Story of Me, Us, and Now, The

Subgroup Size

Pairs

Duration

30 minutes

External Cost

No

Lesson Plan

Source

Bittinger, Michael. Purdue University.

 

Activity was inspired in part by Chapter 4 of Rethinking Multicultural Education for the Next Generation: The New Empathy and Social Justice by Purdue University professor, Nadine Dolby. A section of this chapter is titled “The Story of Me, Us, and Now.”

Tags:

  1. bridging
  2. comfort with difference
  3. emotional resilience
  4. empathy
  5. preparation for study abroad
  6. reentry
  7. self-awareness

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to: 1. Recognize the intellectual and emotional dimensions of another person's experiences and perspectives. 2. Comprehend that empathy is a skill that can be developed, and that empathy is not synonymous with sympathy and 3. Demonstrate empathy across cultural difference using story-telling.