Part One
Our democracy needs your help - What did the hypocrite say to the hypocrite? Don't be a hypocrite
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Questions & Activities
Reflect on your lesson with short activities, or by exploring referenced articles, featured podcasts, term definitions, and more!
Featured Hot Take
When we don’t own our hypocrisy, things get messy. Really messy. So, it’s about time we start cleaning up our public discourse, right Your Honour?
Hon. Janet Austin helped lead the YWCA and helped lead the province of British Columbia, serving as Lieutenant Governor.
We’re featuring this podcast across all five Nature Labs subjects. You might not like every course you take in school, but they are all related. By listening to this podcast, hopefully you’ll better understand why.
Reflection
- How can we put forward and debate issues in a constructive way that enhances our democracy?
- Do you think we need to be more patient when it comes to advancing our ideas for change? Do we ask for too much, too quickly?
- Do we need more empathy for those that we disagree with?
- Do we need to be more inclusive of voices who have opinions informed by experiences different from our own?
- Do you listen to differing opinions? Or do you only listen to different opinions from within your own community or echo chamber?
Part Two
YOUR TEACHER WILL DIRECT YOU TO THE ACTIVITIES BELOW THAT WILL HELP YOU WITH YOUR PROJECT.
Be Constructive
Be a better critic. Get more constructive feedback. It's time to learn how to review and be reviewed.
Critique
Learning is in the doing. Practice critiquing visual stories before reviewing your classmates.
Further Exploration
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Resources From the Curated Library
You Can Take It! How To Accept Negative Feedback With Ease
You Can Take It! How To Accept Negative Feedback With Ease
Bias: Centre Right
Sub-Category: Peer Review
Source: Forbes
File Type: Opinion
Overview: The...
Canadian Failures: Stories of Building Toward Success
Sub-Category: Testing & Failure
Source: CBC/CTV
File Type: Book/Video
Overview: Canadian failures that led to major national success stories
Web Link: https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadian-failures-stories-from-successful-canadians-about-how-failure-got-them-there-1.4234287
Unsolicited Evaluation Is the Enemy of Creativity
Unsolicited Evaluation Is the Enemy of Creativity
Bias: Centre
Sub-Category: Peer Review
Source: Psychology Today
File Type: Opinion
Overview: Why unsolicited feedback stifles creativity
Web...
How to give helpful feedback
How to give helpful feedback
Bias: Centre Right
Sub-Category: Peer Review
Source: Harvard Business Review
File Type: Article
Overview: How to give helpful feedback
Web...
Evaluating Prototypes
Evaluating Prototypes
Bias: Centre Left
Sub-Category: Peer Review
Source: Tamarack
File Type: Resource
Overview: How to evaluate prototypes and create better ideas for change
Web...
The glorification of failure
Sub-Category: Testing & Failure
Source: CBC
File Type: Podcast
Overview: The glorification of failure
Web Link: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcasts/arts-culture/seat-at-the-table/
Additional Resources
The age of not even half-talking: If the first question about a meeting is...
Bias: Centre
Source: Paul Wells
File Type: Essay
Overview: The age of not even half-talking: If the first question about a...
9 great jobs for people who want to save the planet
9 great jobs for people who want to save the planet
Bias: Centre Right
Sub-Category: Life
Source: CNBC
File Type: Article
Overview: Ideas for...
Online hate faces a long-overdue reckoning
Online hate faces a long-overdue reckoning
Bias: Centre
Sub-Category: Life
Source: The Chronicle Herald
File Type: Opinion
Overview: Online hate
Web Link: https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/opinion/columnists/dan-leger-online-hate-faces-a-long-overdue-reckoning-301405/
In the perpetual quest for the secret to happiness, scientists butted heads until they...
Bias: Centre
Source: The Globe and Mail
File Type: Essay/Research
Overview: In the perpetual quest for the secret to happiness, scientists...
The Storytelling Animal
Bias: Centre
Sub-Category: Life
Source: The Storytelling Animal
File Type: Book
Overview: Why did humans become the storytelling animal
Web Link: http://jonathangottschall.com/storytelling-animal
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