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Tolerance – is it important?

Tolerance is… l “The symbol of tolerance is a boat in which, like in Noah’s Ark, completely different people and animals live together in order to save their lives. ” l Александр Асмолов, l доктор психологических наук

Tolerant is that tolerant does l “Under the skin we are all the same colour, ”a proverb l A tolerant person is: l patient, tactful, sympathetic, altruistic, humane, well-disposed to others, friendly, self-controlled, indulgent l has a sense of humor l can trust & be trusted l understands differences l keeps from making judgments l inquisitive

Tolerance worldwide l November 16 – International Tolerance Day (UNESCO) l “Follow three main principles: l Respect for yourself l Respect for others l Responsibility for all your actions” Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the. Tibetan people

Different religions – one language l Christianity- deal with people as you want them to deal with you l Buddhism - treat others like yourself l Confucianism – don’t do yourself what you wouldn’t like to get from others l Hinduism –don’t treat others in a way that hurts you l Islam – love your brother like yourself l Taoism –your neighbour’s success is your own success and your neighbour’s loss is your loss

Some opposites of tolerance l Genocide –systematic killing of a racial or cultural group l Racism - the belief that race accounts for differences in human characterability and that a particular race is superior to others l -discrimination or prejudice based on race l Extremism – a tendency to go to extremes or an instance of going to extremes, esp. in political matters l Xenophobia – a fear or contempt of that which is foreign or unknown, esp of strangers or foreign peoples. l Ethnocentrism – belief in the superiority of one’s own ethnic group

A way to tolerance

A way to tolerance – let’s play l You need: l cards with stories 810 l Numbers 1 -3040 l Dice with numbers l Players l The players throw the dice in turn and make moves according to the number, if they get a card they read it aloud and express their opinion of the situation. Those win who get to the last number first.

All About Us - Venn Diagram l Directions: Write details that tell how you are different in the outer circles. Write details that tell how you are alike where the circles overlap.

Where to find tolerance l http: //ypk. yspu. yar. ru/tolerance/1. htm l http: //www. tolerance. org