Empathy is a foundational asset that both supports and is supported by the moral and civic practices of Principled Innovation. Use this short film with a small group or a class to generate an inquiry-based introduction on the relationship between the PI character assets of empathy, perspective-taking, and altruism, and their role in the PK-12 classroom.
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Empathy short film (Thai, with subtitles)
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Video
5 minutes
By: SAGE Students, Thomas Chatfield
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Video
17 minutes
By: Helen Riess, TEDx
Empathy Interview
Tool
20 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
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Video
3 minutes
By: Ashoka Foundation
The science of helping out
Article
8 minutes
By: New York Times, Tara Parker-Pope