Some people have mental retardation (intellectual disabilities). While mental retardation is not a bad word, when used to describe someone or something you think is bad or stupid it becomes another thoughtless hurtful word. People with intellectual disabilities are not bad. Their condition is not bad. The prejudice and discrimination to people with intellectual disabilities [...]
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Wisdom
November 21, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Eleanor Roosevelt said “Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission.” Have a group discussion about this quote. What does it mean? How true is it? Can you think of cases where it might not be true? In what kinds of situations would this quote be most useful to remember?
Advertising 101
November 21, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Have everybody in the class bring in one or two advertisements aimed at teenagers. These can be cut out of magazines or taped off of TV. Have a class discussion to evaluate the ads by asking the following questions: How is this ad attempting to appeal to me? What assumptions does this ad make about [...]
Self Esteem Bucket
November 21, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Self-esteem has been compared to a bucket of water. It starts out full when we’re born, but whenever we develop negative beliefs about ourselves, it’s like poking little holes in that bucket and our self-esteem drips out.* Have the group brainstorm a list of things we do or say to ourselves or to others that [...]
current events discussions
November 19, 2008 · No Comments · current events
izzit.org provides a different daily news article with a series of discussion questions every weekday throughout the school year. These questions are designed to encourage critical thinking, challenge assumptions, and provoke lively classroom discussion.
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Great Quotes about Character
November 15, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
teen talk in a jar
October 11, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I just purchased this from www.freespirit.com. Discussion starters and icebreakers on just about everything teens want to talk about.
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choices in a jar
October 11, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I just purchased this from www.freespirit.com. What’s your choice—to have to walk on stilts the rest of your life, or to always have to roller skate to get around? To have no short-term memory, or no long-term memory? To not eat for two days, or to not sleep for two days? Choice provokes thinking, and [...]
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ask the judge
October 11, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Click the picture of the judge above to go to askthejudge…an informational website about teen rights that will definitely prompt discussions!
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how respectful are you?
October 2, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Here’s a fun way to talk about respect. Have students fill out the survey and discuss how difficult it is to always be respectful, then show a Simpsons video or any other sitcom/cartoon that is age appropriate. Students will mark respectful and disrespectful moments during the Simpsons video. Just about any cartoon/sitcom can work for [...]
