Get Empathy is a youth leadership program for schools and community groups. It focuses on empowering young people to foster a culture of empathy in their environments.
A study conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan found that college students today are 40% less empathic than they were in 1979, with the steepest decline coming in the last 10 years. A 1996 brief by the American Society for Curriculum Development warned that the “charge of enabling each student to achieve individual promise , including economic potential, often stands at odds with the broader need to prepare all learners to be good citizens “. It goes on to say that while “career preparati
Bullying is one of the key social justice issues of our time. The frequency of this kind of abuse is a signal of a growing lack of skills for relationship building, empathy, and inclusion of the immense diversity young people face in today’s changing world. Rebuilding these skills will be impossible without a shift in culture toward values of service and mutual support. Young people must be empowered to shape the future of our world by building powerful, engaged communities of leaders in their schools. Lead