Gender, Race, and Class in Today’s America

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 21.02.03

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction 
  2. Rationale
  3. The Unit 
  4. What is Empathy?
  5. Why Is Empathy Important?
  6. Where do we need to show empathy?
  7. How do we teach empathy in the classroom?
  8. Teaching Strategies
  9. Classroom Activities
  10. Student reading list
  11. Resources
  12. Appendix in Implementing Districts Standards
  13. Notes

Family of Empathy

Shaasia Jackson

Published September 2021

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Resources

AM;, Whitford DK;Emerson. “Empathy Intervention to Reduce Implicit Bias in Pre-Service Teachers.” Psychological Reports, U.S. National Library of Medicine, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29621945/. 

CL;, Gee GC;Ford. “STRUCTURAL Racism and HEALTH INEQUITIES: Old Issues, New Directions.” Du Bois Review : Social Science Research on Race, U.S. National Library of Medicine, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25632292/. 

Craft, Jerry. Class Act. Quill Tree Books, 2020. 

Empathy in Your Classroom Teachers Guild. oakland.edu/Assets/Oakland/galileo/files-and-documents/Empathy%20in%20Your%20Classroom%20Teachers%20Guild.pdf. 

Paradies, Yin, et al. “Racism as a Determinant of Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0138511. 

Smith, R. J., & Levinson, J. D. (2012). The impact of implicit racial bias on the exercise of prosecutorial discretion. Seattle Law Review, 35, 795–826.

Trent, Maria, et al. “The Impact of Racism on Child and Adolescent Health.” American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1 Aug. 2019, pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/144/2/e20191765. 

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