lesson plan<\/a> developed by UW graduate student Jack Flesher, we discussed the performance and the meaning of respect.<\/p>\n\n\n\nStudents had lots of questions about the relationship between respect and kindness. Is an act of respect always an act of kindness? Can we be respectful and not kind? Or kind and not respectful?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We also talked about whether we show the same people more or less respect depending on context (such as a person who is performing on a stage versus the same person walking down the street). Was this performance particularly powerful because it showcases a Black woman demanding respect during the civil rights struggle?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We discussed how sometimes self-respect can lead to you being perceived as disrespectful to others \u2014 when you decide that you don\u2019t feel right about doing something, for example, that someone in authority is telling you to do. Students observed that at times exhibiting self-respect \u2014 for instance, clearly expressing a need or want \u2014 can lead to being characterized as selfish or self-involved. What is the relationship between self-respect and respect for others?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As is often the case, I came away from these discussions with a lot of new questions!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Recently I led discussions with two different classes of fourth and fifth grade students about the meaning of respect. We began each session by talking about what makes us feel respected. 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