Today we are starting out "Eye of the Beholder" unit. The students spend a few minutes at the beginning of class reflecting on their thoughts about the quote, "You can't judge a book by its cover." I was impressed by their thoughts and reasoning when we discussed this. Although the students were right on target when thinking about this quote, the majority of them admitted to judging someone before they got to know them at some point in their life. We talked about how it's human nature to make judgements but I challenged the kids to take a step back when they meet someone new and get to know them before making any assumptions about them.
During this unit we will be looking at the concept of beauty, how media affects our perceptions of beauty, and we will be researching beauty in other cultures.
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