Some of the people looked strange. Some of them even started to make strange sounds among themselves. But to avoid conflict, it was decreed that all the different people should stay separate in Simple World. They would stay away from one another and life went on. Eventually however, friction began to surface between the different groups. Because the people had never had contact with one another, there were misunderstandings and a lot of fighting. Everyone stayed with their own, thinking and feeling like they always had. Discussion: (Part one) What does this story remind you of? If this story was about our school, what do you think the colors represent? How do people separate themselves into groups? What keeps the groups apart? Story continues… Things in Simple World were getting pretty complicated. People were beginning to come out of their own little corners of the world, but not in an easy, friendly way. One day a stranger appeared with a magic potion which he began to sprinkle around. (pour liquid soap into the pan). And just like magic, everything began to change. People didn’t know what the potion was but there were a lot of questions and rumors. Some thought it might be made of strange and exotic ingredients. All they did know was that things were changing rapidly and no one was quite sure what was going on. People were starting to come together and talk. Some thought it was great! Others thought it was well, “interesting”. And some were actually quite afraid. What would happen if these groups mixed with one another. Everyone agreed that Simple World no longer seemed quite so simple. In fact, they realized that maybe their world wasn’t ever simple, just “the same”. It was never going to be that way ever again. Would people be able to get along with one another? Would they respect each other’s differences? Could they still be a community?
Some of the people looked strange. Some of them even started to make strange sounds among themselves. But to avoid conflict, it was decreed that all the different people should stay separate in Simple World. They would stay away from one another and life went on. Eventually however, friction began to surface between the different groups. Because the people had never had contact with one another, there were misunderstandings and a lot of fighting. Everyone stayed with their own, thinking and feeling like they always had. Discussion: (Part one) What does this story remind you of? If this story was about our school, what do you think the colors represent? How do people separate themselves into groups? What keeps the groups apart? Story continues… Things in Simple World were getting pretty complicated. People were beginning to come out of their own little corners of the world, but not in an easy, friendly way. One day a stranger appeared with a magic potion which he began to sprinkle around. (pour liquid soap into the pan). And just like magic, everything began to change. People didn’t know what the potion was but there were a lot of questions and rumors. Some thought it might be made of strange and exotic ingredients. All they did know was that things were changing rapidly and no one was quite sure what was going on. People were starting to come together and talk. Some thought it was great! Others thought it was well, “interesting”. And some were actually quite afraid. What would happen if these groups mixed with one another. Everyone agreed that Simple World no longer seemed quite so simple. In fact, they realized that maybe their world wasn’t ever simple, just “the same”. It was never going to be that way ever again. Would people be able to get along with one another? Would they respect each other’s differences? Could they still be a community?
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