By Dionne Bates, Emily Brewer, and Brianna Heese

Biological Explanations
Humans have a tendency to create groups
Humans delineate groups

-they identify with and value group members

-they are cautious and most likely antagonistic towards
similar groups
-friction and awareness of groups of similar abilities
and interests

Present Day
We learn to adapt to new environments
We accept differences without hate and judgment
Culture and community attitudes affect a persons

development of respect
Respect is the ability to accept the differences of
others, learn to live with those differences, and value
those that belong to other groups

Developmental Stages
Respect starts at a young age!

-toddlers can be proactive towards each other and babies

-but they can also fight each other and exclude individuals (i.e.
boys only, youre too young, etc.)
Children admire and copy those who are older than them
by age 5, children know what group theyre included in and
understand moral domain
-the difference between behaviors that are right and wrong vs.
conventional
It is the responsibility of parents and teachers to teach children
respect
-because by the time children reach adolescence, theyre attitude
towards other groups is generally fixed

Teaching Respect
When teaching history, the arts, or humanities, there are group

differences to consider
Be mindful of theses different ways to behave towards specific types
of groups:
-political correctness- acting and talking nicely with a particular group
just because of the negativity they have been subjected to in the
past, and to denounce anything negative that may be said towards
the group
-political incorrectness- purposefully saying or doing negative things
toward a group and those who support them
- kiss-up, kiss-down=false respect-flattering those in power and
ignoring others with less influence
Be mindful of how your actions will affect others, especially with
art.
-Cartoons of Muslim leaders-freedom of speech

What Makes a Person Respectful?

They give everyone the benefit of the doubt
Some who works to understand others, help them, and

work with them to reach a common goal

Open to the idea that their judgment may have been
wrong

Cultivating Respect
Volunteering- helping others creates a better sense of

self
Rescuers-the people who hid Jews from Nazi occupied
Europe.
-had an upbringing that didnt involve physical
punishment
-had explicit rules and embraced their parents outlook
on life

How to Cultivate Respect cont.

Bring different groups together.
West-Eastern Divan Workshop

-orchestra made up of Israeli and Arab students

-students are able to talk with each other about
difficult topics while doing something they both enjoy,
allowing for them to grow closer to each other.

Debate time!
Now lets put some of these respectful strategies to use
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jngusj-0DuA