At SJL we teach the importance of respecting differences.
Each one of us is God’s unique creation. We are all different; yet, in our contemporary world, as in past generations, difference is not always regarded as a positive thing.
We need a cure for intolerance!
Suggest ways that we, as a society, can break down barriers so that differences are celebrated and tolerated.
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ReplyDeletei think we need to learn about each others differences to be able tolerate them
ReplyDeleteI agree with Bec, if we don't know what about each other is different from ourselves, how will we be able to tolerate the difference?
ReplyDeleteLooking at a person is not enought to know they are different, you must get to know them before you judge them.
I believe first we have to stop sterotyping people, and that if we are so into peoples differences look at ourselfs, we are different too, and we don't like it when we ourselves are judged.
ReplyDeleteI believe that just because we are of different colour or race, it doesn't mean we all can't get along together and co-operate with each other. We are all gods followers we should follow god words " Love one another". :)
ReplyDeletei agree with shelby, if we want to celebrate our differences we need to stop sterotyping and start to recognise others differences because everyone is different in their own way. Differences are not bad because differences make you who you are in most cases. :)
ReplyDeleteYou can't judge a book by the cover.We have to known each others differences before we can tolerate. You need to known whats inside before you can accept them for what they really are.
ReplyDeleteYou guys are amazing! You have wisdom beyond your years! I couldn't help but think as I read your responses, that our future is in great hands!
ReplyDeleteAny suggestions as to how we can solve the stereotyping problem?
i agree with shelby's comment. Everyone is different so if we just look at ourselves and realize we are just as different as the next person, maybe we could make a change and make differences a posotive thing.
ReplyDeleteTo respond to Mr Meredith’s Question about fixing stereotyping, there has to be a way to fix it. We need good role models for young people, not skinny size zero actress and models in magazines and on TV to look up to. We need people who are out to make a DIFFERENCE!People like our friends older sister or brother, parents, teachers and our peers are good role models for teens, not actress and models.
ReplyDeleteJust because we could be a different colour or have a different religion or be into different things, doesn't mean we can’t all get alone and be friends. We just need to fine something that we can all relate to, like being the same age (being teenagers) etc, something to connect with. That’s how we can break down the walls.
ReplyDeleteWe are one community, we share many differences!
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to the days like in pre-school were everyone was friends with one another?
It is interesting how other peoples beliefs and religions work. I say that the sterotypes are made from the media because the way that the media brags about a story and changes it to make it sound so much worse. As a society we could break down the barries of sterotypes by taking away the advances that we share and the traditional culture values.
I agree with Miranda and Lizzie!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe media has a great deal to answer for! I too, am sick of beautiful young girls thinking they are fat because they don't fit the Hollywood or 'Dolly'image of beautiful.
I felt sad and frustrated last week when I watched a lovely Year 8 student flogging her body at the gym because she thinks she is fat.
Do you guys think that teenagers make it hard for teenagers to feel good about themselves? It seems to me that most young people try incredibly hard to fit in with the perceptions and demands of their friends and peers.
I'd love to be able to find a way for each young person to be truly happy with who they are.
I don't think it's so much teenagers that make it hard for us to be ourselves and be happy with who we are. It's still the media and magazines because were would the first teenager got the idea that she had to me a size 0 to be "cool" or "attractive"? We need to see real in magazines and on TV, females who are happy to be a size 12 or 14. Who are real not the male fantasy.
ReplyDeleteI also blame the media for creating the tween. My cousin is a tween, she has fallen into the trap of her body image has to look the same as the model in the latest magazine. It is sad and gross to see someone that thin and sick! 'Little Miss Sunshine' shows how the media effects a girls mind. I say get rid of all the new technology that has created it. Surely it is a crime to brainwash infants, its messing with their childhood.
ReplyDeleteWhy would someone try so hard to fit in when no one really would notice? I say be who you want to be because you are you and no one should change who you are. If a teenager affects another teenagers life by telling them that they are fat or something hopefully karma will find them. I would also love for the young human beings in the world to find what makes them happy :)
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ReplyDeleteI agree with Miranda it is sick to see someone so thin on TV or in a magazine. We need to boost someone’s confidence, not tear it down with saying your too fat or have to be like that girl in the latest ‘dolly’ or ‘girlfriend.
ReplyDeleteIn my grounp of friends and my herd of families, being different is what makes us love each other. With different styles, culture, actions and phares we would get bored with eachother. All one person needs to do is be themselves and they will find the correct lovely people that enjoy their company.
ReplyDelete"We all live on the same tree, yet we are all one unique leaf":)
As I agree with Miranda and Liz, I must say on the contrary, the media isn't the BIGGEST cause of teens trying to make themselves 'perfect'. In many cases, it is the person's peers which make them act out on their body like they do.
ReplyDeletesure, those peers got the idea of 'perfect' from the media, but by making people feel crap about themself leads to eating disorders, gym obsession and self-image problems
Jackson, I love the quote! I can see myself using it in many lessons. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThere seems to be such a lot of pressure on teenagers to be 'cool' and to conform. The irony is that when you leave school and either get a job or study, nobody knows or even cares whether you were 'cool' at school or not.
ReplyDelete(And then you become a dinosaur like me and you just have to accept that you're never going to be 'cool'!!!)
I think everyone is 'cool' in their own why. Some might not get notices like sum, but we're all cool! And if everyone acted like the ‘cool’ kids as we call them, then life would be boring, because everyone would be doing the same thing, dressing the same and acting the same.
ReplyDeleteIf i was exactly like you and you were exactly like me then who i would i be?. Being different makes us who we are if we werent different then uniqueness andindividuality wouldnt exist. Just because someone is different doesnt mean their wierd or an outcast it just means they have different experienes and likes/dislikes than u. Instead of looking down on those who are different, we should be joining along side them experiencing and sharing what makes the world unique.
ReplyDeleteI think being different is awesome, saying that i enjoy stereotypes and i would rather the barriers not be broken down. This may say really mean, But im my opinion stereotypes are what separates me and you. Men and women. Everyone is different
ReplyDeletei agreee with all the above, lovin the quote jackson :)
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ReplyDeletethats nice :)
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