When I tried the lesson again, with a less insightful class, I simply used the pizza as a metaphor for sex TED Talk, from before, and the excellent Tea as a Metaphor for Consent video. The class was far less contentious and perhaps more grade-level appropriate. I think for next year I will show these videos earlier in a lesson about argument and build up to the more complicated ones.
A win reflecting last blog post: in our final Socratic Seminar of the year, the videos, even the most difficult one on feminism, were referenced multiple times and there was some effective discussion about gender. I only managed to jot down what one of the young men said in response to a question posed by one of the students about this.
Question: Why are female authors judged more than male authors?
Answer: Men are more looked upon as a dominant gender...when women try to do things we do they're questioned and it's harder.
Baby steps.
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