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READY FOR READY FOR

THETHE THREE THREE AGREEMENTAGREEMENT

S?S?

READY FOR READY FOR

THETHE THREE THREE AGREEMENTAGREEMENT

S?S?

AGREEMENT 1:

WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT!

YOU

AGREEMENT 2:

WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT THOUGHTS!

YOUR THOUGHT

YOU

AGREEMENT 3:

THE WAY WE THINK COMES FROM THINGS WE

HAVE SEEN, FELT, TASTED, HEARD and SMELLED.

YOUR THOUGHT

YOU

READY FOR READY FOR

THETHE BIG BIGCHALLENGECHALLENGE

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READY FOR READY FOR

THETHE BIG BIGCHALLENGECHALLENGE

S?S?

BIG CHALLENGES:BIG CHALLENGES:

•To think VERY hardTo think VERY hard

•To LISTEN to each To LISTEN to each otherother

•To work as a TEAMTo work as a TEAM

DO YOU ACCEPT THE DO YOU ACCEPT THE CHALLENGES? YES CHALLENGES? YES OROR NONO

BIG CHALLENGES:BIG CHALLENGES:

•To think VERY hardTo think VERY hard

•To LISTEN to each To LISTEN to each otherother

•To work as a TEAMTo work as a TEAM

DO YOU ACCEPT THE DO YOU ACCEPT THE CHALLENGES? YES CHALLENGES? YES OROR NONO

DO YOU WANT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT TO KNOW WHAT WE ARE GOING WE ARE GOING

TO DO?TO DO?

DO YOU WANT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT TO KNOW WHAT WE ARE GOING WE ARE GOING

TO DO?TO DO?

WE ARE GOING TOWE ARE GOING TO……

1.1.LISTEN to a STORYLISTEN to a STORY

2.2.TAKE A PICTURE of our THOUGHTSTAKE A PICTURE of our THOUGHTS

3.3.EXPLORE some QUESTIONSEXPLORE some QUESTIONS

4.4.TALK ABOUT what we have TALK ABOUT what we have LEARNERD FROM EACH OTHERLEARNERD FROM EACH OTHER

WE ARE GOING TOWE ARE GOING TO……

1.1.LISTEN to a STORYLISTEN to a STORY

2.2.TAKE A PICTURE of our THOUGHTSTAKE A PICTURE of our THOUGHTS

3.3.EXPLORE some QUESTIONSEXPLORE some QUESTIONS

4.4.TALK ABOUT what we have TALK ABOUT what we have LEARNERD FROM EACH OTHERLEARNERD FROM EACH OTHER

READY FOR READY FOR

TODAY’S TODAY’S STORY?STORY?

READY FOR READY FOR

TODAY’S TODAY’S STORY?STORY?

THE ELEPHANT STORY THE ELEPHANT STORY RETOLD by RETOLD by VANESSA ANDREOTTI and LYNN MARIO DE SOUZAVANESSA ANDREOTTI and LYNN MARIO DE SOUZA

THE ELEPHANT STORY THE ELEPHANT STORY RETOLD by RETOLD by VANESSA ANDREOTTI and LYNN MARIO DE SOUZAVANESSA ANDREOTTI and LYNN MARIO DE SOUZA

Once a group of curious people came to an intelligent man called Buddha. They asked Buddha:

“Sir, some people say that what is real is what we see with our eyes and can feel with our hands. Other people say that this is all an illusion, that our minds cannot understand what is really real. What do you say?”

Buddha told them a story similar to this one…

Four blind men were given the task of finding out what an elephant was. None of them had known an elephant before. Each one created a different story about the elephant.The first touched its tail. He said 'an elephant is a rope'. The second touched its ears – he said 'an elephant is a rug'. The third touched its leg – he said 'an elephant is a pillar'. The fourth touched its trunk – he said 'an elephant is a hose'.

The blind men started arguing. They each thought his story about the elephant was true and the only possible story to be told. They all said:

I know I am right!

I know I am right!I know I am right!

I know I am right!

After that interesting discussion they started listening to each other and their ideas about the elephant started to change.

Hose & rope

Rug, rope & pillar

Pillar& hose

Rug & hose

Finally, after some more discussion and thought, they came to only two conclusions. Two blind men agreed that the elephant was a man and the other two agreed that the elephant was a bird. So, they went all around the world trying to convince everyone that their stories were right!

Buddha concluded that all people are like the blind men because different people understand the world in different ways according to where they are coming from.

Like the blind men we keep trying to convince each other that our stories are right – that what we think or experience is what everyone else should think and experience.

But no one knows for sure what the elephant/reality REALLY looks like.

THE ENDTHE ENDTHE ENDTHE END

NOW IT IS TIME TONOW IT IS TIME TO

1.1.LISTEN to a STORYLISTEN to a STORY

2.2.TAKE A PICTURE of our THOUGHTSTAKE A PICTURE of our THOUGHTS

3.3.EXPLORE some QUESTIONSEXPLORE some QUESTIONS

4.4.TALK ABOUT what we have TALK ABOUT what we have LEARNED FROM EACH OTHERLEARNED FROM EACH OTHER

NOW IT IS TIME TONOW IT IS TIME TO

1.1.LISTEN to a STORYLISTEN to a STORY

2.2.TAKE A PICTURE of our THOUGHTSTAKE A PICTURE of our THOUGHTS

3.3.EXPLORE some QUESTIONSEXPLORE some QUESTIONS

4.4.TALK ABOUT what we have TALK ABOUT what we have LEARNED FROM EACH OTHERLEARNED FROM EACH OTHER

DRAW A PICTURE OF YOUR THOUGHTS DRAW A PICTURE OF YOUR THOUGHTS OR WRITE THEM DOWNOR WRITE THEM DOWN

NOW IT IS TIME TONOW IT IS TIME TO

1.1.LISTEN to a STORYLISTEN to a STORY

2.2.TAKE A PICTURE of our THOUGHTSTAKE A PICTURE of our THOUGHTS

3.3.EXPLORE some QUESTIONSEXPLORE some QUESTIONS

4.4.TALK ABOUT what we have TALK ABOUT what we have LEARNED FROM EACH OTHERLEARNED FROM EACH OTHER

NOW IT IS TIME TONOW IT IS TIME TO

1.1.LISTEN to a STORYLISTEN to a STORY

2.2.TAKE A PICTURE of our THOUGHTSTAKE A PICTURE of our THOUGHTS

3.3.EXPLORE some QUESTIONSEXPLORE some QUESTIONS

4.4.TALK ABOUT what we have TALK ABOUT what we have LEARNED FROM EACH OTHERLEARNED FROM EACH OTHER

I WONDER…I WONDER…

1.1. Is the elephant everything around us? Is the elephant everything around us?

2.2. Do different people see things in different ways?Do different people see things in different ways?

3.3. Is what we learn at school only one version of a Is what we learn at school only one version of a story?story?

4.4. If Buddha is right, why do people keep fighting If Buddha is right, why do people keep fighting for their stories?for their stories?

5.5. Is Buddha also a blind man?Is Buddha also a blind man?

6.6. What did the elephant make of the blind men?What did the elephant make of the blind men?

I WONDER…I WONDER…

1.1. Is the elephant everything around us? Is the elephant everything around us?

2.2. Do different people see things in different ways?Do different people see things in different ways?

3.3. Is what we learn at school only one version of a Is what we learn at school only one version of a story?story?

4.4. If Buddha is right, why do people keep fighting If Buddha is right, why do people keep fighting for their stories?for their stories?

5.5. Is Buddha also a blind man?Is Buddha also a blind man?

6.6. What did the elephant make of the blind men?What did the elephant make of the blind men?

CHOOSE ONE OF THE QUESTIONS BELOW CHOOSE ONE OF THE QUESTIONS BELOW TO EXPLORE OR WRITE YOUR OWNTO EXPLORE OR WRITE YOUR OWN

NOW IT IS TIME TONOW IT IS TIME TO

1.1.LISTEN to a STORYLISTEN to a STORY

2.2.TAKE A PICTURE of our THOUGHTSTAKE A PICTURE of our THOUGHTS

3.3.EXPLORE some QUESTIONSEXPLORE some QUESTIONS

4.4.TALK ABOUT what we have TALK ABOUT what we have LEARNED FROM EACH OTHERLEARNED FROM EACH OTHER

NOW IT IS TIME TONOW IT IS TIME TO

1.1.LISTEN to a STORYLISTEN to a STORY

2.2.TAKE A PICTURE of our THOUGHTSTAKE A PICTURE of our THOUGHTS

3.3.EXPLORE some QUESTIONSEXPLORE some QUESTIONS

4.4.TALK ABOUT what we have TALK ABOUT what we have LEARNED FROM EACH OTHERLEARNED FROM EACH OTHER

WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED…WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED…

1.1. ABOUT YOUR OWN THOUGHTS?ABOUT YOUR OWN THOUGHTS?

2.2. ABOUT DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN YOUR CLASS?ABOUT DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN YOUR CLASS?

3.3. ABOUT DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN THE WORLD?ABOUT DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN THE WORLD?

WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED…WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED…

1.1. ABOUT YOUR OWN THOUGHTS?ABOUT YOUR OWN THOUGHTS?

2.2. ABOUT DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN YOUR CLASS?ABOUT DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN YOUR CLASS?

3.3. ABOUT DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN THE WORLD?ABOUT DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN THE WORLD?

THINK ABOUT …THINK ABOUT …