Positive character trait
Tolerant
Willing to allow differences and treat people fairly despite disagreement.
3 ready sentences Updated Run by Adrian Nutiu
What it looks like
- Listens to views they disagree with without trying to shout them down.
- Treats people from other backgrounds and beliefs with the same respect.
- Lets small differences in habit or style go.
Fits when someone respects differences they may not personally share
Not when harm, abuse, or denial of another person's rights is being excused
How to say it
Replace the brackets with what the person actually did.
There is no resume line for this one: it reads as a claim on paper. A reference, or an example of working across differences, shows it better.
Fills [Name] in the reference and the report card comment, ready to copy.
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Reference or recommendation [Name] is tolerant and fair: in [team or setting] they worked well with people whose views and habits were very different from theirs.
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Report card comment [Name] is tolerant of others' ideas and listens respectfully in class discussions.
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In a story, shown not told They disagreed about everything at dinner, and he still drove her home and waved until her door was shut.
The tolerant host made room for practices different from his own.
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