Bullies on the
Playground
Your children all go to the same elementary school you have
been having trouble with bullies and inappropriate behavior on the playground.
You have all gathered to find a way to fix the problems. You can’t make any
rules for the playground because you are not the Principle you are just
parents. You have 15 minutes to find a way to solve the problem of bullies on
the playground without making rules.
To help understand the need for rule of law
Simple reflective
simulation
You are you it is today!
America has more taxes then ever before many of the injuries of that king are
happening in our country today. What can you do to change the course of our
nation? What can you do to preserve freedom?
You have 20 minutes and I
want a real answer something that you really could do.
Teaching morals
America is falling apart and we need a drastic shift in our
nation to keep us from falling as a nation. You are the top experts in
education and president has gathered you together to come up with a way to
teach morals to the youth today.
Ambitious
Courage
Strong Moral Compass
Honest
Diplomatic
Trusting
You have all of the resources of the nation the sky is the
limit to what you can do. You must come up with a way to teach one specific
character trait to youth. You will be in groups of 5 and you will have ten
minutes to come up with a plan. Pick a group leader to present your plan.
What kind of Character does it take to make a good
president?
First ask what is the job
Then ask what is being required.
Raising an army for
General Washington
General
Washington needs more troops and he has asked for the Philadelphia militia to
come and help fight. Because it is militia the citizens must vote to decided
whether they will send their men to fight. You are gathered at a town meeting
discussing the pro and con to fighting.
Tories
You do not
want to leave the British Commonwealth. Most of your family is from England and
if you go to war with them then you will be forced to fight your family and
friends.
Your main
source of trade is with the British and that his how you make money.
You don’t
want to see thousands of men die and people suffer because we go to war.
You need to
come up with a powerful argument to make the rebels see your point and agree to
vote with you to keep the militia home. Come up with 5 point as to why not to
fight and pick a spokesman to represent your points
Rebels
You are tired
of the British even though your family is British you don’t want to be under
the control of the king anymore. You see that it is not a healthy situation for
America and her future to be under her control.
You must come
up with a powerful argument to convince the Tories that you need to fight the
British.
Come up with
5 point as to why not to fight and pick a spokesman to represent your points
Freedom or security
We are living in the middle of World War 3 it is 2040, you
are all grown up and have kids of your own. Because your older you don’t have
to fight in the war but you do have to supply food for the war and because of
that people are starving and hunger is everywhere. The government has come up
with a program what will bring food to your family and kids but in order to do
it you have to allow for government trained men to come in and take over the
teaching of your children. Your children will be required to go to the
government run school from 7 am to 7 pm so you can work all day in the fields
getting food.
You are gathered in a town meeting to discuss if you as a
town are going to let people starve to death or let the government program run
in your town.
The mayor of the town Brenna will be conducting the meeting
at the end you will need to all vote to decided what you are going to do.
Boston Town Meeting
It is 1770 you live in Boston Mass. Your town has become
subject to British troops just the other day they killed 5 civilians you have
gathered in the town hall to debate as to what must be done to protect your
homes and families and keep your freedoms.
You are gathered here to discuss whether the attack
justifies using guns to fight back. Whether this attack means full on war or if
we should sue for peace.
Keep in mind while you discuss that once you commit to
fighting you cannot quite you must either win or die trying. Remember that
Great Britain is the world’s biggest power and you have no navy and no
army.
Britain is also attacking your unalienable rights with
parliament not letting you have any say in the laws that are being past that
you must abided.
George Washington’s rules of civil conduct
The year is 2122 after the last major war the world is dying
to save mankind we are sending a rocket ship with young children to the next
galaxy to inhabit a planet that will sustain life.
You are part of a council and you have been asked to put
together guidelines to teach the youth rules of how to act and behave.
We have to come up with a list of guidelines and rules to
teach the only humans that will survive.
You must come up with a list of 10 things to give as
guidelines as to how to behave in society and as a person.
Diplomat to France
Congress has called you to act as an envoy to France to
solicit help in the war. The king and his council have decided to give you a 10
minute audience. You need to prepare every point you can think of as to why
France should help America and you must do in an a very diplomatic way. The
King (Tanner) and his council of Wesley, Emma, Haylie, kylee and Timothy after
hearing your case will decided on weather or not to give ad to America.
You must pick two spokesman to represent you and they and
only they can talk to the king. No one else is allowed to speak to the king.
You must tell the king everything you wish for his help and give him reason as
to why he must help you. This is the time to use your diplomacy and work
together.
