'Why Should We Care?'—What to Do About Declining Student Empathy
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When you design your course, do you think about adding soft skills to increase perspective taking and empathetic concern? This article makes a point that teaching interpersonal skills in the classroom can increase empathy in students.
My classroom experience with students mirrors that of the writer. Do you find students today different? Are you changing your teaching as a result? Do you incorporate interpersonal skills into your curriculum?
Resource Category: Teaching Resources
Discipline(s): Multi-Discipline
Related group(s): Adjunct Faculty: On Course
Intended Audience(s): Faculty,Adjunct Faculty
Instructional Categorie(s): Planning Your Instruction,Instructional Strategies
Educational Level(s): College - First 2 years,College Upper Division
Intended Uses: Demonstration/Experiment,Exercise,Discussion Question
Intended Outcomes: increase student empathy
Resource Type: Peer Review Resource
Unique Features and Strengths: encourages adding soft skills into course design
Implementation: adding an ethical component to each topic and incorporating discussion
Examples: class discussion of what it takes to earn different grades in the course
Review Status: Peer Reviewed