I feel like we are missing something in this lesson. What do we do when you feel the "laws " such as segregation are wrong. How far are the students willing to go to right a wrong. This is a good lesson to teach about bystanders. Research shows that individuals are less likely to step up..civil disobedience ..when they are in a group than when they are by themselves for they feel someone else will step up. I would like to see some emphasis on " doing the right thing" even when others do not. There are written laws such as segregation and there are unwritten laws of segregation such as bullying.
It is important to stress what life was like then and not to make judgements based on our experiences of 2012. Today, it is not unusual for kids to talk back to parents, teachers or any authority. Back then, it was not acceptable to speak up r even travel alone as a woman.
I feel like we are missing something in this lesson. What do we do when you feel the "laws " such as segregation are wrong. How far are the students willing to go to right a wrong. This is a good lesson to teach about bystanders. Research shows that individuals are less likely to step up..civil disobedience ..when they are in a group than when they are by themselves for they feel someone else will step up. I would like to see some emphasis on " doing the right thing" even when others do not. There are written laws such as segregation and there are unwritten laws of segregation such as bullying.
It is important to stress what life was like then and not to make judgements based on our experiences of 2012. Today, it is not unusual for kids to talk back to parents, teachers or any authority. Back then, it was not acceptable to speak up r even travel alone as a woman.