Divisions and bondings occur among people and
groups on the basis of categories of
skill, morality, ethnicity, cultural tradition, gender, religion,
etc. that are not reducible to class analysis, and attempts to use a single version of the «master - slave» relationship to understand the modern
social world is to pervert the real fabric of human relationships.
Research and get involved in
groups in your community that foster positive peer relationships and
social skills development — Boy Scouts, Indian Guides, Girl Scouts, Girls on the Run, sports teams,
etc..
Our plan is grounded in the following two premises: 1) When purposefully synchronized with one another across multiple forms of media («cross-media»), children's and adolescents» exposure to high quality youth - oriented
social and ethical story content, i.e. stories of substance specifically about character development, compassion, and courage (CCC), is a powerful way to promote youth academic achievement and ethical values; 2) Especially if these stories, told and «read» across media, in their various genres (human interest, biography, history and historical fiction, civic engagement, coming of age,
social change, spiritual awakening, moral issues,
etc.), are «taught» by «educators» (broadly defined) using an «evidence - based» pedagogy that A) makes use of peer to peer, and adult facilitated
group discussion and debate as a primary form of instruction, and B) takes advantage of access to the texts of the story that are made available cross-media (narratives, scripts, videos,
etc.) to foster students» critical thinking and ethical reflection
skills.