Teaching Empathy: A Blueprint for Caring, Compassion, and Community [Spiral-bound]

David Levine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 17, 2005

The Teaching Empathy resource set (book and CD) focuses on teaching the pro-social skill of empathy by naming and practicing it, and by modeling and encouraging it. The four sections of this resource set will help you build a culture of caring in your school:



1. Teaching With Empathy: Connect with students, model pro-social skills, and build trusting relationships through storytelling, symbolic teaching and other strategies.



2. Learning Empathy: Teach students empathy and its companion behaviors of listening, compassion, honor, and generosity through strategies such as Social Skills Learning, cross-training and rituals, and the Fishbowl.



3. Living Empathy: Buil a school culture of empathy through the 10 intentions of the school of belonging.



4. Courageous Conversations: Focus on dilemmas, the powers of choice, and other empathic skills in the mini-empathy curriculum that combines 13 lessons with 8 thought-provoking songs including "Howard Gray"

Editorial Reviews

Review

Valuable for educators, social workers, psychologists, counselors, youth workers, and administrators who work with children. --Eileen Hurst, Assistant Director, Center for Public Policy and Social Research, Central Connecticut State University

About the Author

David A. Levine is a teacher, author, and musician who has been working with school systems across the United States and abroad since 1984. Using music to enter into dialogue with teachers and students, he seeks to facilitate the creation of emotionally safe schools.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 218 pages
• Publisher: Solution Tree (October 17, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 193212778X
• ISBN-13: 978-1932127782
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,943,434 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for teaching the one thing we all need to know and understand, November 3, 2008

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Ada E. Demlow "Story Gardener" (Newnan, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Teaching Empathy: A Blueprint for Caring, Compassion, and Community (Spiral-bound)

I am a storyteller who is very interested in empathy education. I bought this book because I was looking for ideas on how to reach children with important messages about how to treat each other. This resource has a depth I have not seen in many other books. It combines practical information, music and ideas for courageous conversations, and rituals/practices to help build community. The included CD has some wonderful songs to share with students. The inclusion of the song "Howard Gray" by Lee Domann is worth the price of the book, yet all of the other material is just as powerful.
A perfect purchase for teachers, guidance counselors, parents or anyone who is passionate about teaching children the most important life skill they will ever learn.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful, June 24, 2010

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Marie (Wake Forest, NC, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Teaching Empathy: A Blueprint for Caring, Compassion, and Community (Perfect Paperback)

I found this book encouraging and having many helpful suggestions. I have already tried a few of the suggestions and although I realize that teaching empathy does not bring instant results I appreciate suggestions and plans to work toward the goal.