Empathy in College Essay Writing

El Myers (’23) reflects on getting tutored for a college essay and how Skyline writing center approaches this vulnerable writing situation. Skyline writing center tutors are “…trained in empathic tutoring policies, and undoing the power dynamic between tutor and tutee is one that we take with great caution and sensitivity.”

How the environments we grow up in affects our self-expression

Nicole Grant (’23) reflects on the connections between self expression and social and emotional growth.
“There are constantly new trends following the line of “this is what I looked like before quarantine, and this is what I look like after”. Because of this, I’ve had the opportunity to see how my friends and other people I know have changed over the course of our high school years and how being able to express yourself has affected them.”

Go Thrifting and Buy Less

As part of her badge project, Avivah Mitchel (’23) researched how to people can make more sustainable choices in what they choose to buy. “Go thrifting and buying less, not only does it help with reducing the amount of waste in landfills, but also, lessens the impact those items created in production.”

Working in the Restaurant Industry Teaches Empathy and Responsibility

Bella Simonte (’23) writes about how the lessons learned from a job in the service industry go far beyond simply dealing with difficult customers. Things that, “if everyone learned, we’d live in a much more harmonious and compassionate world.”

Unbreakable bonds

Lucius Webster (’23) reflects on unique relationship of single mothers and sons. “Sons of single mothers often have a deep understanding of women’s struggles, and they develop a strong sense of empathy and compassion towards them.”