What if schools taught kindness? What type of changes in our society would we see? Two teachers‚ Laura Pinger and Lisa Flook share their lesson from creating a "kindness curriculum" for young students. This twelve-week curriculum was brought to six schools in the Midwest. A couple of days out the week for twenty minutes‚ pre-kindergarten kids were introduced to stories and practices for paying attention‚ regulating their emotions‚ and cultivating kindness. This curriculum is said to improve kids’
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A Little Kindness Goes A Long Way Have you ever thought about what happens when people are kind‚ or how it feels to be filled with benevolence to other human beings? Recently I have found myself being very kind to other people and having concern for their feelings. Time flies by too fast to be hateful or rude to other people. We as humans often underestimate the power of kindness and caring‚ and don’t take into consideration of other peoples feelings. A simple smile or an honest compliment
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In the Article On Kindness Thomas Hobbes views the act of kindness as a “psychological absurdity”. He believes that it is a selfish act only committed for self-pleasure for the true beast inside man. Nearly two centuries later it is clearly evident that mankind still believes in the principal of self-interest‚ and yet those individuals who do decide to be a part of society and show acts of kindness are viewed by eyes of suspicion because‚ are they committing an act of kindness based on benefits?
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I am an active member of a service organization called Key Club. One day during Key Club week is Random Acts of Kindness Day. My goal was to start implementing this in my everyday life. On a daily basis‚ we can be selfish to the needs of others without even realizing it. Everything was put in perspective for me when one afternoon I stopped by the Dollar Tree to pick up some supplies. It was the cashiers birthday and she was turning 74. We wished her a happy birthday and she explained how her family
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sense of compassion to him. Even though I felt the guilt of stealing‚ “I stole some bread‚ some rind of cheese‚ about half a jar of mincemeat[‚]…some brandy[‚]…a beautiful round compact pork-pie[‚…and] a file” (Dickens 22) for the convict. I showed kindness towards Aged P as I “nodded as hard as I possibly could…[and] tipped him several more…[leaving him] in great spirits” (226)‚ for as Wemmick said‚ “Nod away at him…that’s what he likes. Nod away at him‚ if you please‚ like winking” (Dickens 226).
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Helene Cooper 3/27/13 A Teenage Random Act of Kindness As a teenager not many held much hope for my future. I was constantly in trouble cutting school‚ fighting‚ drinking alcohol and just had an outright horrible attitude towards anyone that attempted to set me straight. There were many reasons behind my anger that this paper doesn’t warrant going very deep into. I knew right from wrong and I also knew that I wasn’t a “bad” person. That being said‚ I found
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Acts of kindness that you can practise in your daily life. Being kind is a way of living that keeps giving long after the kind thoughts‚ words‚ and actions have taken place. Kindness is a force without force‚ and it goes well beyond manners to the very heart of how people respect and treat one another. Being kind is a vital way of making our own lives‚ and the lives of others‚ meaningful. Being kind allows us to communicate better with others‚ to be more self-compassionate‚ and to be a positive
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I want to begin a cycle of kindness and support. I want the help that I give to others to be something that can continue to be passed on. If I were to help these people‚ I want my actions to inspire them to help others as well. Then they can take on the same role to better the lives of others. And from there the cycle begins again. I want to begin a cycle of kindness and support. I want the help that I give to others to be something that can continue to be passed on. If I were to help these people
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The quote I chose from from page 97 was “We remember the kindness more than ever‚ knowing that our relatives who immigrated to this country after the Iranian revolution did not encounter the same America.” (Firoozeh Dumas page 92) The reason I chose this quote is because It is a very important detail from the story. In this quote she is talking about how much kindness her and her family received before the Iranian Revolution and it shows how much how racist the country became after it. This excerpt
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Imagine a Chain Reaction of Kindness: The Inspiring Story of Rachel Joy Scott By Chelsea Sandwick Imagine a Chain Reaction of Kindness: The Inspiring Story of Rachel Joy Scott By Chelsea Sandwick Each day 160‚000 kids do not go to school for fear of being bullied‚ tortured‚ and unaccepted by other students (rachelschallenge.org). Rachel Joy Scott was a 17 year-old girl who wished to dedicate her life to making an impact on the world through kindness and compassion (rachelschallenge.org)
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