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Counter Stereotypes

Counter Stereotypes. Bullying Prevention week: Feb24th-28 th , 2014. The airplane game. IMAGINE… You are travelling alone on a 20 hour plane ride.

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Counter Stereotypes

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  1. Counter Stereotypes Bullying Prevention week: Feb24th-28th, 2014

  2. The airplane game • IMAGINE…You are travelling alone on a 20 hour plane ride. Checking in, you learn that the plane is almost full! The service agent informs you that there are 5 remaining seats, and you must choose who to sit beside. This is a long flight, so consider your options carefully…

  3. Your options are: • A) a professional basketball player… • B) a refugee… • C) a person with a bald head and multiple piercings… • D) a former high-security prisoner… • E) a woman from Iran… REFLECT… Why did you choose me? What do you think I look like? What am I like?

  4. If you Selected: A basketball player • Wheelchair user • 4-Time World Champion in Basketball • Paralympic Medallist • Won GOLD in ’92, ’96, ’00 • Won BRONZE in ‘04 KENDRA OHAMA

  5. If you Selected: A refugee • She and her family fled the dictatorial regime in Haiti in 1968 • A journalist and stateswoman • First African-Canadian, Third Woman, and Second Immigrant to serve as Governor General • Fluent in Five Languages MICHAELLE JEANE

  6. IF YOU SELECTED: A PERSON WITH A BALD HEAD AND MULTIPLE PIERCINGS • 5-year-old patient with cancer… and pierced ears • Lost her hair to chemotherapy treatment ENAS AL-ATRASH

  7. If you Selected: A former high-security prisoner • Was leading the fight to end apartheid in South Africa when the government sentenced him to life imprisonment for sabotage • Released from prison after 26 years and became the 1st President of South Africa to be elected in a fully representative, democratic election • Nobel Peace Prize Winner NELSON MENDALA

  8. If you Selected: A woman from iran • An Iranian American who paid a reported $20 Million dollars to become the first female space tourist • Also the 1st Muslim female and Iranian in space • Holds a Masters Degree in Engineering • Was co-founder of 2 successful technology companies • She and her business partner recently sold one of those companies for $750 Million ANOUSHEH ANSARI

  9. Reflect • Were you surprised by who the passengers turned out to be? • Were your assumptions correct? • How does this relate to other people you meet in this school building? • EXIT TICKET

  10. The icebErg • We only know around 10% of a person. This is their image. • Hidden beneath the image are our memories, fears, accomplishments and failures,. • We have learned to see differences as negatives, but fundamentally: we are more the same than we are different.

  11. The story of Deaf NFL player:Derrick Coleman • Video: • Inspiring Ad Tells the Story of Deaf NFL Player Derrick Coleman… The running back for the Seattle Seahawks refused to let anyone keep him down • “Being deaf is a gift” CLICK FOR VIDEO ON YOUTUBE!

  12. Our roles and responsibilities • People who bully • Perceived or real imbalance of power • Might be a response to having been bullied, and is also in need of support • People who are targeted • Repeated, unwanted behaviourtakes many forms • Can be physical, social, verbal or even attempts to deprive a person spiritually • Social media is particularly harmful and popular- critical that you shut down the influence (close our accounts), like walking away • Reporting it changed the balance of power • Call on someone in the ‘crowd’ to help • People who provide an audience • You are the majority • You are part of the problem or the solution • If you watch it, join in, videotape it, or add to it, you are part of the problem • You can leave the scene, report it to an adult, report it the next day anonymously, stand up and protect the person targeted

  13. Wall of words& Duo cards Bullying Prevention week: Feb24th-28th, 2014

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