Tuesday, September 1, 2009

What is "Kind?"

As we begin our study of culture and social justice in social studies class, one of the topics of discussion is how community is formed, and the workings of kindness and civility within a society (such as the classroom). One of the ways to explore the subject of being kind is for students to role play various situations where a kind response can help someone in some way. Walking through the motions of stopping and helping another person in need gives our brains another way to learn this concept... and so, although the pictures are not very good, here are some images of 6th graders demonstrating such behaviors as helping someone pick up books that have been dropped, intervening when someone has been bullied, encouraging a friend who is sad...

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