ERW411 FINAL EXAM
SUMMER 2023
Duration: 60 minutes
INSTRUCTIONS
Read "Empathy In Born Or Taught" and write a well-organized essay (350-400 words) in response to what you read and answer the following question:
Do you agree or disagree with the idea that empathy education at school can lead to more creative thinking? Explain your choice.
Your essay must include relevant information from the article as well as your personal knowledge and experience
EMPATHY-IN BORN OR TAUGHT?
Most people think that empathy - the ability to put yourself in another person's shoes - is fixed,but it's not. Empathy can be taught. Research has shown that reading can help children develop empathy. Through reading, children can experience the situations of others that are very different to their own, and reflect on that experience.
Further findings on the effect of teaching empathy in schools come from a programme I work with called Empathy Week. It shows pupils documentary films with a range of scenarios from different cultures, designed to inspire empathy. Early findings (which have not yet been peer-reviewed by other scientists) suggest that as little as one week of empathy lessons using these films improves pupils' emotional awareness.
What's more, in my research with schools I have found that learning that incorporates empathy can also help students increase their creativity.
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1) In today's life, most people think that empathy the ability to put yourself in another person's shoes is fixed but it is not. I agree that empathy education at school can lead to more creative thinking
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