Washington (CNN)Khizr Khan, the father of a Muslim US soldier slain in Iraq in 2004, said Sunday that Donald Trump has a “black soul,” indicating he lacks empathy and compassion.Khan told CNN’s Jim Acosta on “State of the Union” that he hopes Trump’s f…

Politicians tell us that we have a binary choice to make, many feel it is between a candidate who lies versus one with an apparent personality disorder. Our future they say is the hands of one of these individuals.I vehemently disagree. Our societal tr…

“You never really understand another person until you consider things from his point of view – until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” [Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird] The term empathy refers to sensitivity and underst…

Heidi Green teaches Global Studies, Social Studies, and American Sign Language at Assets High School. She also facilitates seminars for students in the Intercultural Peace-building program at BYU-Hawaii. As a new teacher with strong vision, compassion,…

WHY should we be concerned about Empathy? * Because Australian Teachers are noticing a distinct decline in empathy levels of students, reducing their ability to build and sustain relationships with peers and authority. This is negatively impacting beha…

As mass shootings capture the national spotlight with more frequency, some experts are pushing for a radical solution: teaching empathy in schools. An elementary school in Richmond, Calif., is using one program to teach social emotional learning to its…

Tips & Tricks: Using your Kinesthetic Intelligence to access & develop Empathy. Your Classroom Dance Teacher is an innovative web series, hosted by Teaching Artist & Movement Specialist, Leslie Kimiko, designed for teachers, parents & s…

Not only does Deb Krygeris teach sixth grade at Whittier, she also co-leads The Reading Games. Naturally, she encourages her students to read and has built an impressive classroom library.Research shows that classroom literature is one of the best ways…

ENGAGE, unit 4, is for educators who, through the Changemakers Schools Diagnostic, have identified incorporating activities that build empathy in students into teaching practices as a personal learning goal for this course. By completing this unit, you…

WHO ARE WE?The Empathy Training Project is an organization generating research-based emotional literacy tools and services that help children develop fundamental pro-social skills, create meaningful relationships and thrive. We believe that Empath…