the airplane game ms. maharaj equity education

The Airplane GameMs. Maharaj

Equity EducationCitation : http://prezi.com/cstt1vk985jq/harmony-movement/

You are ready to board a flight…The flight attendant tells you that you may

sit anywhere and choose the passenger that you are seated next to….

Your choices are◦Professional basketball player◦Someone suffering from a mental health

disorder◦A ex convict◦A rape victim◦A bi-sexual◦A teen mom

What do you consider when making your choice?

Basketball Player is…Elaine Allard(Canadian Wheelchair National Team)

In 2003, she reached the peak of Kala Patthar, at the mouth of Mt. Everest in NepalSpeaks PortugueseHas her scuba license

Awards/Highlights:Recipient of Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, 2013Named to the 2011 CWBL Women's National Championships tournament all-star team

Mental Health DisorderCameron

Diaz

Ex-convictNelson

Mandela

Rape VictimOprah Winfrey

Bi sexualMegan

Fox

Teen Mom… Sophia Vergara

What’s the point?!•We pack our biases and opinions whenever we enter a situation•It is a life long lesson learning to separate the two notions of bias and stereotype• We all have bias, learning to identify them and taking them out of the equation when making a decision leads to a decision based on facts and logic rather than emotion….

•This course in a nutshell is ABOUT unpacking those biases and tackling the institutions that teach us the ISM’s in life

• Ageism• Sexism• Racism• Classism

• Homophobia (ism)