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Teacher: Allright,okay.Todayguyswearegoingtodoaseminaraboutmainideaokay?Beforewegetstartedwiththis,sinceyoudon'tknowwhatwe'regoingtodoyet,wehavetogooverourseminarrules.Doesanyonerememberanyofthoseseminarrules?ThefirstoneIwouldlikeyoutotalkaboutisme,whereI'mstandingrightnow.CansomebodytellmewhatthismeansifI'mstandinghere?
Student: You'retheteacherandweshouldn'tbetalkingoveryou.
Teacher: Youshouldn'tbetalkingoverme,inordertospeakwhatdoyouhavetodowhenI'mstandinghere?
Student: Raiseyourhand.
Teacher: What'sthat?
Student: Raiseyourhand.
Teacher: Raiseyourhandiscorrect.Anybodyelseknowanotherruleforaseminar?
Student: Whenyouaresittingdownyouarepartofus,sowedon'traiseourhandwejustwaitforyoutocallonus.
Teacher: Verynice.Howdoyouknowwhensomebodyisdonetalking?You'remakingwhat?
Class: Eyecontact.
Teacher: Verynice.Anyoneelseknowanotherrule?There'sacouplemore.
Student: Youneedtomakeeyecontactifyouwanttotalkaftersomeoneelsetalks.
Teacher: Right,anymore?Let'sthinkabout,whatkindoflanguagedoweuse?Wespeaklikewhat?
Class: Scholars.
Teacher: Wespeaklikescholarduringaseminarandthelastruleis,whensomebodyfinishestalkingwhatdotheyhavetodo?
Class: Askthemtheiropinionandtojoinin.
Teacher: Tojoininandhowtowespeaktoeachother?
Class: Politely.
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Teacher: OhIhearditoverhere“student”wouldyousayitlouder?
Student: Respectfully.
Teacher: Youspeakwhat?Respectfully,soIwantustorememberthoserulesaswegetstarted.Takealookatourtarget.Itsays,Iamabletofindatheme,mainideaormoralofatextandusetextevidencetosupportmyreasoning.TodayI'mgoingtouseafabletohelpteachthislesson.Anybodyeverheardofafableorhaveanyidea?You'veheardofthemyoujustmightnotknow.Student,what'safable?
Student: [00:02:00]I'mguessingit'slikealotoffakethingsbutit'snotreal.
Teacher: Fakethingsnotreal,kindofanybodyelsehaveanidea?“student”.
Student: Thestoryitselfisnotrealbutithasalessoninvolvedinit.
Teacher: Saythatlouder,Idon'tknowiftheyheardyouoverthere.
Student: It'sastorythatisn'trealbutithasalessoninsideofit.
Teacher: Cananybodyaddtothat?“student”.
Student: ForanexampleTheBrother'sGrimmbooksweretoteachkidslessonsandexamplesofwhatnottodo.They'reusuallynotrealortheyarenotrealliketheyhavetalkinganimalsandstuffinthem.
Teacher: Talkinganimalsisareallycommonthinginfables.“student”,didyouknowsomethingelse?
Student: Ireadthisstoryinsecondgradeaboutthistoadandafrog.
Teacher: ToadandFrog,whathappenedinthatstory?
Student: Theyarebestfriends.
Teacher: Theyarebestfriends.Doyourememberanylessonsbeingtaught?
Student: Notsure.
Teacher: Notsure.Hasanyoneeverheardoftheboythatcriedwolf?
Class: Yes
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Teacher: You'veheardofit.Domeafavorandturntothepersonnexttoyouandtellthemwhatthatwasabout.Doyourememberdidyoutalk?Youdon'knowthestoryyouthree?Givemefive.Wehaveacoupleofstudentswhohaven'theardofitcansomeonegivemeabriefsummaryofthestory?Tellmewhathappened,letsseesomebodythathasn'tspokenyet.“student”,doyourememberthestory?
Student: I'veneverreadit.
Teacher: Neverreaditanybody,haveyoureadthestoryStudent?Canyousharewiththeclass?
Student: It'saboutaboythatwaslyingbecause[00:04:00]hewasyellingthattherewasawolfinthevillage.Thevillagerscameoutandtherewasnowolfandhediditafewtimes.Whenthewolfreallycamethevillagersdidn'tbelievehim.
Teacher: Right,theydidn'tbelievehim.Doyouguysrememberthatstory;soundfamiliar?Whatwouldyousaythemainideaorlessonforthatstorywouldbe?
Student2: Nottolie.
Teacher: Nottolie,becausewhathappensifyoulie?
Class: Noonewillbelieveyou.
Teacher: Right.Iknowanotheroneyouguysmighthaveheardof.HowabouttheHareandtheTortesanyoneeveryhearthatstory?
Class: Yeah.
Teacher: Turntoyourneighborandtellthemthatone.Doyouguysremember?Ohyoudidokay.Givemefive;givemefiveplease.Isthereanyonethatdoesnotknowthatstory?Youhaveneverheardthestory“student”?Cansomeonegiveabriefsummaryofthestory,areallyquicksummary?“student”.
Student: Basicallythehairwasbraggingthathewasdefinitelygoingtowinandhethoughtsomuchofhimself.Theninthemiddlehetookanapbecauseheknewhewasn'tgoingtolosebecausethetortoisewassoslow.Thenthetortoisepasthimandbeathim.
Teacher: Whatwasthetheme;whatwasthemoralofthatstory?
Student4: Thatyoushouldneverbrag.
Teacher: Youshouldn'tbrag.
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Student8: Lazy.
Teacher: Yousaylazy?
Student8: YeahbecausetheHaretookalongnap.
Teacher: TheHaretookalongnap.[00:06:00]You'resayinglazyandwegotbragging.Anybodyelsehaveanyotherthemesfromthatstory?“student”.
Student: Don'tthinkthatyou'rebetterthenanybodyelse.
Teacher: Yeah,don'tthinkthatyou'rebettertheneveryoneelse,kindoflike“student”saidaboutbragging.
Student: Don'tthinkthatsometimesfastcanbeatslow.
Teacher: Thatfastcanbeatslow.Ithinkthemoralissomethinglikeslowandsteady...whatisit?
Student9: Slowandsteadywinstherace.
Teacher: Slowandsteadywinstherace.Wetypedassessmentsand“Teacher”saystotakeyourwhat?
Class: Time.
Teacher: Andtoputinyourwhat?
Class: Besteffort.
Teacher: Besteffortbecausedoesitmatterifyoufinishfast?
Class: No.
Teacher: No,itmatterwhat?
Class: Ifyougiveahundredpercent.
Teacher: Ifyougiveawhat?
Class: Hundredpercenteffort.
Teacher: Verygood.Todaywearegoingtoreadafablethathopefullyyouhavenotheardof.Iamgoingtopassthisaround.Iamgoingtopassitoneachside.Everybodyjusttakeoneandtheyshouldendupat“Teacher-2”.“Teacher-2”
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willgivemetherest.It'scalledtheBadKangarooandI'mgoingtoneedacoupleofreaderstoreadthisallowedforus.Wearegoingtosharethisfableandseeifweunderstand;orseeifwecanfigureoutwhytheauthorchosethemoralorthethemethattheydid.Youcanplaceitonyourclipboardsoit'seasilyaccessible.DoeseveryonehaveTheBadKangaroo?[00:08:00]Iactuallychangedmymind“Teacher”isgoingtoreadthisallowed.Ifyouareaself-directedlearnerwherewouldyourfingerbe?
Class: The.
Teacher: Onwhat?
Class: The.
Teacher: Allright.Letuslistentothisstoryandseeifwecanfigureoutthetheme,themainidea,themoraltothis.
TheBadKangaroo.Therewasasmallkangaroowhowasbadinschool.Heputthumbtacksontheteacher'schair.Hethrewspitballsacrosstheclassroom.Hesetofffirecrackersinthelaboratoryandspreadglueonthedoorknobs.Yourbehaviorisimpossible,saidtheschoolprinciple.I'mgoingtoseeyourparents,Iwilltellthemwhatproblemyouare.TheprinciplewenttovisitMr.AndMrs.Kangaroo.Hesatdowninalivingroomchair.Ouch!Criedtheprinciple,there'sathumbtackinthechair.YesIknow,saidMr.Kangaroo.Ienjoyputtingthumbtacksinchairs.Aspitballhittheprincipleonhisnose.
Forgiveme,saidMrs.Kangaroo.Icanneverresistthrowingthosethings.Therewasaloudboomingsoundfromthebathroom.Keepcalm,saidMr.Kangaroototheprinciple.Thefirecrackersthatwekeepinthemedicinechesthasjustexploded.Welovethenoise.Theprinciplerushedforthefrontdoor.Inaninstanthewasstucktothedoorknob.Pullhard,saidMrs.Kangarootherearelittleglobsofglueonallofourdoorknobs.Theprincipalpulledhimselffree,hedashedoutofthehouseandrandownthestreet.Suchaniceperson,saidMr.Kangaroo.Iwonderwhyheleftsoquickly?Nodoubthehadanappointment,saidMrs.Kangaroo.Nevermindsupperisready.Mr.AndMrs.Kangarooandtheirsonenjoyedtheireveningmeal.Afterdesserttheyallthroughspitballsateachotherandacrossthedinningroomtable.
Nowfablesoftenputthemoralorthethemeatthebottom.Doyouthinkwecanreadthistogether?ThelastsentencethatstartswithA.Yourfingeronit?[00:10:00]Let'sreadit.
Class: Achild'sconductwillreflectthewaysofhisparents.
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Teacher: Nowwhatintheworlddoesthatmean?Don'ttellme,tellthepersonnexttoyou.Whatdoesitmeantoyou?
Student15: Itmeansthechildwilldowhattheparentsdo.
Teacher: Yeah,whattheirparentsdoorwhattheirparentstaughtthemtodo,right?
Student15: Idoliketo.
Teacher: Youdo?Throwspitballs?
Student15: No.
Teacher: Youactlikeyourparents?
Student15: Yes.
Teacher: Doyouthinkeverychildactsliketheirparents?
Student15: Sometimes.
Teacher: Mosttimesyeahsometimesyoulearnstufffromthem.Ithinksotoo.Givemefive.WhatIwantyoutodonowistakeonestickynote.Infablesthemoralsareoftenwritteninveryafancylanguage.Iwantyoutowriteitinanicefourthgradelanguage.Whatisthemoralofthisstory.Iamgoingtogiveyouexactlyfortyfivesecondssogo.Tensecondsrememberwewanttokeepthemoralorthetheme,likewedoinclass.It'sgottobekindofshort.We'renotwritingaparagraph.Thinkaboutasentence;asentenceisprettygood.[00:12:00]IstillseeafewpencilsmovingsoIwillgiveyouanotherfifteensecondsorso.
Nowtakeanotherstickynoteandstickitontopofyourstory,soyoushouldhavetwostickynotes.OnthisstickynoteIwantyoutoprovetome,fromthispiecewhyyourthemeiscorrect.Howdoyouknowyourthemeiscorrect?Whatinherehelpedyoucomeupwiththattheme?I'mgoingtogiveyoualittlebitmoretimeforthis,thenwearegoingtodiscussit.Iwillgiveyouaboutsixtysecondsforthisone.Goaheadfindmesomeevidenceinthestorythatsupportsyourtheme.Howdoyouknowthis?Agoodwaytostartwouldbelike,Iknowthisisthemoral,Iknowthisisthetheme,Iknowthisisthemainideabecause...Like“Teacher”alwayssaysyougottodowhat?Proveittomeplease.
[00:14:00]Acouplemoreseconds,finishupyourideasthenwewillstartourseminar.Allpencilsaredown,solistenupcarefully.Iwouldlikesomeofyoutoshareyourideasbutfollowthisformat.Ithinkthemoralofthisstoryis...whateveryourmoralis...becauseinthetextIfound,andstateit.Isthere
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anyonethatwouldliketostartfirst?Justopenuptheseminar.Wewillstartwith“student”.Rememberto,either“student”invitesomeoneinorsomeonemayrespondtowhat“student”says.[00:16:00]Theotherruleweforgotaboutisdon'tlookatwho?
Class: You.
Teacher: Don'tlookatme.Whoarewealllookingatrightnow?
Class: “student”.
Teacher: Wellwhoarewelooking;who'sabouttospeak?
Class: “student”.
Teacher: Allrightherewego.
Student: Igiveupthemoral,monkeyseemonkeydobecausethatwastheshortestandmostaccuratemoralthatIcouldcomeupwith.Ifoundthisinthetext,thekangaroosthemotherandthefatherputthumbtacksdownandtheygluedthedoorhandlesandthey[inaudible00:16:34]sothekiddidtoo.
Teacher: Anybodyagreeordisagree?
Student17: Iagreebecausewhatevertheparentsdo,withthekidwatching,thekidwilldothesamethingbecauseit'spartoftheirtraitsinthefamily.
Teacher: Ohlookatthatvocabularyword,traits.Welearnedthatandhe'ssayingitisoneofthoselearnedbehaviorstwoclapsnapforthat.That'sfromscience,high-fiveonthat.Anybodyelsehaveadifferentmoral?Whatmoraldidyoucomeupwith...“student”?
Student: ThemoralthatIchose,theysaidifyouactlike,ifyourparentsdosomethingyouwillcopyitandyouwilllearnthattraitandkeepondoingitanddoingit.
Teacher: Howdoyouknow?
Student: Iknowbecausewhenhewasdonewithhisdinnerandstuff[00:18:00]theparentsdidittoo.Theparentsdidthesamethingastheirkangaroo.Ithinkbecausetheparentswerepickingupthekidsmannersandtoberespectfultoothers.
Teacher: Theparents;didyousaytheparentsaredoingbadthings?Ohokay.
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Student18: Iagreewith“student”and“student”causewhattheirchildwoulddoinschoollikethrowspitballsacrosstheroomandputglueonthedoorknobsandputthumbtacksinthechairstoo.Theparentswoulddothesamethingasthekid.Whentheprinciplewenttothehouseshesatonathumbtack.
Teacher: Igotaquestion.Whydoyouthinktheauthorwrotethisstory?We'reinseminarso.
Student: Theparentslookedliketheyweregoingtodosomethinginfrontofthekids.
Teacher: Youthinktheauthorwaswritingthisforparents?
Student: Yeahbecauseiftheparentsdosomethingbadinfrontofthekids,thekidsmightcopyitandtheymightgetintroubleatschooltoo.Ithinktheparentsshouldwatchwhattheydobeforetheydoit.
Student19: Ithinkwhattheauthorwastryingtoputoutwasyoushouldn'tcopyeverysinglethingthatwesee.Justbecause[00:20:00]yourparentsmaydocertainthingsdoesn'tmeanyoushould.Itmayalsobewrittenjusttoshowabadexampleorwhatnottodo.
Student: Orthekidswhentheywereyounger,theparentsusetodoitinfrontofthemandhecopiedthesamethingthathisparentsdidinfrontofhim.
Student19: Myparentswouldn'tbeaboutkangaroos.
Student: Istilldisagreebut.
Teacher: Waitwhichonedoyoudisagreewith“student”?
Student: IdisagreewithbothofthembecauseIthinkit'sforthekids.Sometimeskidscancorrecttheirparentsandtellthemit'sabadideatodosomethingbadtoothers.
Teacher: Ihaven'tanybodyonthissideasksomebodywhattheythink.
Student: [inaudible00:21:03]whatdoyouthinkaboutthat?
Student20: Iagreebecause.
Teacher: Withwho?
Student20: With“student”becausechildrencouldcorrecttheirparents.Iftheparentssmokeandhaveanotherchildintheirstomachanddrinkbecausetheirkidcouldenduphavingsomethingdifferentintheirbodylikedisabilitiestheycangivetheirchildren.
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Teacher: Canyouinvitesomeoneinoverhere?
Student20: WhatdoyouthinkaboutthatStudent?
Student: Iagreebecausetheparentsshouldn'tbesettingbadbehaviorinfrontoftheirownchild.Whatevertheparentsdothekidwilldocausetheyarelearningthingsfromthemandtheparentsaresupposetosetgoodbehavior.
Student20: Invitesomeone.[00:22:00]
Student: Whatdoyouthinkaboutthat“student”?
Student: Iagreebecausetheparentsaresupposetosetagoodexampleforyou.
Teacher: Someonehelpherout.“student”whatdoyouthink?
Student: Iagreethekidsshouldbeabletocorrecttheirparentsiftheyaredoingsomethingbadlikethattoo.Itdependslikemymomsaidiftheyaresmokingordrinkingyouyoushouldbeabletocorrectyourparents.MymomusetosmokebutIwasafraidshewasgoingtogetcancerbecauseIsawacommercialthatitwouldhappen.Ikepttellinghertostopsmokingsoshedoesn'tgetcancer.
Teacher: Youthinktheauthorwrotethisforparents?Let'sseeashowofhands.Whothinksifyouthinktheauthorwroteitforparentsorifyouthinktheauthorwrotethisfableforchildren.Let'sseeifyouthinkit'swrittenforparentsraiseyourhandifyouthinktheaudienceisparents.Okayifyouthinktheaudienceisforthechild.“student”,youdidn'traiseyourhand.Hatdoyouthink?
Student: Ithink
Teacher: Handsdown.
Student: Ithinkit'salittlebitofboth.Imean...thekiddoeslearnfromtheirparentsbutthekidcanalsotelltheirparentsdon'tdothisbecauseit'swrong.IfthekidcorrectedthemthenIbetthatthekidwouldprobablyhavebetterdecisionsandtobebetter.Thenagaintheparentdoesn'talwayslistentothekid.Sometimestheparentjustignoresthekid[00:24:00]anditjustgetsthemmad.
Teacher: Whatdoyouthink“student”aboutwhat“student”justsaid?
Student: IagreebecauseItellmyparentssometimeswhentheydobadthingsandtheyjustignoremeordon'tanswer.
Teacher: “student”hitthenailonthehead.Fablesarewrittenforguesswhat?
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Class: Everybody.
Teacher: Everybody!It'swrittenforparentsit'salsowrittenforchildren.It'smeanttohaveuniversalmeaning.DoesanybodyknowwhatImeanwhenIsayuniversalmeaning?Youhaveanidea?Whatdoyouthink?
Student25: Universalmeaningmeansitdependsonwhoyouaretalkingto.Peoplecouldhavedifferentmeaningsordifferentdefinitionsforwhatthisbookorwhatthisarticleisabout.
Teacher: Butitshouldmeansomethingtothem,likehowtheyperceiveit.Ifyourmomordadreadthiswhatwouldtheythinkaboutit?Tellthepersonnexttoyou.Whatdoyouthink?Ifitwasreadbyyourparentswhatwouldtheythink?Givemefive.Sorry“student”didIcutyouoff?Youcanfinishwhatyouweresaying.
Student: [inaudible00:25:55]
Teacher: Willyou[00:26:00]sharethatwiththeclass?
Student: Mygrandpahadastrokeandheshouldreadthissohewouldlistentokidsmore.WhathappenwasMyuncleneededtoborrowsomemoneyandgrandmagaveitcausesheowedhimsome.Shegavethemoneytograndpaandsheputmeinchargeofthemandthenhestartedspending.Itoldhimnottospenditbuthespentitonpopcornanddrinksanyways.SomyuncleandIdidn'thaveenoughmoney.
Teacher: Oh,sosometimeschildrencanbeabetterexampleoragoodexampletoadults.Doweagree?
Class: Mm-hmm(affirmative).
Teacher: Youguysdidreallywellwiththatbutthatwasone“Teacher”helpedyouwith.NowIwanttoseewhatyoucandoonyourownokay?WhatI'mgoingtodoisI'mgoingtopassaroundthisbasketandyouaregoingtosimplytakeonepieceofpaperoutofthebasket.Eachpaperhasadifferentfablehowever,twootherpeopleintheclasswillhavethesamefableasyou.
Thefirstthingwearegoingtowaittilleveryonegetstheirfableandthenyou’regoingtohavetofindtheothergroupmembers.Onegroupwillonlyhavetwobut“student”isgoingtotakethatextraone.Whatyou’regoingtodotheniswe'regoingtotakethefableandgotoanyarea,youcansitnexttoeachotherinseminar.Youcanfindaspaceintheroomandyouaregoingtohavetoreadthefable.Yourgroupisgoingtohavetocomeupwiththetheme,themainideaormoral.
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Thenwewillcomebacktoseminarandyouaregoingtoreadyourfables,noticethisareallshort.Seehowshortitis?It'sarealshortone.We'regoingtosharethefables.Onepersonfromyourgroupwillreadthefablealoud,soyouwillneedtohaveaspokespersoninyourgroupwhoisgoingtospeakforthegroupandthey'regoingtosharetheirtheme.Weasaclassaregoingtodecideifwethinkyouguyscameupwithagoodmoralorifwethinkyouneedtoworkonitmore.Ifweagree;[00:28:00]iftheclassagreeswithyourmoralwearegoingtoputitinthekeepside.Ifwethinkyouneedtoworkonitmorewherearewegoingtoputit?
Class: Backinthethinktank.
Teacher: BackinthethinktanksonowI'mgoingtopassthesearoundpleasedonot...situp“student”please...thisshouldtakelikemaybe,Idon'tknowfortysecondstogoaround.Donotlookinheretotrytofindonethatyourfriendhas.Iwantyouliterallytopickandpass.Areweclear?GivemeanumberifyouunderstandwhatIjustsaid.Idon'twanttoseethis.Lookingtoseewhat“student”hasandfinditinhere.Youtakeoneandpassiton,areweclear?Okaygood.Nowtakeitandpass,quick.Chop,chop,chopchopsooie.
Student: Doyouwantmetograbonetoo?
Teacher: Yes,pleasegrabonebecausewehaveonestudentabsent.Takeandpass.Perfect,itworkedout.Nowyouaregoingtohavetofindyourothergroupmembers.“Teacher”isnotgoingtohelpyou;I'mnotgoingtodoanything.YouhaveapproximatelytwominutestofindyourothergroupmembersandI'mgoingtosetthetimer.Listencarefully,oncethetimerissetyouandyourgroupneedtobereading.Youcangoanywhereintheclassroomyoulike.Youjustneedtobewithyourgroup.Makesureyouhaveyourclipboardandyourstickynotes.Yourstickynotesiswhereyou’regoingtowriteyourtheme.DoeseverybodyunderstandwhatIsaid?GivemeanumberifyouunderstandwhatIjustsaid.[00:30:00]Yes,“student”youhaveaquestion?
Student: Howdoweknowiftheyareinourgroupornot?
Teacher: Theywillhavethesamefableasyou.Youhavetofigureouthowyouaregoingtofindthat.Youguysknowhowtoread,soletmegrabmytimerIleftitoverherebymistake.Youwillhavetwominutesandwhenthetimergoesoffyouneedtobeinyourgroupareweclear?Go!Yougotaminutethirtyseconds.Haveyoufoundyourgroup?Gofindaplaceyoucansithere.Youcangoanyplaceyouwant.Yeah,youcangooverthere.Haveyoufoundyourgroup?
Findaplacesothatyoucanwork.Oneminute!Whereareyouguysgoingtosit?Oh,yourlettingherchose?Howaboutrighthere?Turnyourseatssoyourfacingeachother.Turnthatseatsoyourfacingeachotherandyoucansee.[00:32:00]“student”vohokay.Areyouguysabouttostart?Waituntilshegets
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backandIwillworkwithyouguys.Youwanttoreadittogether?Let'sreadit,readitoutloud.Blessyou.OkayIneedproof.Ifthat'swhatyourmoralis,Iwantyoutoproveittome.Howdoyouknow?
Whatwouldthatmoralbe?Tellthemnotme.Ijustwanttoknowwhatyousaybutyourtalkingtoeachother.Ohyeah,excepthavingwhatyouhaveisbetterthennothing.That'stwodifferentmorals.Maybeyoucanmakeitonelongmoral.Yougottodecidebuttheotherthingremember?Ineedproof.Prove[00:34:00]tomethat,that'swhatthatmoralis.Makesureyouwriteitdown.Doyouhaveyourpersonthatisgoingtoreaditandexplainitforeveryonetounderstand?Ishouldbeabletoaskanyofyou.Anyinthisgroup,Ishouldbeabletoaskyouallaboutit.Readitonemoretimemakesureyouknow.
Whatdidyouguyscomeupwith?Didyouwriteitdown?Youneedto,youshouldbeworkingnotjustsittinghereguessing.Let'sseewhichoneyouhave.Thedonkeyokay.Whatwasyourmoral;whatdidyouguyscomeupwith?Justgottobeyourself?Thatwastheonehewasdrinkingdeworeatingdoasadonkey.Youthinkyoushouldjustbeyourself?Canyouproveittome?Youhaveproofinthere?MakesureyouhavebothofthosewrittendownbecausewhenwecomebackIneedtoknow.Whatdoyouguysgot?Let'ssee,whatisyourmoral?
Student9: Thefathertriestoteachhimalessoninsayingthat,ifwearedividedwedonotagreeonthefamilypart.Whenwearetogetherwedon'tbreakapartwestaytogether.
Student8: Theywon'tdisagreeandtheywon'talwaysfight.
Teacher: Kindoflikeintheclassright?
Student8: Yeah.
Teacher: Whatwouldhappenifeverybodywasdoingtheirownthingallthetime?
Student8: Ifweweredoingallofdifferentthingsandyouputustogetherinagroup[00:36:00]andwedodifferentthings.Wewouldalwaysdisagreeandsayweshoulddothisnotthisorweshoulddothisnotthis.
Teacher: Kindoflikeyouguys.Yourworkingtogetherrightnowaren'tyou?
Student8: Mm-hmm(affirmative).
Teacher: Whatisgoingtohappenifyouworktogether?What'shelpfulaboutbeingtogether?
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Student8: Theirdifferentideas.
Teacher: Iheardthat!Yousaidwhat?
Student8: There'sdifferentideas.
Teacher: There'sdifferentideas.Iseverybody'sideavaluable?
Student8: Yes.
Teacher: IneedyoutowritedownyourthemebutIneedyoutohaveproof.YouknowIamgoingtoaskyouforthatproof.Proveittomeallright.CanIswitchwithyou?
Student: Sure.
Teacher: CanIgetyoutogoto“student”and“student”?Allrightwhatdidyouguyscomeupwith?
Student2: Alwayskeepyourpromises.Fulfillwhatyousaid.
Teacher: Keepyourpromises?Letssee.
Student2: Hepromisedthecranethathewouldpayheralotofpaymentifshewentinhismouthandtooktheboneouthismouth.
Teacher: Didhepayher?
Student2: No,thepaymenthesaid,youthinkyoursolucky.YouwerepaidenoughwhenIletyoutakeyourheadfrommydollswithoutbitingitoff.
Teacher: It'sawolfright?Doyouthinkthecraneshouldbegratefulthathedidn'tgethisheadbittenoff?
Student2: Yeah,that'sthebestpayment.
Teacher: Whatwouldyourmoralbeagain?
Student2: Alwayskeepyourpromises.
Teacher: Butyoutoldmethebestpaymentwastokeepyourhead.
Student2: Yes.
Teacher: Sowhichoneisit?Itcan'tbeboth.
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Student2: Keepthehead.
Teacher: Howwouldweputthatinamoralcauseeveryoneisnotgoingtobetalkingaboutkeepyourhead.
Student4: Bethankfulwhatyougot?
Teacher: Bethankfulforwhatyourleft[00:38:00]withIcanseethatone.Surelythecranewouldbemessedupifthewolfbithisheadoff.Icanseebethankful.Haveyouwrittenitdown?Makesureyourwriteitdownandmakesureyouwriteyourproof.Youguysgotshortedcause“student”isnotheresoyouonlyhavetwobutmakesureyouhaveaStudentokay?Somebodyisgoingtoreaditaloudandthensomebodyelsecangiveustheexamples.Doyouneedapencil?Ihaveoneoverhere.Holdthisfor“Teacher-2”.
Soyouthinkthemoralisstickingtogetherright?Whataboutthatfriend?
Student8: “student”?
Teacher: Theonethatranaway.Whatwouldyouthinkabouthimasafriend?
Student8: Ithinkhe'snotsuchagoodfriendbecausehelefthim.
Student9: Heshouldoftookcontrolwithhimsohewouldn'thavetobeafraid.
Teacher: Whatdoesthatsayaboutfriendship?Shouldyoubefriendswitheverybody?
Student9: No.
Teacher: Whynot?
Student8: Theycouldgoagainstyou.
Teacher: Couldthatbeamoral?Choseyourfriends...howwouldyousaythat?
Student8: Friendsdon'talwayssticktogether.
Student: Isthatreallyyourfriend?
Student8: No.
Teacher: Maybeyoushouldbecarefulwhenyoudowhat?
Student8: [inaudible00:39:54]
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Teacher: Whatwasthat?Whynowtellmewhy.[00:40:00]Findtheproofastowhy.Whywouldthatbetheproof?Whatdoyouguysgotoverhere?Let'sseeIforgotyourfable.Whichonewasit?
Student15: Theant.
Teacher: Theantand...ohyeahsowhatdidyouguyscomeupwith?Whatwasyourmoral?Whatdidyoucomeupwith?
Student15: Ifsomeonehelpsyou,youshouldhelpthemback.
Teacher: Doyouhaveproof?Didyoufindproofinthere?Yougottohaveproof.Youcan'tjusttellmeyouhavetoproveitto“teacher”causeyourjustafourthgrader.Proveittomewhereintherewouldthatprove.
Student17: Thedovehelpedtheantandtheanthelpedthedove.
Teacher: Ifeitheronewouldn'thavehelpedeachotherwhatwouldhavehappenedtotheant?
Student17: Hewouldhavedied.
Teacher: Hewouldhavedied.Whatwouldhavehappenedtothedove?
Student17: Hewouldhavebeentrapped.
Teacher: Rightsomakesureyouwritethatdown.DoyouhaveaStudent?Thisgroupisallquietwho'sgoingtoreadit?Noyouhavetoreaditoutloudtothewholegroup.AreyougoingtoreaditStudent?Thankyou.Givemefiveplease.Givemefive.Ishouldn'thearanyvoicesbutIshouldseealleyeballs.Wearegoingtocomeback.Iamgivingyou...onemoreminutesohaveyourideasfinalized.Ifyoualreadyhaveyourideasfinalizedyoumaycomesitinseminarbutsitnexttoyourgroupmembers.MakesureyouhaveaStudent.
Makesureyouarealltogetheronyourideas.Studentyouhavetositnexttoyourgroup.[00:42:00]Youthreeareagroup?Okay.Yeah,sittogether;allthreetogether.Iwillgiveyouthirtymoresecondsthoseofyouthatarestillwriting.Finishupwithyourwriting.Imetwithallofyousoyoushouldhaveyourmoralsdecided.StudentifyouwantIwillreadforyourgroup.Doyouwantmetoreadit?Idon'tknowhowIgotthreeshykidstogether.I'mnotgoingtoreadthatpart.Youhavetoreadthatpart.Sounditout,nobody'sreadingit.Youaregoingtoreaditaloudyouknowwhatyouwrote.It'sa-g-a-I-n-s-t.
Student: Wearemissingachair.
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Teacher: Apparently,somebodyjustprobablypulleditout.It'sokaylookscootdown.[00:44:00]AllrightIwasabletomeetwithallofyouandby“student”Ithinkyou'vegotit.I'mprettysurebutIwanttohearwhatyouhavetosay.I'mgoingtoreadonegroupbecauseIhappenedtogetonegroupofallshykids.Idon'tknowhowthathappened.
I'mgoingtoreadtheirfableforthemandwe'regoingtoeachlisten.TheseareallveryshortsoyoushouldhaveyourStudentandbereadytogo.WearegoingtogoaroundthecircleandwhenwegettoyouguysIwilljustreadyourfable.ListencarefullytoeachStudent.Alleyesshouldbeonthepersonthatisspeaking.Weneedtolistentothefable,you'regoingtohavetodecidewhetherornotyouagreeordisagreewiththeirmoral.They'regoingtoprovidesupport,tohelpconvinceyou.
Yes,“student”?
Student: Canthetalkerstandupwhenreadingit?
Teacher: Yes,theStudentmaystandiftheylike.Arethereanyotherquestions?Wearegoingtostartwiththisfirstgrouptomyleft,whichis“student”,“student”,and“student”.Who'sgoingtoreadyourfable?Areyougoingtostand?Readthefablefirstplease.
Student: Thefableis...Adogwithsomemeatinhismouthiswalkingacrossabridge.Helookeddownandsawhisreflectioninthewater.Thisfoolishdogmistookhisreflectionforanotherdogwithamuchlargerpieceofmeat.Heimmediatelydroppedhisownmeatandattachedtheotherdog.Ofcoursehisreflectionwasonlyinthewaterandhissupperwaswashedaway.
Ourgroupdecidedthatthemoralforthisfableisyoushouldbethankfulforwhatyoualreadyhave.Thisisbecausehethoughtthathis[00:46:00]reflectionwasanotherdog'swithalargepieceofmeatsohedroppedhistogetthebiggerpieceanddidn'thaveanythingafterall.
Teacher: Doweagreewiththatone?Yes,no,maybeso.Anybodydisagreewiththatfable?Anybodywanttocomment?Arewegoingtokeeporputbackinthethinktank?Thumbsuporthumbsdownplease.Thumbsup,thumbsdown,let'sseeorsidewaysifyou’renotsure.Youknowhowwedoit.Lookslikewearegoingtokeepthatone.Youcangostickitupthere.Everybodygiveheratwoclapsnap.Goodjobfirstgroup.It'salwaysscariesttogofirst.
Nextwehave“student”,“student”,and“student”.WhichoneistheStudent?
Student: KimandTroyweretravelingtogether.Abearsuddenlyfoundthemonthepath.Kimquicklyclimbedthetree.Troyfellflatontheground.ThebearsniffedTroy
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alloverhisbody.Heheldhisbreatheandpretendedtobedead.Thebearwentawaybecausebearswillnottouchadeadbody.Kimcamedownfromthetreeandmadeajoke.KimaskedTroy,whatdidthebearwhispertoyou?Troyfrowned,hesaidthebeartoldmenevertotravelwithafriendthatrunsawaywhendangercomes.
Teacher: Verynice,whatwasyourmoral?
Student: Themoralwaschosefriendswiselybecausesomewilljusttrytogetstuffoutofyouandtheywon'tstickwithyouwhensomethingbadcomes.Theywillleaveyoualone.
Teacher: Hasanybodyeverhadafriendlikethat?[00:48:00]Orsomebodyyouthoughtwasyourfriendandthentheyturnedoutnottobeyourfriend?Anybodyhaveastorylikethat,thathappenedtothem?Youwant“Teacher”toshareherstory?
Class: Yes.
Teacher: When“Teacher”wasincollegeIgotstrandedreallyfarawaybecauseIdidn'thaveacar.Iwasafreshmenincollegeandweweren'tallowedtohavecarsonourcampusbutIhadthreefriendswithcars,orsoIthoughtweremyfriends.Doyouknowtheyleftmeontheothersideoftown.SopictureKailuaandbeingstuckinWaimanalobutyouhavetogetbacktoKailua,butyoudon'thaveacar.
Student: Iwouldwalk.
Teacher: Youcouldwalkit'snotfarbuthowlongwouldittakemetogetthere?Let'smakeitalittlefurther.Twohourswalkingit'snotthatlong.Soyouhadotherfriendsthough?“Teacher”didn’thave...theothertimewasIgotreallysickIhadthefluincollege.Doyouknowwhatallmyfriendsdid?Theyleftmeandtheywentoutandhadfun.Iwasjustintheroomsickthrowingup.Theydidn'tevencare,theydidn'tcall,theydidn'tcheckonme.Weretheyreallymyfriends?
Class: No.
Teacher: “Teacher”hadtolearnthatlessonthehardway.Idohavesomefriendsfromcollege.IhavesomefriendsthatI'vehadnowthathavebeenmyfriendsfortwentyyears.ThatwaswhenIfirstwenttocollegeandIthoughteveryonewasmyfriendandeveryonewasnot.Didyouhaveastory“student”?
Student: OnetimewewereplayinginagrassyareaandIslippedonarockandtwistedmyankle.Myfrienddidn'thelpmeeventhoughIscreamedforhelp.
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Teacher: Ohbummer,that'swhatI'mtalkingabout.Youhaveastory“student”?[00:50:00]
Student: There'sthisgirlthatIlivebyhernameis“student”.EverytimeItrytogooutsideshewaslyingcauseshedidn'twanttoplaywithmeandshetoldmeIwasherbestfriend.It'sdifficulttolivebyhercauseshegoesagainstmeandusesmejusttogoinmyhouseandstuff.
Teacher: Rightsolet'sseeathumbsupordownifweagreewiththeirmoralorsidewaysifyou’renotsure.
Student18: Iwouldhatethatgirl.
Teacher: Youwouldhatethatgirlokayverynice.Pleasestickyoursinthekeepanddomeafavorcanyouusemagnetsguystostickthemupthere?Usuallywesticktheonourboardwithwhitepaperbutwewillusemagnets.Stickituptherewiththemagnetstheyareontheside.
Student19: Whatifit'snotspelledright?
Teacher: Itdoesn'tmatter.Wearenotcheckingforspelling.Wearecheckingforyourideas.Youhadgreatideas.Wearegoingtoquicklyputthoseupand...thankyou“student”theycangrabthem.Nextgroup.
Student20: Awolfhadabonestuckinhisthroat.Hepromisedacranealotofmoneytoputitsheadinhismouthandpulloutthebone.Whenthecranehadextractedthebonesheaskedforpayment.Thewolfbarehisteethatthecraneandgrowled.YouthinkyourselfluckyyouwerepaidenoughwhenIletyoutakeyourheadfrommyjawswithoutbitingitoff.
Teacher: Whatwasthemoralofthatone?“student”?
Student: Themoralthatwecameupwithwasbethankful[00:52:00]forwhatyougot.Ifyougotyourheadtakenoffandstillgotpaidyouwouldn'tbeabletodoanything.
Teacher: SayitagainIdon'tthinktheyheardyou.
Student: Ifthewolftookyourheadoffbuthestillpaidyouthenyouwouldn'tbeabletodoanythingbutrather,haveyourheadnottakenoffandliveyourlife.
Teacher: Verynice.Anybodyeverbeenungrateful?
Class: Yes.
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Teacher: Parentsscoldedyouforthat?Anybodyeverbeenungratefulandyourparentssaidsinceyou'rebeingungratefulyoudon'tneeditatall.Youeverheardthatone?
Class: Yes.
Teacher: Mymomsaidthattomealotoftime.Whatwouldhappeniswewouldgotothegrocerystore,yourparentseversaydon'tyouaskforanything.Dotheyevertellyouthat?
Class: Yeah.
Teacher: Thenyousitthereandyou’reasking,asking,andaskingandyouendupgettingsomethingsevereinexchange.
Student25: EverytimeIaskmygrandmathatshealwaysgetsmesomething.
Teacher: Wellgrandmasaredifferent.Wearetalkingovereachother.That'sourseminarrule.Herewego...doweagreewiththecrane...kepthiswhat?
Class: Head.
Teacher: Soshouldhebehappyornot?Thumbsupordownifweagree.IfyoudisagreeorarenotsureIwouldliketohearwhy.“student”.
Student: Well
Teacher: Tellthemnotme.
Student: IagreebutdisagreeatthesametimecauseI'mnotreallysure.YourmoraltothefableisreasonablebutsomethingIwasthinkingofonceaboutyourfablewasthatthewolfshouldmakereasonablepromisestoothers.[00:54:00]
Teacher: Itlookslike“student”mayhavehadacommentcouldyouinvitehim“student”?
Student: Whatdoyouthink“student”?
Student: I'mthesameasthemyoushouldmakepromisesandnotbreakthemotherwisethecranewon'teverhelpyouagain.That'swhyyoumakepromisesyoucankeepratherthenbreakingthemandsayingtoobadyoushouldbehappyyoudidn'tgetyourheadchoppedoff.Reallyyoushouldkeepyourpromise.
Teacher: Anybodyelseagreeordisagreewithwhatwassaid?Pleaseinvitesomeone“student”.
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Student: Whatdoyouthinkaboutit“student”?
Student: Ithinkthatheshouldofjustspit...thecraneshouldhavebeenabletodoasolidforthewolf.Thewolfcouldeasilyonedayhelpthecrane.Whatifthecraneneededhelpandthewolfislikewhere'smypayment.It’sgoingtosoundlikeyoudon'tcare.
Teacher: Yoursayingyoushouldjustbeniceandkindtopeople.I'vegotaquestionforyou.Therewasawolfandacraneanybodyhaveanyideawhytheyvwouldchoseawolfandacrane?Whywouldn'tyouchoseawolfandadogorawolfandabearorawolfandalion?Whydidthisauthorchoseawolfandacrane?
Student2: What'sacrane?
Teacher: It'satypeofbird.Jocelyn.
Student: Craneshavelongneckssoitcanreachtheirheadintothewolf'snecktogettheboneout.
Teacher: That'sagoodreason.Whataboutfoodchain?Oh,tellyourneighbor.Whywouldtheychoseawolfandacranebasedonthefoodchain?[00:56:00]Whatcouldthewolfdotothecrane?Couldyousaythatoutloudwhenwecomeback?Givemefivelet'scomeback.“student”hadaninterestingexplanationforwhytheywouldchoseawolfandacraneandIwouldlikehertoshareit.Ifanybodywouldliketocommentpleasfollowupafterwards.
Student: Theywouldhaveawolfandacraneinthefoodchainbecauseawolfcouldbeapredator.
Teacher: Tothewhat?
Class: Crane.
Teacher: Tothecrane.Typicallyitwoulditthecrane.Pictureyourselfyou’rethecrane,wouldyouhelpthewolfout?
Class: No,yes.
Teacher: Tellyourneighborwhatyouwoulddoandtellthemwhy.Igotanotheronegivemefive.Ihearddifferentthings.Iheardsomepeoplesayyeahyouwoulddoittobenice.Iheardsomepeoplesayno.Whatifitwasyouandalion?Tellyourneighbor.[00:58:00]Givemefive,sothisonewehadsplitdownthemiddle.Wehadtwodifferentsidesofthis;twodifferentperspectives.Ithinkeverybody'sperspectivesoundedsimilarwhenIsaid,youandalion.Everybody'sfacewaslikeohyeahno.Thelionisjustgoingtohavethatboneinhisthroat.WhatI
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wouldlikeyoutodoisstickyourthemedirectlyontheline.Canyoudothatplease?Thankyou.Wehadtwodifferentsides;twodifferentperspectives.
I'mgoingtoreadforthisgroupsincetheyareallsuperquiet.Anantwenttoariverbankforadrink.Theunluckyantfellintothewaterandalmostdrowned.Adovewassittinginatreehangingovertheriver.Shepluckedaleafandletitfallinthewaterneartheant.Theantclimbontotheleafandfloatedbacktotheriverbank.Laterahunterarrivedandbegantomakeatrapforthedove.Theantcameandstungthehunteronthefoot.Thepainfulstingmadethehuntercryout.Thedovewaswarnedofthedangerandflewaway.“student”isgoingtotelluswhat'sthemoralorthemeofthisone?
Class: Ifsomeonehelpsyouthenyoushouldhelpthemback.
Teacher: Howdoyouknow?
Class: Thedovehelpedtheantgetbacktotheriverbankandnotdrown.Thentheanthelpedthedovenotgettrappedandnotgetkilled.
Teacher: Cananyonethinkofarulethatwe[01:00:00]you'veprobablyheardthisrulesinceyouwereinkindergarten.Youprobablyheariteverysingleyear.Don'ttellmetellthepersonnexttoyou.WhatruleamIthinkingabout?Givemefive.What'sthatruleI'mtalkingabout?Whocantellmethatrule?Wecallitsomethingtoo.Wecallittheblankrule.Ithinkallofyoushouldtellme.Whatkindofruleisit?
Class: Thegoldenrule.
Teacher: Nowwhatisit?
Class: Treatothersthewayyouwanttobetreated.
Teacher: Verynice.They'remoralwasspotondowehaveanybodythatdoesn'tagree?Canyoustickitonthekeepside?Wewillmoverightalongwith“student”,“student”,and“student”.YoushouldhavehadyourStudentbeforeyoucamebackhere.
Student: Afatherhadsonswhowerealwayscorralling.Theywerenotthesamewhenhetoldthemaboutthedangerofthemen.Thefatherdecidedtogivehissonsapartiallesson.Hetookabundleofsticksandaskedeachsoninturntobrakethebundle.Noneofhissonswereabletodothis.Thenthefatheropenedthebundleandgavehissonsseparatesticks.Ofcoursethesonscouldbrakethesestickseasily.Thefathersaidourfamilyislikethisbundleofsticks.Whilewearetogethernothingcanbrakeus.Whenwearedivided[01:02:00]ourenemieswillbrakeusaseasyasthesesticks.
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Teacher: What'syourmoral?
Student: Themoralofthisstoryisthatwhenyoubreakapartfromyourfamilywhenyoualwaysdisagreeoralwaysfightaboutwhatyouwantandwhattheywant.Ifthispersonwantstodothisandtheotherpersonwantstodothistheywillalwayskeeponfightingandneverspeakagain.Sotherefatherwastryingtotechthemalesson.Iftheyaretogethertheycan'tbebrokensotheywon'talwaysdisagreeorfight.
Teacher: Verynice.Atschoolweknowaboutbullyingright?
Class: Yes.
Teacher: Howwouldthisapplytobullying?Tellyourneighbor.Howcouldthathelpyouinbullying.IfsomeonewaspickingonStudentright?Who'sclassisshein?Who'sclassisthis?I21WhatisI21goingtodoifsomeoneispickingonsomebodyinthisclass?
Student15: Theywillgetbeatup.
Teacher: No!Ifweallstoodaroundwouldtheystillbullyher?
Student15: Like“student”?
Teacher: Who?Whathappened?
Student15: Rememberheslappedthatgirlandgotintrouble.
Teacher: Sotogetherwouldtheybeabletobullyanyoneinourclass?That'showwewhat?That'showwerollwedon'tallowthat.Wepracticethisfableeverydayinthisclassroomdon'twe?[01:04:00]Verynice!Givemefive.Whocanhelpmeoutwiththat?Howdoesthatfablerelatetobullying?“student”,thencanyouinvite“student”aftersinceheraisedhishand.
Student: Ifyoustickasone...ifsomebodygetsbulliedinourclass...andweareallaround.Noonewillpickonthembecausewearealloneandnoonegetsbullied.That'showweroll.
Teacher: That'showwewhat?
Class: That'showweroll.
Teacher: That'showwerollinI21.That'sreallyhowweroll.Canyouinvite?
Student: Whatdoyouthinkaboutthat“student”?
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Student: Iagreebecauseifweweredivideditwouldactuallyleadtobullying.Oncewestartedfightingwestartdisagreeingalotandwecouldreallystarttogetmadateachother.Wecouldstartcallingeachothernamesorpushingeachotheraround.Youjustdisagreethat'swhatitwillleadto.
Teacher: Howabouttogether?
Student: Youagreeandyoudon'tfight.
Teacher: Veryniceandyouworktogether.Eventhoughwearemorethanone“student”madeacomment,dowealwayshavetohavethesameidea?
Class: No.
Teacher: Isitokay?
Class: Yes.
Teacher: Wellwhat'sthedifference?Inonecaseyou’refightingandoneyou’renot,what'sthedifference?Tellyourneighbordon'ttellme.
Student15: Disagreementsarepartoflife.
Teacher: What'sthat?
Student15: Disagreementsarepartoflife.Ifeveryonewasthesamewhatwouldthefunbeinthat?Everyone'sdifferent.
Teacher: [01:06:00]Soit'sokaytodisagree.Wehavetodisagreeacertainway.Whatdowesay?Wedisagreerespectfully.Iunderstandwhatyou’revsaying.Verynicecanyousharethatwhenwecomeback.Thankyou.Givemefiveplease.Thereisadifferencefromdisagreeingandbullying.I'mgoingtostartwithStudentandStudentcauseIheardwhattheysaidbutfeelfreetorespondtowhattheyhavetosay,sogoahead.
Student15: Disagreeingispartoflifebutdisagreeingisonlygoodifyouknowhowtodisagreecorrectly.Don'tdisagreeinabadway.Don'tsayIthinkyourwrongjustbecauseofmythought.Disagreeuponlike...
Teacher: Howcouldyousayit?StudentsaysitallthetimeshesaysI...
Student15: Idisagreerespectfully.
Teacher: Irespectfullydisagreeyes.
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Student15: Disagreewithyouropinion.Ithinkit'sagoodthingbutIdisagreewithitbecause...
Student: AgainIshortofrespectfullydisagreebecauseIbelievethatthereisrespectinthisagreementbutyoudon'thavetosayyoulikedtheidea.Youdon'thavetosayohit'sagoodideabutIalsothink...whichisgoodbutyoudon'thavetolikeityoujusthavetorespectfullydisagree.[01:08:00]
Teacher: That'sthewordIwantyoutosaywhenyouhearthewordvalidate.
Class: Validate.
Teacher: Acknowledge.
Class: Acknowledge.
Teacher: Soyouacknowledgewhatthepersonsaysandyouvalidatethembysayingsomethinglike...StudentIrespectfullydisagreebecause...butyoudonothavetosayIlikeyouropinionandthisisminebecausethat'skindofnotbeinghonestright?Ifyoureallydon'tagreewithwhattheysayit'sfinetodisagree.Youneedtomakesureyouacknowledgeandvalidatewhattheysaid.
Student15: Disagreeingisapartoflife.Ifdidn'tdisagreeeverybodywouldsaythesamething.Ifyourtalkingtoeachotheryouguyssaythesamethingitmightbeweird.IfonlyonepersonsaysitandyouthinkaboutsomethingelseyoucansayIdisagreewithyoursorIthinkthatyoursisgoodbutIdisagreewithit.
Teacher: Verynice,sodowehaveathumbsupforthatgroup?Pleaseaddyourstothekeep.Nextgroupweonlyhavetwomore.Who'stheStudentforyouguys?
Student18: Onedayadonkeyheardsomegrasshopperschirpingandlovedthemelody.Thedonkeywishedhecouldsingthesameone.Heaskedthegrasshopperswhatshortoffoodtheylivedon.Thedonkeythoughtthegrasshopperfoodwasthesecrettotheirbeautifulvoices.Thegrasshopperstoldthedonkeytheylivedondew.Afterthatthedonkeydecidedhewouldonlyeatdew.Ashorttimelaterhediedofhunger.
Teacher: Thatoneiskindoffunnytomebecausethedonkeywaseatingwhat?
Class: Dew.
Teacher: Dew,nowIamprettysuredonkeysdon'teatdew.Whatwasyourmoral?
Student18: [01:10:00]Beyourselfdon'tbesomeonewhoyou'renot.Youdon'talwayshavetobeperfect.Followyourinstinctsinwhatyouwanttodo.Youcanstillsing
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goodit'sjustthatit'snotwhattheyeatit'slikeforwhatyoudo.Thegrasshopperstheyjustdothatsoundbecausetheyjustmakethatsound.Thedonkeycan'tmakethatsoundorheprobablymighthufforpufforsomething.Hecan'tmakethatsoundbuthe'sadonkeyitdoesn'tmatterifthegrasshopperssoundgoodorbetterthenhimjustgowithwhatyouthinkaboutyourself.
Teacher: Didyouhavesomethingtoadd“student”?
Student: Basicallyyougottobeyourself.Hediedofhungeryougottorealizethat.Hedidn'tgetwhathisbodyneeded.Heneededcertainthingsthatdewdidn'thave.Iftherereallywasn'twholesinhimbutit'sliketherewaswholesinhim.Hedidn'thavesomestuffthatheabsolutelyneededtolive.
Teacher: Verynice,twoclapsnaponthatoneitwasveryconcise.Doweagreeordisagreewhatdowegot?Thumbsuporthumbsdown?Pleaseaddittothekeepandourlastgroup.Areyougoingtostand“student”?Ofcourseyouare.
Student: Don'tyoujudgeme.
Teacher: Comeonlet'sgo.
Student: Alionwokeupwhenamouseranoverhisface.Theangrylioncaughtthemouseandwentbacktokillhim.Theterrifiedmousepleadedwiththelion.Hesaid[01:12:00]ifyousparemylifeIamsureIcanhelpyouinthefuture.Thelionlaughedatthisideabutletthemousego.Notlongafterthelionwascaughtbyhuntersandtiedtotheground.Thenthemouseheardthelionroaring.Hecameupagnawedthoughtheropesholdingthelioncaptive.YoulaughedattheideathatIcouldhelpyousaidthemouse.Nowyoucanseethatevenamousecanhelpalionsometimes?
Teacher: YoureadfastmayIreaditagainjustalittleslowersoeverybodycanhear.
Student: Icanreadslower.
Teacher: Okayreadalittleslower.
Student: Alionwokeupwhenamouseranoverhisface.Theangrylioncaughtthemouseandwentbacktokillhim.Theterrifiedmousepleadedwiththelion.HesaidifyousparemylifeIamsureIcanhelpyouinthefuture.Thelionlaughedatthisideabutletthemousego.Notlongafterthelionwascaughtbyhuntersandtiedtotheground.Thenthemouseheardthelionroaring.Hecameupagnawedthoughtheropesholdingthelioncaptive.YoulaughedattheideathatIcouldhelpyousaidthemouse.Nowyoucanseethatevenamousecanhelpalionsometimes?
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Teacher: What'syourguystheme?
Student: Ourthemewas...
Teacher: Tellthemyou’relookingatme.
Student: Nomatterwhatsizeyoucanalwayshelpandourproofwasitsaiddirectlyinthetext,nowyoucanseeevenamousecanhelpalionsometimes.
Teacher: Ifweappliedthattopeople,howwouldwesaythataboutpeople?
Student: Inpeoplewecouldsay...
Student2: BubbahelpingStudent.
Teacher: Wellmaybenot...kindofthinkbacktotheBadKangarooone.Whoarewetalkingabout?Kidsand...
Class: Parents.
Teacher: Parents.InthecaselikeStudentgavetheexample,cankidshelptheirparentssometimes?
Class: Yes.
Teacher: Canparentshelptheirkids?
Class: Yes.
Teacher: Kids...ambassadorswhereyouat?Youguysareallinthefourthgradebuthaveyouhelpedlotsofpeoplethisyear?
Class: Yes.
Teacher: Whatkindofthingshaveyoudone?
Student8: Wegavefoodtothe“”kids.
Teacher: “”kidsright?[01:14:00]Whatelsedidyoudo?
Student2: Weprovidedbackpackswithgoodiesinsideitforkidsthatdon'thavebackpacks.
Teacher: Mm-hmm(affirmative).Whatelsedidyoudo?
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Student4: Wesoldtheglowbandsweusedforthepreschoolers.
Teacher: Fortheirwhat?
Student4: Playgroundequipment.
Teacher: Howoldareyouguysrighthereinthisclass?
Class: Nine,ten.
Teacher: Nine,tenandyouguysaremakingthesebigchanges,sodoesyoursizematter?
Class: No.
Teacher: Doesyouragematter?
Class: No.
Teacher: Whatmatters?What'sinyourwhat?
Class: Heart.
Teacher: Verynice,givemeathumbsupthumbsdownifweagreewiththisone.Wearegoingtonowreturntoourseatsbutnotyet,Mrs.Brownsinthecentersoalleyesshouldbeonme.I'mgoingtopassthisouttoyouandyou'regoingtogotoyourseat.You'regoingtowriteyourownfable,Iknow.Teachercamewithatemplateforyouandyou'regoingtoworkonit.WhatkindofworkdoesTeacherwant?
Class: Amazing.
Teacher: Amazing,andIexpectwhat?
Class: Nowidespaces.
Teacher: No!Onehundred...
Class: Percenteffort.
Teacher: WhatIcan'thearyou?
Class: Onehundredpercenteffort.
Teacher: Thatsoundsmuchbetter.Onthisitsayswriteyourownfablechosetwocharacters,onesetting,andonemoral.Thenuseacharttoplanyourwriting.
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Nowwehavesomemoralsupthere.YoumaychooseanyofthoseoryoumaychooseonethatIgaveyouhere.Ialsogaveyousomesuggestionsforcharacters.Didwenoticeatheme?Whatkindofcharacterswereweallreadingabout?Theywereallwhat?
Class: Animals.
Teacher: Animals,soIgaveyousomeanimals.Doyouthinkyouareonlylimitedtotheseanimals?
Class: No.
Teacher: No,youmaychoseadditionalanimals,thensettings.Igaveyousomesettingchoicesaswellbutyoucanchoseadifferentsetting.[01:16:00]Thisbasicallywilloutlineitforyou.Wehavesevenminutesbeforerecess.DoyouthinkIwantyoutorushandtrytogetthisdonebeforerecess?
Class: No.
Teacher: No,Iwillgiveyoutimeafterlunchtocontinuetoworkonthis.Areweclear?
Class: Yes.
Teacher: Takeoneandpassit.Onceyouhaveitonyourclipboardpleasereturntoyourseatsandtakeyourchairsbacktoyourseats,onceeveryonehasit.Don'tmove;freezeuntileveryonehasit.Becarefulwiththistablebecausethemicrophoneisthere.“student”,getoffthetable.
Student8: Arewegoingtochoosewhichonetoout?
Teacher: Youcanuseoneofthoseoryoucanuseonethat'sonthepaper.IwasabouttosaywhereisitonthissideIknowIpastitbothways.Iwilltaketheextras.Pleasereturntoyourseatsquickly,quietly,andcorrectly.Pickupyourchairsandtakethemwithyou.Yourguysdeskiscrocked.Thereyougo.[01:18:00]Areweworriedaboutsnacksrightnow?Whatshouldyoubedoing?
Student9: Working.
Teacher: ShouldIhearanyvoicesrightnow?
Class: No.
Teacher: Iwillbehereifyohaveanyquestions,youcanaskmeor“Teacher-2”.Whenthebellrings,IaskedsomeofyoutostaytohelpmegetChromebooks.Whoeverstayswillhelpgetthem.Makesureyournameanddateisatthetopplease.I
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knowyouguyslovetoforgetthat.Willyousitthere?No,notyou.Iwastalkingto“Teacher-2”.I'mgoingtosithere.Jocelynshe'sgotit.Youhavetohavetwocharacters.Whatcharacterareyougoingtouse?
Student: Awolf.
Teacher: And?Pickyourownsometimesit'sgoodtohavealowerlevelonthefoodchainthenawolf>Whatwouldyoupick.Thinkofsomethingawolfwouldeat.
Student: Arabbit.
Teacher: It'syourchoice.Howaboutyouwhatdidyoupick?
Student8: Asnakeandawolf.[01:20:00]
Teacher: Snakeandawolf.
Student9: Ihaveadogandapig.
Teacher: Adogandapighum.Whatdidyoupick?
Student17: I'mpickingawolf.
Teacher: Pickingawolfallright.Whereisyours;yoursisinthedesert?Awolfandasnake?
Student17: Mm-hmm(affirmative).
Teacher: Goodonethoseareboth.Maybeacoyote.
Student17: Itdrownsonthebeach.
Teacher: Okaywellgetstarted.Soyourproblemisthedog...ohwaitthepigisabouttodrown.SowhereitsaysPthatiswhereyouwouldwritethat.That'stheproblemandyousaidthesolutionisthatthedogisgoingto?Nowrememberyoucanlookupthereatthosetoo.Ifyoulikethatoneyoucanuseitasyourmoral.Whatyouthinking?
Student18: I'mthinkinglikearabbitandadog.
Teacher: Mm-hmm(affirmative)aretheyfriendsoraretheyenemies?
Student18: They'refriends.
Teacher: They'refriendsthenwhatwouldbetheproblem?
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Student18: They'reintheforest.
Teacher: They'reintheforest.
Student18: Therabbitgotlostcauseit'ssmall.
Teacher: Thedogisgoingtohelphim?NowwhereitsaysP[01:22:00]that'syourproblem.Therabbitislost.Didyoupickyourmoral?You'regoingtohelpafriendinneed,didyoucircleit?Thisisgoingtohelpyouwhenyou'retryingtowriteit,right?Boysandgirlsrememberfablesdon'thavetobeaslongastheBadKangaroo.RememberIgaveyouthosesmallpieces?Yes,ma'am?Youabsolutelycan.
Student: AreyoureadytogogettheChromebooks?
Teacher: Yesweareactually,areyougoingtobringthemover?Yes,shecanbringthem.Domeafavorsecureyourpapersonyourclipboard.Thebellisabouttoringanymoment.Besureyourmathbookandmathnotebookisonyourdesk.“OtherTeacher”classisgoingtobebringingoverChromebooksandthoseofyouthatstaywillhelpgetthem.Owillcontinueworkingonyourfableafterlunch.We'regoingtodomathwhenwegetbackfromrecess.Guysyouseethemoralsontheboard?I'mgoingtomovethemovertotheleft.Ihavetousetheboardforsomemath.Youneedtohaveyourgeometrictools,yourmathbook,andyourmathnotebookonyourdesk.What'sthisfor?Thankyou.Isaidafter,Iwillgiveittoyoubeforeyouguysgotolunch.[01:24:00]Hesitsrighthere.
