Day Forty-One

Today we finished our global village discussion. We reviewed the 'diversity sheets' that you all filled out on Tuesday and discussed some of the comments that were made on a few of them.

I asked you to watch Jane Elliott's lesson on 'blue eyes, brown eyes' that she taught with her elementary students after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. Some of you asked if I could post this to the blog (see below). In our second unit on the topic of human systems, we will be discussing a number of interesting topics (ie: immigration policy). I wanted to do this lesson with you so that we understand the power of the language we use, and how this language can make others feel. Thanks to everyone for an insightful, engaging discussion!

Part One (Tuesday):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QyqxkM_Z94&feature=related

Part Two (Wednesday):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7JneNPZltU&feature=related