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Character Trait Words of the Day . Respect & Tolerance . What is Respect? . Respect is an important way of being kind and good to other people. Respect is not making fun of others. Respect is thinking of how somebody else feels. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Character TraitWords of the Day
Respect & Tolerance
What is Respect? • Respect is an important way of being kind and
good to other people.
• Respect is not making fun of others.
• Respect is thinking of how somebody else feels.
• Respect is treating another person the same way you’d want to be treated yourself!
What is Tolerance?Tolerance is respecting the
DIFFERENCES between human beings.
Tolerance is to be aware that you aren't the only person in the world.
Your actions and words have an affect or impact people around you.
How does this quote support the idea of tolerance?
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their
skin, but by the content of their character.”
- Martin Luther King Jr.
What positive words come to mind, when you think of TOLERANCE?
patience, acceptance,
respect, equality,
differences, peace,
Harmony, knowledge, education,
culture
Create Circle Map as ClassGive examples of specific groups of people who may have
experienced discrimination. These would be examples of intolerance.
Discriminated for being different-
examples of intolerance
In crowd/ out crowd
Old/young
Straight/gay
Poor/rich
Gang/non gang
Female/male
Legal/undocumented
Black/white
Hispanic/white race On probation/
off probation
How does it feel to be discriminated against or to experience intolerance by
others?•Frustrating •Anger•Resentment •Confusing •Shameful •Indifferent •Sad/Upsetting • •
What negative words come to mind when you think of INTOLERANCE?
•Discrimination •Judgment
•Hate •Ignorance•Fighting •Anger
•Disrespect
Sometimes…Sometimes, people believe that
their ideas, their beliefstheir customs, their behaviors, their religion,
and their education are THE BEST
and think that all the other people must believe what they believe.
This is NOT tolerance.
My way is the right way… right?
Sometimes, we believe that only our way is the right way.
We haven't learned yet to respect the differences between the humans.
This is NOT tolerance
Tolerance is…. • Acceptance • Respect &• Appreciation for the rich diversity of our world's cultures, our forms of expression and different ways of being human.
Tolerance is harmony/peace in difference.
Our WorldIf we want our world to be better,
we must be tolerant in our relationships
between persons, countries and cultures;
we must know our differences
and accept them
with respect.
Do you want to be remembered as RESPECTFUL & TOLERANT or
DISRESPECTFUL & INTOLERANT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpYeekQkAdc&ob=av3e&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
Video is 4 min.
Be tolerant of others. It’s not all about YOU.
It’s about US.