and do not return it at the end of the period
