Respect and Consent
Start by asking students if they have ever heard the expression “Treat other people as you would want them to treat you.”
Discuss for a few minutes what students think it means. Ask if they can think of examples when it might apply.
Now ask if they have heard the expression “To understand someone, you must walk a mile in their shoes.”
Discuss for a few minutes what students think it means. Ask if they can think of examples when it might apply.
- Could these ideas sometimes be in conflict?
- For example, if I like broccoli, I might cook broccoli for a friend because I want to treat them the way I would like to be treated.
- But if I know my friend well, I might know that they do not like broccoli.
Let students discuss this for a few minutes and then suggest, if no students have, that the two aren’t in conflict if we understand the first rule as meaning Treat other people with respect: we all want to be treated with respect, but to respect people we sometimes have to understand their point of view.
Have students work individually, in pairs or in small groups to read and respond to the Online Respect Scenarios. Depending on time and your preference, you can have the whole class read and respond to each scenario, or assign a specific scenario to each student, pair or group.