Fairness
I just high-fived 200 children as they exited the Fairness assembly I'd organized this morning. We have a citizenship program at this school and focus on 4 values: fairness, kindness, respect and acceptance. They all go hand in hand, don't they? Fairness is such an abstract concept to convey to kids. What's right for you might not be what's right for your neighbor. That kid who gets to do all the fun stuff for the teacher actually has a need to be walking around more than the others. Kids just see it as unfair. Fairness isn't equal. It's getting what you need in order to be successful. Look at the animal kingdom. The kids go nuts when I compare elephants to birds and then get them to picture a flying elephant. They understand the difference and why it's senseless to say that it's not fair that an elephant can't fly. Humour is such a great teaching tool. At a certain point in our lives, we become self-sufficient individuals and releas