Teaching about Tolerance with Stories and Arguments

The 21st-Century Teacher: Teacher’s Competence Within the Character Education Framework Towards A Cultural-Oriented Development and Promoting Tolerance

“…Such a notion can be conceptualized by preparing students to identify the concept of moral and responsibility about tolerance. Colesante and Biggs (1999) points out that this not about teaching tolerance to society. Considering that tolerance is more principled in their moral judgment (Biggs & Barnett, 1981;Rest, 1988), education has a role in encouraging the conceptualization of an understanding, principle, and attitude among groups.…”

“…Considering that tolerance is more principled in their moral judgment (Biggs & Barnett, 1981;Rest, 1988), education has a role in encouraging the conceptualization of an understanding, principle, and attitude among groups. Colesante and Biggs (1999) argue that education encourages attitudes among positive groups to understand a difference in beliefs.…”

REACH Beyond Tolerance: A Framework for Teaching Children Empathy and Responsibility

“…This activity may also be completed by using alternative formats such as video, art, dance, or music. * Provide instruction a d discussion concerning controversial issues, using stories that help students understand how their actions affect the lives of others (Colesante, 1999). The discussion of current events in the media, as well as past events (e.g., slavery; hate crimes; the Civil Rights movement; the National Organization of Women; the murders of James Byrd Jr., Fred Martinez Jr., & Matthew Shepherd; school shootings) can help students understand how individuals and groups influence the way others are treated.…”

“…Consequently, all of these factors allow people to increase their knowledge of others and to interact more comfortably with them ( McKee & Schor, 1994). Some avenues for teaching empathy include the following: * Reading and discussing controversial stories that lead to a valued conclusion (Colesante, 1999). These stories, in written, video, or storytelling forms, should illustrate the different ways that people perceive and handle situations.…”

“…Educators need to do more than merely increase tolerance; they must REACH beyond tolerance. Within this framework, educators teach responsible decision making that is based on the understanding that people can hold conflicting interests and beliefs and that believing something different does not make someone "bad" or "less than" (Colesante, 1999). Students who can develop sound decision-making skills are more likely to become agents of positive change far beyond the classroom.…”