Tolerance – is it important?

Tolerance is… the willingness or ability to tolerate smb\ smth Tolerate – 1)to allow smth that you dont like or agree with to happen or continue; 2) to endure smb\smth w\o complaining, to put up with smth Терпимость – способность терпеть ч-т\к-т, быть выдержанным, выносливым, стойким, уметь мириться с существованием ч-л\к-л, считаться с мнением других, быть снисходительным

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

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

Толерантность и терпимость «Толерантность для меня - это интерес, уважение и соучастие в культурно-другом, культурно-инаковом. Вот терпимость, когда я терплю, что моя церковь, а рядом с ней находится мечеть и синагога – все в одном квартале. А толерантность это когда я, православный верующий, вместе с евреем-иудаистом помогаю мусульманину строить его мечеть. Толерантность – это знание инаковости как части собственного». Валерий Тишков, директор института антропологии и этнологии РАН

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

Different religions – one language Christianity- deal with people as you want them to deal with you Buddhism - treat others like yourself Confucianism – dont do yourself what you wouldnt like to get from others Hinduism –dont treat others in a way that hurts you Islam – love your brother like yourself Taoism –your neighbours success is your own success and your neighbours loss is your loss

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

A way to tolerance

A way to tolerance – lets play You need: cards with stories 8\10 Numbers 1-30\40 Dice with numbers Players 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 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