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What are your ground rules for class discussions?

Lynx and Lamb are the twin daughters of April Gaede,

an activist and writer for the white nationalist

organization National Vanguard. The twins' grandfather

wears a swastika belt buckle and uses the Nazi symbol

on his truck

The twins believe Adolf Hitler was a great man with

good ideas, such as incentives to improve the genetic

quality of the German people, and marriage loans to

help qualified German families

In 2003, they were featured in a Louis Theroux BBC

documentary, entitled Louis and the Nazis, on anti-

semitism and white supremacy in the United States

PRUSSIAN BLUE

What if these two were in your class?

Conflict Within a Person’s Mind

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If A = B then

Does B = A?

Foreign Different

Different Foreign

For example …

Wobblers (If A = B)

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The Learning Challenge

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Cla

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Con

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The Pit

1. Concept

2. Conflict

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Primary School Concepts

MeFairness

RealLanguage

HomeTelling lies

Growth/Change Same

PetsEmotions

FriendsThinking

BelongingDreaming

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Secondary Concepts

HeroLies

History Sport

IdentityCulture

Bullying Real

FairKnowledge

Language Test

Drama Tourism

PoemMusic

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3 weeks old 2 years old 4 years old Adult

What makes you, you?

Are you the same person you were when you were a baby?

If you had a different name, would you be a different person?

When you play make believe, are you still you?

What Makes Me, Me?

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Colliding concepts

Truth and Opinion

Biodegradable and Reusable

Hero and Villain

Happy and Content

Dreams and Daydreams

Decision and Order

Child and Youth

Lies and Make-believe

Toys and Books

Karma and Revenge

Worked examples at www.p4c.com

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Using Venn Diagrams in the Learning Pit

What is a chair?

Just because you can’t define something, doesn’t mean you won’t recognise it when

you see it.Ludwig Wittgenstein

Kriticos = able to make judgments

Critical Thinking

Comes from the Greek, Kriticos

Meaning: able to make judgments

Source: www.etymonline.com

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