T - Tenacity, plus GRIT Review

Please review the following "slides" to review GRIT (including the introduction of T - Tenacity) - or you can use the PPT that was sent in our original email. The video for TENACITY is embedded below, or the link is provided in the PPT. All the discussion points are included in the PPT slides.

Diversity - Acceptance - The Sneetches

Write the words STEREOTYPE and PREJUDICE on the board. Allow students to brainstorm the definitions. (Will define after the story below.)

Play this video – reading The Sneetches (5:30):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMolzESn4oI

Go back to the words on the board – here are the actual definitions:

A STEREOTYPE is an oversimplified generalization about a person or group of people without regard for individual differences. Even seemingly positive stereotypes that link a person or group to a specific positive trait can have negative consequences.  (examples: physical/social differences, attitudes, abilities, likes/dislikes, etc.)

PREJUDICE is pre-judging or making a decision about a person or group of people without sufficient knowledge. Prejudicial thinking is frequently based on stereotypes.

Class Discussion:

1.     How did The Sneetches show stereotyping and prejudice?

2.     Was it fair to treat the other kind of Sneetches differently?

3.     What kinds of stereotypes or prejudices have you seen at Indian Hills? (don’t use names!)

4.     Have you ever felt excluded? Explain the situation and how you felt.

5.     What is the difference between prejudice and a legitimate reason for not liking someone? (Possible example: Not liking someone because they don’t have red hair shows a prejudice. However, not liking someone because you don’t have anything in common is pretty normal.)

When we talk about diversity, we often hear about TOLERANCE or ACCEPTANCE. Tolerating someone is being ok with them at a distance… but ACCEPTANCE is being willing to include them in your world.

Acceptance goes a step beyond tolerance. If a sign of tolerance is a feeling of “I can live with X (behavior, religion, race, culture, etc.),” acceptance moves beyond that in the direction of “X is OK.” You can tolerate something without accepting it, but you cannot accept something without tolerating it. 

Quick class discussion: What are some ways to show ACCEPTANCE here at Indian Hills?

This week, we challenge you to find a way to accept and include others who are different from you.

Resource: http://www.partnersagainsthate.org/educators/middle_school_lesson_plans.pdf