Week 4: Equality
EQUALITY
Principle Definition
You are born Free and Equal in dignity to all other humans without discrimination. You have these rights no matter what. (UDHR 1, UDHR 2)
WELCOME THE CLASS
- Use the welcome time to get to know each other and have fun as a class.
- Choose a song or activity that all will enjoy doing together.
PREPARATION
- Remove some of the chairs so that there aren’t enough for everyone. Tell students that only boys are allowed to sit on the chairs or are not allowed to sit. (You could choose a different category such as only girls, or only short-haired people, or whatever makes sense for your class.) Carry out the discussion with only some students sitting.
SHOW THIS IMAGE TO THE CLASS
https://www.open.edu/openlearncreate/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=161813§ion=4.4
ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE IMAGE
- What do you see?
- What is the young child feeling?
- Have you ever felt like this child? Tell us about it.
- Tell about when you or someone you care about has been left out or treated differently than others.
- Are there specific people or groups in your community that are purposely left out? Why?
- What is discrimination?
- For those who didn’t get a chair to sit on, how did it feel to be discriminated against?
- How are women treated differently than men in our families and communities?
- What can you do to decrease discrimination in your family? Community?
(Instructor’s note: Allow students to sit down if they haven’t already.)
BIG IDEAS
MAKE SURE THAT LEARNERS UNDERSTAND THESE POINTS
- Everyone is entitled to the same rights no matter what race, gender, religion, language, political beliefs, or nationality they may have. (UDHR Article 1)
- All people should be treated equally and respectfully in families, regardless of gender. (UDHR Article 2)
- Part of our human dignity is recognizing and respecting the human dignity of others. (APHDEE)
- Discrimination against anyone, including women and girls, violates human rights. (UDHR Article 2)
ACTIVITY: ”DOES IT FIT” GAME
- Write the following words on the board in two columns or on small pieces of paper in two stacks.
| STACK 1 | STACK 2 |
|
black female poor talented caring peaceful African male Christian |
superhero scientist leader teacher writer Muslim president athlete celebrity |
- Have a student pick a word from each list or draw a word from each pile, and read them to the class.
- Decide as a class: do the two words fit together.
Why or why not? - Repeat
MAKE CONNECTIONS
- What does this activity show us about discrimination?
MAKE INDIVIDUAL GOALS
- What can you do to protect people against discrimination?
- Have each student write down something they can do to recognize and respect the human dignity of others in the community. Share ideas as a class.
APPLYING AND TEACHING THE PRINCIPLE
- What did you learn today?
- How have you changed or how would you like to change based on what you have learned?
- What would you want to share with your friends, family, and other community members based on what you learned?
Previous Citation(s)
Human Dignity. https://edtechbooks.org/-hSA
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