Lesson 3: Understanding different emotions (Discriminations & Stereotypes)
Recommended size of the group: Group of five.
Aim of lesson: To understand and overcome different emotions caused by discrimination and stereotypes.
Objective: By the end of the lesson, learners will be able to discuss about emotions based on their experiences and understand them in real-life situations.
Resources: Small bag of M&Ms or crayons or colour cartons or balloons.
Teaching method to be used in the lesson: RADAR Technique
Content
You have a small bag with M&Ms candies in front of you.
Say: “I like it- do you like it?”
M&Ms are the most diverse multicultural combined candies in the world.
We have red ones, yellow ones, orange ones, brown ones, green ones. They co-exist all together in one package. The red colour doesn’t think that it is superior to the others. The brown colour doesn’t discriminate against the others. All colours have the same size, shape and weight. All colours look different on the outside but have the same ingredients on the inside. All have the same flavour and they all taste super. Even if we don’t like the green colour as a colour, we surely appreciate its taste.
· Please take the red one and tell us about a situation in which you faced stereotypes, for example because you are taller than the others in the class.
· Please take the brown one and tell us about a situation that you judged someone by thinking in a stereotypical way, for example. he is a guy so he cannot be a good teacher.
· Please take the green one and tell us about a situation you felt discrimination, for example. You are young and you do not have working experience, so you did not take the job.
· Please take the yellow one and tell us about a situation that you discriminated against someone, for example you told someone that since he/she is 40 and still unmarried, something is wrong with him/her.
· Please take the blue one and tell us about a situation that you gave an opportunity to someone of another country to do something for you, for example, your neighbour from China to cook.
As in M&Ms case, the task plays the most important role, the same must happen with people. Not to be judged based on skin colour. No use of prejudices and discrimination from their appearance.
Evaluation of the lesson
Evaluate the lesson according to “RADAR” technique. Bear in mind the below:
- Recognize the different dimensions of discrimination and stereotypes.
- Analyse the diversity and understand the reasons that cause any difference.
- Decide about the reasons that underline differences instead of similarities.
- Act based on best opinion that we have after examination of the situation.
- Review what happened at the end and adapt the future behaviour and action.