Do you think social media has made freedom of speech more or less important? Explain your answer.
Which has more potential to harm people: speech in person or speech on social media? Explain your answer.
Which is more politically powerful: speech in person or speech on social media? Explain your answer.
- Create a list of things that could be a distraction from learning in a classroom or school environment.
- Rate each item 1-3
(1) = Distracts one for just a few students from learning.
(2) = Distracts many or close to half of the students from learning.
(3) = Distracts most or all of the students from learning.
1) If you were going to raise awareness about an issue that is occurring in 2021, what would it be?
Describe the issue here
When you hear the word "Vietnam"..describe what comes to mind?
What potential issues/disruptions to the learning do you think the school was worried about that compelled them to make a rule banning arm bands?
What do you think John's Dad means by a "Matter of Conscience?"
Based on what Mary Beth & John Tinker have shared so far about their experience on that day in school...
1) Do you think that this qualified as a disruption to learning?
2) If so, using the same 1-3 system listed above, how would you rate the disruption?
Why do you think people were so upset about these students wearing the arm bands?
"Neither students nor teachers, 'shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the school house gate" - Justice Fortas
1) What is the difference between "Speech" & "Expression"