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What is sympathy?
feeling bad for someone else because of something that has happened to them.
feeling pity for someone else.
what percent of the world's population is Jewish?
less than 1% (about .002%)
what does LGBTQIA+ stand for?
lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, asexual, plus
how can you practice empathy?
asking someone how they are feeling today.
active listening.
validating someone's feelings.
what is an immigrant?
someone who moves to a different country to live there.
Why are stereotypes bad?
people start to believe them and then treat others differently
give two examples of empathy statements
If I am understanding correctly...
I would also feel that way in that situation.
You're right.
I'm sorry you had to deal with this.
how many Jews were murdered in the Holocaust?
6 million
explain equality vs equity
equality is making sure every individual has an equal opportunity but equity is where everyone is provided with what they need to succeed
What did Rosa Parks do?
refused to give up her seat on the bus for a white man in 1955 and that started a boycott of the bus company for more than a year
when did gay marriage become legal in America?
2015
why is having empathy important?
to connect with others.
to better understand others and what they may go through.
what are the Jim Crow Laws?
'separate but equal'
separate schools, restaurants, water fountains, hotels, barber shops, etc
not actually equal
Why are Jews not supposed to get tattoos or be cremated?
because each Jew was forced to have numbers tattooed on their arm the the concentration camps which became their new name and many Jews were burned in ovens
Because immigrant kids cannot get a lawyer, how many are deported?
9 out of 10
why is equity important?
Because it lets everyone have a fair chance.
Gives everyone what they specifically need.
when and where was the first Pride parade?
1970 in New York
What is empathy?
the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person.
to be able to see things from someone else's point of view.
to imagine yourself in someone else's shoes.
give two examples of hate crimes that we discussed this month.
El Paso, Texas Walmart shooting
Pulse nightclub shooting
Ahmaud Arbery shooting
Emmett Till
Jews in America being beaten up/killed for being Jewish
give an example of a time that you had empathy for someone else or someone showed empathy for you.
Tell us a time!
what is the zero tolerance policy?
Trump made it so that every migrant was to be detained and criminally prosecuted.
Explain the blue/brown eyes experiment
separated people based on eye color. Brown eyes were treated better because they were told they were better and smarter. blue eyes people were offended and did not like how they were treated. based on something they can't control----just like skin color.
what is structural racism?
laws/policies put into place that help certain individuals over others
list the emotion these people are feeling:
she failed a test at school.
her best friend moved to a different state.
his pet fish died.
his friend jumped out and screamed "boo!"
she saw her friends whispering and laughing when she walked into the room.
his mom made his favorite dinner.
sad/angry
sad/angry
sad
scared
embarrassed
happy
Who was Anne Frank?
a teenage girl who lived in an attic with her family and another family to hide from the Nazis. They were found after a few years and sent to the worst concentration camp. Only her dad survived. He published her diary so that the world could read it.