| SENSITIVE: To be receptive and
sympathetic to a person, an issue, or a circumstance
Vs. Insensitive and unfeeling
- SUGGESTED READING:
Light
When the Sun Rose
Sassafras
Romans 12:15
- SUGGESTED FILM:
Fried Green Tomatoes
FAMILY ACTIVITY:
- Parents should help their children to realize that their actions
affect other people and their feelings. Talk to your children about
the importance of being respectful of another's viewpoint.
- Have each member of the family share about a time during the week
when they observed someone being kind and sensitive.
- Do not allow your children to insult people even if they are not
present. Do not make insulting remarks in your children's presence.
CLASS ACTIVITY:
- Have students put on skits depicting someone correcting someone
saying something insensitive.
- During art have students learn some simple origami.
HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITY:
- Our community is full of diversity. Discuss how people can be
respectful of each other's beliefs and practices without abandoning
their own.
- Discuss how to deal with the intolerance and insensitivity of
others both when it is directed at oneself and when it is directed
at others.
- How sensitive should the United States be toward the wishes of
other countries?
"Because a man has a black face and a different religion from
our own, there is no reason why he should be treated as a brute."
-His Majesty the King-Emperor of Britain and India, Edward VII
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never
hurt me." -American Proverb
"Be nice to whites. They need to rediscover their
humanity." -Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg and South African
civil rights leader, Desmond Tutu
Perform a Random Act of Kindness Each Day |