What would empathy mean if it was the only thing that could save a life? The feeling of not being able to come home after a long, hard day at school is definitely not a good day. But what about being stuck, not knowing what to do at school because there is someone with a firearm, and the only thing one can do is hope they see their family later that night. Empathy teaches students and teachers that not every student is looking from the same perspective. For instance, one student may be getting made fun of, but he knows it is a joke so he doesn't act upon it. But on the other hand,