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10/15/04
Skit Synopsis
At recess
John and Steve decide to play a game of Four Square with Megan and
Tracy. John brings his ball to the court, but as the game begins
we hear grumblings about the rules.
What’s
the problem?
Bowman
School • Grade 5 • Lexington, Massachusetts:
The
problem is the 4 people in the game are not agreeing or not being
fair.
They
were arguing of who was going to be in the four square.
Halifax
Elementary • Grade 5 • Halifax, Massachusetts:
John
seems to be getting out of control. It may be time to get an adult
involved.
What
would be a fair game?
Bowman
School • Grade 5 • Lexington, Massachusetts:
To be
fair they all could have taken turns serving the ball.
It is
not fair to cheat during the game - players should not cheat. So
the first person should let other players have turns first to be
fair.
Players
should not cheat and decide before or after recess who is going
to be the server before the game starts.
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the Conversation....Let's
think so more about fairness. What
does "fair" mean to you? How do you evaluate whether or
not a rule is fair?
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What
would make a game fun?
Bowman
School • Grade 5 • Lexington, Massachusetts:
A game
is fun when people are cooperating and working together. It is not
as fun when players are trying to have it their way and it is more
fun when all players are trying to add to the game.
What
makes a game fun is when everyone agrees on the rules to solve problems.
Players
can work together to make the game more fun.
Halifax
Elementary • Grade 5 • Halifax, Massachusetts:
What
makes a game fun is when everyone agrees on the rules and how the
game is played.
Continue
the Conversation....Many
of you talk about a game being fun when there is cooperation and
agreement on the rules. When there's arguing in a game what
could you say or do to get everyone to agree and cooperate?
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10/22/04
Skit Synopsis
Michael
is a new student in school. Some children are passing around a note
about him while the teacher is out of the classroom.
What
is the problem?
Bowman
School • Lexington • Massachusetts:
The problem is that Mike cannot get a note and the other kids are
throwing it to each other and not letting Mike have it back. They
are also teasing and taunting him. Alexandra
The
problem is that there is a note being passed around and the other
students are teasing Mike that it is from his Mom. Danielle
Halifax
Elementary • Grade 5 • Halifax, Massachusetts:
The problem is that Michael's classmates are teasing him about the
note and Michael is in trouble because he tried to get the note
back.
Startown
Elementary • Grade 6 • Newton, North Carolina:
I think the problem is they are bullies. The bullies are being mean
and very rude. Mickey is the new kid and he has done nothin to them.
I think
that they are being bullys because they think they can get away
with it because he is the new kid.
I think
that the problem is that with the note because it might say some
thing bad or something. Mike just won't to see then get the note
back from the bullies. Yee
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the difference between teasing and joking?
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What
could anyone do or say to make the situation better?
Bowman
School • Grade 5 • Lexington, Massachusetts:
The
boys could have some sympathy for Mike and just give him the letter.
Laura
They
shouldn't have been teasing Mike and calling him Mikey becasue they
wouldn't like it if he were calling them names. Christopher
They
could stop teasing Mike or step outside and get Mrs. Jones.
Christianna
The
boys should not have teased Mike just because his mom wrote a letter.
They should not have teased him in the first place and should have
expected to get into trouble. Shane
Startown
Elementary • Grade 6 • Newton, North Carolina:
I think
that michael should just let it go, because people mate get a bad
first impression. johana
Halifax
Elementary • Grade 5 • Halifax, Massachusetts:
The
boys should give Michael the note and apologize. Eric
Continue
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didn't other kids in the class help Mike?
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What
can they do to get along better in the future?
Bowman
School • Grade 5 • Lexington, Massachusetts:
Mike
could ask them to please stop teasing him because he doesn't think
it's funny. "Could you please stop teasing me and we could
just be friends." Alex
One
way they can get along together is to for one of the boys to tell
Mike who took the note and they could play together and become friends
again. Sam
The
boys could get along if they played a game together. If that does
not work, they could get an adult to help them find something to
do together. Rachel
Halifax
Elementary • Grade 5 • Halifax, Massachusetts:
They should show respect, apologize, and be nicer to him and ask
to be friends. Eric and Sam
Startown
Elementary • Grade 6 • Newton, North Carolina:
I think
that the boys could be nice but mikey needs to stop blaming people.
michael
I think
that in part 2, when they are outside, Alex and all of the other
boys were being very, very mean by keeping the note from him. They
should stop and give him the note and everyone could be freinds,
and they could all act like none of this ever happened. Just like
what we were talking about lasts week, I think that Mickey might
actualy be a good leader. He dosent seem to argue alot, but it would
be better if he knew about the note, and he knew that it wasent
a note that was going to end the world, so he should just let it
go. Thats exactly what i would say. Isabella
I would
tell the teacher and ask if he could go to the principal and settel
it out. Then I wount get in trouble but they will hate me. that
is my reasponcs. james
I would
either ask them to stop, or tell the teacher privatly, and ask her
to not tell who told on them. I would also either ask to see who
wrote the note, or see the principal about the situation.
Wesley
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would you get started being friends with someone new?
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Voice
Your Choice
Read how your peers responded
to this Voice Your Choice question:
10/15/05
- What makes a good leader in a situation like this?
Startown Elementary
• Grade 6 • Newton, North Carolina:
I think
a good leader is someone of courage, heart, friendship, truth, good
personality, and respect.
I think
a good leader has to be honest, nice, helpful and trustworthy.
I think
a good leader should be brave and strong. It all depends on what
situation your in.
I think
that a good leader is someone who plays fair all of the time.
They're
always willing to help other people, and they never argue at a game,
and they don't try to take over the game from the other players.
They never get mad if they lose the game, and they never brag that
they won the game, and they'll make sure that the other players
don't brag about winning the game, and to make sure that the ones
who didn't win feel ok, and the leader will probley tell the loser
of the game not to worry about losing the game, because its just
a simple little game. There's nothing to worry about. Thats what
I think a good leader is! Isabella
I think
a good leader should be nice and planning to do well in games, and
they could help the other players play if they don't know how to
play. That's what I think a good leader should be. Yee
I think
a good leader would be a responsible person. A person that you can
trust. A good leader would be fair and motivated to follow the rules.
Maybe a person that doesn't have a lot of friends or someone that
doesn't do well in class. These people will be good because the
job will boost their attitude and potential. In closing a good leader
is a fair, considerate, responsible, positive, motivated, and has
low potential and spirits. That's what I think. Tai-Lynn
A good
leader is someone who lets the others have a turn and ask the others
what to do. Michael
I think
a good leader is a person that is nice has good grades and listens
to the teacher. It will be some one that is fair and obeys the rules.
Christopher
Halifax
Elementary • Grade 5 • Halifax, MA:
A good
leader is someone who is fair. Emily
Someone
who can handle problems makes a good leader. Amanda
A Leader
is a good sport. Courtney
A good
leader knows when to bring an adult into a situation. Lucas
I think
a good leader is someone who can be trusted. Samantha
A good
leader should set a good example for others. Patrick
i
think a good leader is someone who doesn't favor themselves over
others. Julian
A good
leader is someone who doesn't cheat. Eric
Add
your response and read how your peers responded to this Voice Your
Choice question:
10/22/04
- If you don't like how someone is being treated, what can you do?
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Student
Gallery
Submit your own writing or
artwork. Here's what some other students have done:
One
day I walked up to a crowd,
When I got there, they stared at me in silence
But it seemed so loud!
Everyone turned away ignoring me.
Suddenly the cloudless sky turned dark gray.
As I walked away, I heard someone say,
"Hey you, do you want to play?"
I looked up and I could see
Someone was actually smiling at me!
I ran over to play and we had a good time,
I felt happy because this someone became a special friend of mine.
And I knew that we were going to be together
For quite a long time.
Mary,
Grade 5 • West Springfield, Massachusetts
Something
like the situation that happened to Meg has happened to me. When
I was about seven years old and I was playing outside, I saw some
kids playing across the street, and I asked if I could play. They
said I couldn't just because I wasn't as tall as them. This made
me feel upset because they were leaving me out for a ridiculous
reason. I called one of my other friends and played with him instead.
To this day these same kids are still taller than me and they won't
let me hang out or play with them. They don't realize that they
are losing out on the chance to be with a really good person. I
guess they are the real losers, not me.
Anthony,
Grade 5 • West Springfield, Massachusetts
Grade
5 • West Springfield, Massachusetts
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