{"id":10796,"date":"2021-08-27T11:58:36","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T11:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/?p=10796"},"modified":"2021-08-27T11:58:47","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T11:58:47","slug":"the-salem-witch-trials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/the-salem-witch-trials\/","title":{"rendered":"The Salem Witch Trials"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"The Salem Witch Trials\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<p>One of my friends told me about a powerful lesson in her daughter&#8217;s high school class this fall. They&#8217;re learning about the Salem Witch Trials, and their teacher told them they were going to play a game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m going to come around and whisper to each of you whether you&#8217;re a witch or a regular person. Your goal is to build the largest group possible that does NOT have a witch in it. At the end, any group found to include a witch gets a failing grade.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The teens dove into grilling each other. One fairly large group formed, but most of the students broke into small, exclusive groups, turning away anyone they thought gave off even a hint of guilt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Okay,&#8221; the teacher said. &#8220;You&#8217;ve got your groups. Time to find out which ones fail. All witches, please raise your hands.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No one raised a hand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The kids were confused and told him he&#8217;d messed up the game. <br>\n&#8220;Did I? Was anyone in Salem an actual witch? Or did everyone just believe what they&#8217;d been told?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that is how you teach kids how easy it is to divide a community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep being welcoming, beautiful people. Shunning, scapegoating and dividing destroy far more than they protect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Was sent to me by a friend and I don&#8217;t know who to credit.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/FB_IMG_1630065250352.jpg?resize=500%2C650&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/FB_IMG_1630065250352.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/FB_IMG_1630065250352.jpg?resize=231%2C300&amp;ssl=1 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"The Salem Witch Trials\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"The Salem Witch Trials\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>One of my friends told me about a powerful lesson in her daughter&#8217;s high school class this fall. They&#8217;re learning about the Salem Witch Trials, and their teacher told them they were going to play a game. &#8220;I&#8217;m going to come around and whisper to each of you whether you&#8217;re a witch or a regular person. Your goal is to build the largest group possible that does NOT have a witch in it. At the end, any group found to include a witch gets a failing grade.&#8221; The teens dove into grilling each other. 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