MYP English Parent Workshop
On Thursday morning, our Senior School Language Curriculum Leaders responded to parent requests for an informational workshop on English learning […]
Years and years ago, there was a woman by the name of Kitty Genovese who, during an attack, screamed out in the streets of New York for help. She screamed and screamed until she died. When police went around the area to conduct interviews, they realized that 38 people had heard her screams and that the majority of them had thought someone else would respond and call the police. We realized then that there is “bystander” effect and that we frequently don’t take responsibility for intervening when others are present.
Whilst being a bystander is often our initial response, it doesn’t have to be our final response. We can choose to be “upstanders” instead! An “upstander” is someone who recognizes that what is happening is wrong and chooses to do something about it.
Grades 6, 7, and 8 practiced brainstorming “upstander” responses and here were some of their ideas:
We will continue this upstanding work in homerooms with more “What would you do?” videos and conversations, as well as additional role play situations.
If you’d like to know what videos students watched and what activities they did, take a look at the presentation below!
Upstander