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| 2. Gut Reaction - no opinion 'til I disagreed with yours | ||
| 1. Intro Sometimes we don’t know we have an opinion until we hear what someone else thinks. play it > | 5. Step In Students role play to step into the shoes of people in emotionally explosive situations. play it > | |
| 3. Reality or Myth What do you really know? A fun way to debunk myths around youth violence. play it > | 6. Anatomy of Violence Research and analysis of an actual incident of youth violence. pplay it > | |
| 4. What's Right "What would you do?" scenarios prime group discussion - followed by video clips to see what the "authority figures" say. play it > | 7. Do It Exploration of a multitude of actions each student can take to "Increase the Peace". play it > | |
don't make me think
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Increase the Peace
In a post-Columbine world, cognog owner, Phil Thompson, and two other local fathers, Steve Gevinson, and David Hammond, decided to create a classroom learning experience designed to increase the maturity level of student decision-making when confronted with situations that have the potential to lead to deadly violence.
The challenge was to quickly engage students' participation in a media-rich, activity-based classroom experience to keep them interested.
The team included students from Oak Park River Forest High School, community professionals; National Public Radio; and Heinemann who published and marketed the book / DVD set. Local News Story.
