{"id":17563,"date":"2010-05-14T15:10:11","date_gmt":"2010-05-14T15:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachmag.com\/2010\/05\/creating-empathy-in-the-classroom\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T14:53:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T19:53:23","slug":"creating-empathy-in-the-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachmag.com\/creating-empathy-in-the-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating Empathy in the Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Originally published May 2010<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">By Martha Beach<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Dr. Karyn Gordon is an expert on youth, a family consultant, an author, and much more. In her upcoming speaking tour, she will present to eight schools in the Toronto District School Board on the topic of &#8220;10 Practical Strategies to Develop Empathy and Gratitude in Children.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cThere\u2019s three parts to empathy: the head, the heart, and the hand,\u201d Gordon says. The head is the intellectual part of understanding what empathy is and what it does, the heart feels what others are feeling, and the hand actually takes action after feeling empathy for someone.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Gordon has done a lot of training with different teachers and school boards. <em>TEACH Magazine<\/em> recently chatted with Gordon on her top five tips for creating empathy in the classroom.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Tip #1: Fill Their Emotional Bucket<\/strong><\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-woocommerce-memberships-member-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"woocommerce\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Subscribe to Keep Reading<\/h3>\r\n<p>\ud83d\udd11 You\u2019re one step away from unlocking premium content.<br>\r\nSubscribe now for as low as $5.99 and get full access!<\/p>\r\n<p><a class=\"btn\" href=\"\/product-category\/subscription\/\">Subscribe<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><small>If you\u2019re already subscribed, please <a href=\"https:\/\/teachmag.com\/my-account\/\">Log In<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Karyn Gordon is an expert on youth, a family consultant, an author, and much more. 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