Thank you to our awesome NJHS team for another fun video! This one (3:32) shows various Indian Hills students, talking about how they took a chance to make a change.
Take A Chance to Make A Change video
Classroom Discussion Points:
1. What have you done to Take A Chance to Make A Change?
2. Were the things the students mentioned BIG changes or LITTLE things?
3. How do these little things add up to making a BIG change in our school?
4. Has anyone done something special for you that made a difference?
Monday, January 26, 2015
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Diversity
Feb 23
Please project (or print off) to share the following quote:
If desired, you can share the full quote:
Class Discussion:
1. How can we apply Dr. King's quote to things happening here at school? Or in your own life?
2. Sometimes we think of major changes that we could make to improve things, but the more effective changes are the little adjustments that we make in our daily routines. What sort of little adjustments can you make to "drive out darkness/hate" in our school? (Saying hi, smiling to people you don't know, opening the door for someone, inviting someone to sit with you at lunch, etc.)
3. What is the "darkness" that Dr. King is talking about here? And what could be the "light" that drives it out?
4. How would you summarize Dr. King's message? And what does his overall message mean to you?
Please project (or print off) to share the following quote:
If desired, you can share the full quote:
“The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy, instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it.
Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth.
Through violence you may murder the hater, but you do not murder hate. In fact, violence merely increases hate.
Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Class Discussion:
1. How can we apply Dr. King's quote to things happening here at school? Or in your own life?
2. Sometimes we think of major changes that we could make to improve things, but the more effective changes are the little adjustments that we make in our daily routines. What sort of little adjustments can you make to "drive out darkness/hate" in our school? (Saying hi, smiling to people you don't know, opening the door for someone, inviting someone to sit with you at lunch, etc.)
3. What is the "darkness" that Dr. King is talking about here? And what could be the "light" that drives it out?
4. How would you summarize Dr. King's message? And what does his overall message mean to you?
Taking Initiative
Feb 9
Please show the following clip (6:05) to your class. This clip shares the story of a young boy who is bullied and the initiative he took to change things for himself.
http://www.wimp.com/simplething
Class Discussion Questions:
1. What little things could you do to make things better in your world?
2. Everyone wants to belong. When Josh didn't find a place to fit in, he created one. Why is taking action important and empowering? How did it change Josh's high school experience?
3. Are you willing to take the risk to change things in your own life?
Please show the following clip (6:05) to your class. This clip shares the story of a young boy who is bullied and the initiative he took to change things for himself.
http://www.wimp.com/simplething
Class Discussion Questions:
1. What little things could you do to make things better in your world?
2. Everyone wants to belong. When Josh didn't find a place to fit in, he created one. Why is taking action important and empowering? How did it change Josh's high school experience?
3. Are you willing to take the risk to change things in your own life?
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