Workshop 5: Fairness Edit Tapestry Sunset Snippet Tapestry is Sunsetting The UUA is no longer updating Tapestry of Faith programs. Part of Virtue Ethics: An Ethical Development Program for High School Youth In This Section Introduction From Virtue Ethics The future, which we hold in trust for our own children, will be shaped by our fairness to other people's children. — Marian Wright Edelman This workshop focuses on fairness. Because some lists of virtues include justice and not fairness, the workshop touches on justice, also. Here is the... Workshop-at-a-Glance From Virtue Ethics Activity Minutes Opening 40 Activity 1: Up Side, Down Side 10 Activity 2: Story — Lotta Hitschmanova, Mother of a Thousand 10 Activity 3: Dilemma 10 Activity 4: Practice 15 Faith in Action: Designing a Fairness Game 40 Closing 5 Alternate Activity 1: Real Life Challenges Alternate Activity 2: Tug... Spiritual Preparation From Virtue Ethics Can you remember your first experience with unfairness or injustice? Perhaps it was something personal and small, such as a sibling receiving a treat you were denied. Maybe it was a larger injustice, such as noticing that some people in your community were rich while others were poor. Can you... Opening From Virtue Ethics Activity time: 40 minutes Materials for Activity For Fairness Game. Board games such as Monopoly (C), Hi Ho Cherry-o (C), and Jenga (C), and several decks of playing cards; (optional) miscellaneous game pieces, such as playing cards, tokens, dice, timekeeping devices, and spinners Newsprint,... Activity 1: Up Side, Down Side From Virtue Ethics Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Post two sheets of newsprint, one labeled "Fairness: Up Side," the other labeled "Fairness: Down Side." Post a third sheet, headed "Does fairness mean... " and write: "Treat everyone the same?"... Activity 2: Story - Lotta Hitschmanova, Mother of a Thousand From Virtue Ethics Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "Lotta Hitschmanova, Mother of a Thousand" Leader Resource 3, Lotta Hitschmanova The Unitarian Universalist Principles, poster or handout Optional: Newsprint, markers, and tape Optional: Computer with Internet connection and digital projecto... Activity 3: Dilemma From Virtue Ethics Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, Fairness Dilemmas Optional: Workshop 4, Respect Preparation for Activity Adapt the Leader Resource to include the dilemmas you plan to use in this activity. Make copies-for yourself, (optional) for volunteer role-players, and, if... Activity 4: Practice From Virtue Ethics Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Participants' journals, and writing instruments Participants' clipboards with anklets (Workshop 1, Activity 3, Practice) Beads, and waterproof markers and/or other decorations Extra clipboards and string/hemp, and sciss... Closing From Virtue Ethics Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Taking It Home Preparation for Activity Adapt the Taking It Home section and copy for all participants. Optional: Print the closing quotation (below) for a volunteer to read. Description of... Leader Reflection and Planning From Virtue Ethics Reflect on the workshop with your co-leader. Did the workshop include enough physical activity for this group? Are youth sharing their personal ethical and moral dilemmas? Make sure you always leave room to discuss these during the workshop. Is the group starting to bond?... Faith In Action: Designing a Fairness Game From Virtue Ethics Activity time: 40 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Board games such as Monopoly (C), Hi Ho Cherry-o (C), and Jenga (C), and several decks of playing cards Miscellaneous game pieces, such as playing cards, tokens, dice, timekeeping devices, and spinners Description of... Alternate Activity 1: Real Life Challenges From Virtue Ethics Materials for Activity "Bicycle Rack" newsprint sheet from Opening Description of Activity Youth discuss ethical challenges they have faced. If someone shared an experience in check-in or during any workshop activities that the group would like to explore further, do so now. This could be... Alternate Activity 2: Tug of War From Virtue Ethics Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 2, The Tee Shirt Pull A long rope Preparation for Activity Read the scenario presented in Leader Resource 2. If needed, adapt the numbers so this activity will work with your group.... Taking It Home: Fairness From Virtue Ethics The future, which we hold in trust for our own children, will be shaped by our fairness to other people's children. — Marian Wright Edelman IN TODAY'S WORKSHOP... we learned about the life of one of our Canadian Unitarian ancestors, Lotta Hitschmanova. We talked about whether everyday games we... Lotta Hitschmanova, Mother of a Thousand Janeen K Grohsmeyer From Virtue Ethics A century ago, when Lotta Hitschmanova was young, she lived with her sister Lilly and their mother and father in a spacious home in the ancient city of Prague.... Leader Resource 1: Fairness Dilemmas From Virtue Ethics Dilemma 1 As part of an experiment, you are offered $100. There are two stipulations to the offer: 1) You must share it with a partner. However, you decide how much to keep and how much to share. 2) If your partner refuses their share, neither of you gets a penny. How much do you offer your partner? Leader Resource 2: The Tee Shirt Pull From Virtue Ethics Main Street High School has a dilemma. A student wears a tee shirt that some people think is inappropriate, but some do not. The dilemma will be solved by a tug-of-war. [Bring out the rope.] A youth wears a tee shirt to school that says, "Gay? Fine by me." [Pick a volunteer to be the tee shirt... Leader Resource 3: Lotta Hitschmanova From Virtue Ethics Used with permission from USC Canada. Printing This Handout Download a high-resolution copy of this Handout (PDF) for printing. Find Out More From Virtue Ethics Read more about the life of Lotta Hitschmanova at the Dictionary of Unitarian and Universalist Biography, The Canadians: Adventures of our People by Margaret Gooding (Toronto: Canadian Unitarian Council, 1985); or No… American Unitarians. Visible Thinking is a Harvard University program intended... 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