Monday, June 29, 2009

Judgement

Nice job on your lesson, Bobbi. I'm wondering, though, is making judgement always bad? Is there a time when judging a group/person/scenario is a good thing? How do you stop? I loved the pictures you used to sum up the lesson. I'd love to look up more on him! Nice job in making us all think a bit deeper.
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  1. tonyasmithJune 29, 2009 at 12:39 PM

    I really like it too. I will use this later in the year. My students will definitely get good use of this, and I like the way that it takes into account character education along with the writing. Great job.

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  2. Robin WhiteJune 29, 2009 at 12:40 PM

    Personally, I think judgement comes on different levels. We are asked almost daily to make a judgement between right and wrong. We ask our students to do this too. But then, who is to say what is right and what is wrong? Are there consequences for our own personal judgements?

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  3. Brett SeimerJune 29, 2009 at 12:41 PM

    The man in the photos was profiled in an hour long documentary on either the BET channel or History channel. He has a pretty interesting story.

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  4. Brett SeimerJune 29, 2009 at 12:45 PM

    Cher,
    There are certainly times when making judgments about people is a positive thing. Making judgments saves lives. We know this to be true. Good judgments involve evaluation based on facts. I think the judgments we are concerned about arise out of uninformed opinions and decisions.

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  5. ZachGibbonsJune 29, 2009 at 12:45 PM

    Discrimination is not bad. What? Yes, discrimination helps us choose a ripe orange or a good book. The problem would seem to arise when our judgments do not come from thoughtfulness, but rather are a stop measure, acting as a answer instead of an inquiry that can be reevaluated.

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  6. markJune 29, 2009 at 12:45 PM

    I second Cher concerning Bobbi's lesson. I thought more deeply into the issue of bullying than I previously have done. I'd thought this was ground I've been over.

    Judging is a life skill. But to borrow the vocabulary of the course, we should be reflexive about it. We ask, what does my response to this group/person/scenario say about me? Sometimes the answer is that our response shows us to be wise.

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  7. debedgarJune 29, 2009 at 12:47 PM

    You said you were nervous but you sure didn't seem as if you were - well done - and a really interesting twist on the whole bullying theme which were getting into this year - nobody got out of it - you did a great job of showing us how we get to that point and I think if you would have had time to develop the story Stanley and his relationship with the CRIPPS we would've gotten your message loud and clear - the best intentions...

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  8. CarolJune 29, 2009 at 12:57 PM

    The question of judgment is an interesting one. What is the difference between judgment and judgmental? How is judgmental different from critical?
    Being immersed into reflexivity, which I am seeing more and more as every day passes (am wondering why I hadn't been taught this years ago, I wonder if being judgmental can cripple our ability/desire to wander, inspect, examine, and/or discover another side or view or belief. To me, being judgmental means that my belief is "the only way" and I do try and see other views and look back at my "old" beliefs. Of course, there is a concern about confirmations......... when do we come to a conclusion?

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  9. CarolJune 29, 2009 at 12:58 PM

    Bobbi, you were terrific on your demo. And what subject matter...... Cheerio

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