| TOLERANCE: Acceptance of individual
differences
Vs. not accepting others; bigotry
- SUGGESTED READING:
Four Good Friends
Iggie's House
The Diary of Ann Frank
The Book of Virtue
Books about Martin Luther King Jr.
- SUGGESTED FILM:
Fried Green Tomatoes
The Color Purple
FAMILY ACTIVITY:
- Parents should teach their children how to act when they see
people who are different from them in public. Help them to
understand that it hurts the other person if they laugh, stare, or
point.
- It is understandable that children are curious about groups of
people who look or behave differently than they. Help them to learn
about other groups so they can understand why the differences exist
and prevent the recognition of difference turning into hate and
racism.
- Set a good example for your children by not making fun of other
people for their beliefs or their appearance. Your children will
learn what is acceptable by watching you.
CLASS ACTIVITY:
- Invite leaders of various ethnic and religious groups from the
community to visit your class and talk about their beliefs and
customs. Prepare your students before hand by giving them a basic
overview of the group's beliefs and practices.
- Read short stories from different cultures to your class and
discuss the moral lessons involved to help them to learn that there
is value in every culture.
HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITY:
- Discuss the history of racism in America. Include discussion of
both what happened and why it was allowed to continue. Discuss the
continuing effects of past and present racism.
- Discuss how essential political tolerance is for a democratic
government to work.
- Have students give short presentations on the most important
advances in civil rights and their effects.
"In the gain or loss of one race all the rest have equal
claim." -James Russell Lowell
"I have seen gross intolerance shown in support of
tolerance." -Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"Tolerance is the oil which takes the friction out of
life." -Wilbert E. Scheer
"I have loved justice and hated iniquity; therefore, I die in
exile." -Last words of Pope Gregory VII
Perform a Random Act of Kindness Each Day
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