Question

Your cousin failed in his exams. His parents decided to send him to a boarding school. He is devastated. Before leaving for the boarding school, he has come to stay with you for a week. Describe any three ways in which you can show empathy towards your cousin

Answer 1

Answer:

I’ve been thinking about empathy, its role in life, and especially its role in teaching.

A particular failure of empathy has stuck with me for many years.

At the time, I could be quick to assume the worst about a student, often based on surface-level indicators. I was wrapped up in my own notions of authority, that an underperforming student was a kind of personal affront, their failure to recognize my pearls of instruction constituting a moral failing.