Sunday, October 3, 2010

Sausage being made...

"Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made." -Otto von Bismarck

Friday the World History classes got stranded on the Deserted Island. This activity forces the class to work together to form a functioning government from scratch.

Bismarck hit the nail right on the head. Despite a dash of noise and a pinch if chaos, the students got a lot out of this exercise and got a terrific introduction to our unit on government.


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2 comments:

Mr E. said...

Bismarck also said, "The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood." I hope your class went with speeches and majority decisions.

Mr. P said...

It was touch and go for a few minutes, but I was very impressed with the resolve of some of the students to accomplish the goals in the face of adversity.