Chapter 12 the golden rule

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Before educators can even discuss how they would teach empathy to their students, we must parse understand what the word empathy actually needs. The word empathy basically deals with our feelings and emotions. That's what it means to me anyway. Empathy must first be taught to the bystander who may actually be witnessing a victim being bullied by another student. We must teach students that it is okay to let an adult know when they are witnessing bullying. When students are being bullied they are actually being hurt emotionally you see, you don't actually have to do physical harm to a person in order to hurt them. I must say that from studying this course certain aspects are starting to fall together in an undeniable bond. For example, students must understand that tattling is not the same thing as being a whistleblower which is an adult term we like to say informing the authorities.

The educator must establish an environment in their classrooms which will make it easier for the innocent bystander to alert the educator of wrongdoing or bullying being displayed in the classroom. Th...

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