Intolerance is lack of toleration, unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect contrary opinions or beliefs, persons of different races or backgrounds, etc. Intolerance is kind of disrespect of other people’s opinions, beliefs and thoughts. It’s a very common phenomenon in this modern society and it seems that everybody is against everything. There are more and more intolerant people who criticize the society and the whole system even though they don’t do anything for the society in return.

Many of our enemies are the outcome of our intolerance .Tolerance is really a veryhighly useful quality. It is one of the basic principles of good manners. We can do justice if we are tolerant to hearing the different views of others. So, every student, every citizen and every individual culture the habit of tolerance. There is no doubt in it that tolerance is the most necessary quality of our everyday life but it definitely is not permission for everything.

In Slovakia many of the Roma people, retired people and disabled people are vulnerable to intolerance. At schools the outsiders, integrated students with dyscalculia, dysgraphia, dysorthographia and students from poor families are vulnerable to intolerance. The Roma people are a special category and people are intolerant to them because they have different behaviourthoughts, attitudes, family education and background. Retired people are often old fashioned and dislike and don’t tolerate younger generation and people don’t tolerate disabled ones because of their disability. (M)

All the three expressions are very similar to

each other, but discrimination and

antagonism are much more stronger. If

somebody doesn´t tolerate you, you can

live with that but if somebody discriminates

you is far more worse, because it could be

discrimination of race, age, education,

gender, rights etc.

In my opinion, tolerance is kind of respect and tolerance between people and shouldbe limited. Everyone has their own tolerance against other people someone bigger - someone smaller. I have got big tolerance to others. I always listen to the opinions of others although I do not always agree with them but I tolerate them. We shouldn’t always be tolerant especially to the people who not respect our tolerance and our opinion.

I think that young people are not very

tolerant in this time. Young people are rude

and don’t tolerate other people, especially

older people. I think it’s caused be this

modern time. Parents of these young

people haven’t got time for their children

and Children do not have good models of

behaviour and they don’t respect their

parents.

I usually respect rights of other people.

Usually everyone have the same rights

I respect most of them. I have right to

disagree with someone’s opinion for

example with politicians. I think people

can disrespect right of people who don’t

respect their rights. I think everybody in

the world should have some.

I haven’t got peers with different religious

but if I had I would have prejudices to

people with different religious. I am very

interested in other religion like Buddhism,

Islam, Hinduism and many more. If I had

peers with another religious I would

respect them like normal people

because the character of a man is more

important than his/her religion.

I think that each person has rights to

show his/her own views. But I really don't

like when somebody forces his/her view

upon me, if I don't agree with it, because

every person is free to decide.

I think that many of those people usually are not to be blamed for the situation theyare in. In most cases it is government to be blamed for financial situation in some states, prices are high and salary is small. Also some people become poor due to their own mistakes like drinking alcohol, taking drugs, smoking, etc., however pitying themselves won't solve their problems. This kind of people often has issues in their own families. They should ask for help of a psychologist.

I don't think so. My opinion is that each foreigner should be in his own politicalsystem in his homeland. Politicians (also foreign) on a political seniority have greater competences, but they could misuse it. For example some politicians in foreign (our) government would enforce evil opinions, ordered from his own government from his own country to our and this could have bad influence to our country. I think it's better to have our own politicians, not foreign.

Definitely yes. We all are humans. Everybody has the same rights. All People are equal. It doesn't matter if you are of a Japanese, German or Indian origin. Why minorities should be discriminated, if they live normal life? Unfortunately, nowadays people focus too much on money. They'd rather prefer money to the value of a human life. Also there are those minorities, which are not employed and just take benefits from state and cause trouble. In this case I don't agree with the same rights for those people, but it is their own fault.

Women didn´t have the same position in the past as it is nowadays. Once a woman was considered as something less important. At the end of 19th century women got property rights. The education of women was better, too. In 1918 women in Great Britain got the right to vote just for educated women and for women who paid the rent). In 21st century women have been working in all areas, they have achieved that they are financially independent. Their position is not so ideal. Maybe it is so in developed countries. Men still control this world. For example in Muslim countries or African countries women are just a tool of their fathers and later husbands.

I think that women aren't valued for the same job

as man. Despite laws which should the same

treatment for women and men, women are still less

valued than men in working positions. It's called

women discrimination.-There is higher

unemployment of women when compared with

men. - There is lower rate of representation of

women on higher positions. Women aren't paid

and valued in the same way as men and I think

that they should be, because women can replace

men in almost every job, and despite this they can

care about their family.

People in history took people with disability like burden of the society. Today managers want some physical activity from their personnel which some people with disability can’t do, so they won’t pass at an interview for a job. If they don´t pass they are dependent on the money from the government – the dole or they work in protected workshops which provides state. In our society there are so many people with disability. Despite this fact they are able to find some kind of work.

Elder population is become an important issue in nowadays society.

I think that elderly people worked enough in their whole life. They

deserve their rest. They should advise young people and prepare

them for their future. Moreover, elderly people are underestimated

because of their age. However there are still many of them who

work as teachers, doctors, lawyers, engineers, etc., and still do some

kind of service for the society, which should be highly appreciated.

I think we should respect views of elderly people because they are

older and more experience in their life but sometimes I can’t agree

witch their opinion. Some of them lived in the old times like

communism but most of them are modest, good people. I think

elderly people in Slovakia should be more reputable and better

financially secured.

o I usually respect rights of other people.

Usually everyone have the same right.

I respect most of them. I have right to

disagree with someone’s opinion for

example with politicians. I think people

can disrespect right of people who don’t

respect their rights. I think everybody in

the world should have some rights.

In a class we discussed a values hierarchy and here are the

results based on students answers :

1. Health

2. Family

3. Love & Happiness

4. Housing

5. Money

6. Friendship

7. Hobbies

8. Education

9. Work/Employment

10. Tolerance