The Story I became a paratrooper today. It's going to be a great adventure. We need to defend our country from all these people who are not real Germans, So many people want to harm Germany. We need to take control. I will do my patriotic duty along with my friends. I need to tell Mum and Dad now and hope they sign the papers. I hope they are proud but I know they wont be happy, They are like all the other grown ups around me. They just work and try to mind their own business. Well it's up to me an my friends to protect our fatherland. |
Education
NCASE.ME's excellent web tool simplifies complex contagion theory in a fun way which can help your students investigate "The wisdom and/or madness of crowd" group think.
ncase.me/crowds/
Bert explained how joining the army was the natural thing to do for a boy of his age who had enjoyed several the adventure of the Hitler Youth. As he Bert said, "Growing up in Hitler's Germany, you had no mind of your own,"
This tool allows students to conceptualize how young people can be lead into behaviour they might otherwise not want by peer pressure. Critical Evaluation is a crucial 21st century skill which students should develop if they are able to make good life choices, communicate ideas effectively, differentiate fake news from actual facts.
Resource: ncase.me/crowds/
Procedure: #CriticalThinking #DecisionMaking #CriticalEvaluation
Skills: Investigate #ContagionTheory #GroupThink #PeerPressure #FakeNews #LifeChoices