the airplane game ms. maharaj equity education
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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 momTRANSCRIPT
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)