Values in society
Life skill related:
Growth mindset
Methodology:
Group work
Subject:
Ethics
Age/Grade:
14 years old
Timing:
60 min
Materials/suggestions
Children of the age of 14 with a different background who are invited to reflect on some of their own cultural values, and asking them to explore the potential impact of cultural differences as they work in a new country.
Description of the activity:
Give a copy of the Values in society checklist to the learner.
The learner will have probably identified important cultural differences between his or her own approach and that of another culture or country of interest.
Discuss some of the following questions with the learner
Read each description in order.
Decide which behavior is closest to your own. If you identify with both statements, choose the one you identify with more often, or in more situations.
Mark a score indicating how strongly you tend to exhibit this behavior.
When you have completed this activity, decide how you think people in a different culture of interest to you would probably respond to the statements.
Additional activities: Where you have identified important cultural differences between you approach and that of people in the culture or country of interest to you, consider...
Are these differences important?
How might these differences become apparent in the working environment?
How might people from that country or culture perceive your approach?
What challenge do these differences present?
In what ways might you adapt your behavior to manage and overcome these cultural differences
The values in society checklist