Gas station help

https://www.indy100.com/article/two-men-act-of-kindness-money-change-petrol-carlos-davis-8603376

Two men noticed a woman was paying for her petrol using pennies. They stepped in and offered to help her out by paying the bill for her, giving her a handful of cash to make life a little easier.

The woman then broke down in tears and told the men her husband died only a week ago and she was finding it hard to cope. She thanked the men and one replied, "It's only right, we've got to stick together."

The woman says, "How can I repay you?" and the man replied,
"You don't have to replay me, that's for you." His friend also says, "Pay it forward."

A clip of the story has gone viral and the man has been identified as American comedian Carlos Davis. People on twitter have been praising the actions of the two men, one said, "We've got to take care of each other. That's what America needs right now."

What do you see in the picture?
What do you think might be happening?
What do you notice about the people in the picture- how are they similar, how are they different?

explain the story

- Why do you think the woman was paying for petrol using pennies?
- Why did the two men stop her and give her cash?
- How do you think the woman felt when the men gave her cash?
- Did the men know the woman's husband had died?
- What did the man mean by, "We've got to stick together"?
- Why don't the men give the women their address so she can send money to them later?
- The woman offers to repay the men and one says, "Pay it forward," what does he mean?
- Why do you think this clip has gone viral? What does this show about people around the world today?
- How do you think this incident will affect the woman in future?
- What can we learn from the men in this story?
- Why is this story about No Outsiders?

No Outsiders in our school: Teaching the Equality Act in primary schools by Andrew Moffat

Reclaiming radical ideas in schools: Preparing young children for life in modern Britain by Andrew Moffat

Equality and equity

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/kid-helps-his-little-sister-play-basketball-video_uk_5bc9b582e4b0d38b58771366?p5a&utm_hp_ref=uk-homepage

A 30 second video showing a boy teaching his sister to play basketball has gone viral around the world.

In the clip, the girl is seen trying to get the ball in to the basket, but it rolls back and drops on to her face. The girl cries and her brother steps forward to hug and kiss her, saying, "It's OK, you're strong!"

The brother then offers to carry his sister, giving her the ball and lifting her to reach the basket, before clapping when the ball hits the target.

The clip has been viewed over 14 million times in 6 days and the boy has been called "Brother of the year" on twitter.

What do you see in the picture?
What is happening?
What do you think the story is?

- Why did the girl find basketball difficult? Because of her gender of because of her age?
- Why is the boy better at basketball? (age and height)
- When the girl fails, why doesn't the boy laugh at her?
- The boy could have said, "Basketball is for boys!" why doesn't he say that?
- Why does the boy say, "It's OK, you're strong!"
- When the boy tells his sister she is strong, she stops crying - why?
- Why does he pick her up rather than encouraging her to try again on her own?
- Why has this clip gone viral?
- Why has the boy been called "Brother of the year"?
- What can we learn from the boy?
- Why is this story about No Outsiders? (Because the girl felt like an outsider when she couldn't do it. She needed a bit of extra help because of her age and ability and the brother made sure he gave her the right support. he made sure she no longer felt like an outsider)

In upper KS2/3 add this question:
This is a good example of equality and equity. What is the difference?
- equality is where everyone is treated the same, equity is when everyone is treated fairly.
- the two children have different needs to get the basketball in the net; if they are both treated the same, one will find more difficulty because of age and height.
- sometimes different people need different strategies to achieve the same outcome
- in order to make the game fair, the girl needs more help; the boy is making sure her needs are met.

Penguins - different families

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/10/12/same-sex-penguin-couple-fosters-egg-sydney-aquarium/

Magic and Sphen are two male penguins at Sea Life Sydney Aquarium, Australia. The gentoo penguins were observed forming a bond earlier this year and they were often seen bowing to each other. Penguin Supervisor Tish Nannan says, "Bowing is a gentoo way of saying they love each other." Sphen then gave  Magic a stone, which the penguin staff understood to be a token of affection like a proposal, before the couple built a nest together.

Staff decided to give Sphen and Magic a fake egg to practise their parenting skills and then they were given a real egg. Tish says penguins parents can only raise one chick at a time and the original parents of the egg didn't even notice it was missing. When they were given the egg Magic and Steph, "immediately knew exactly what it was and started incubating it and we're really really happy."

Magic and Steph are the first same sex penguins in Australia to be given a foster egg to raise. but there are other stories of penguins around the world who have raised chicks in different families. Roy and Silo in New York City zoo became famous and they had a book written about them (And Tango makes three). At Wingham Wildlife Park in Kent, UK, a same sex pair raised a chick that had been abandoned by its parents. The park owner Tony Biskin says, "These two have so far proven to be two of the best penguin parents we have had yet."

What do you see in the picture?
What do you think the story might be?

explain the story

- How did the zoo keepers know Sphen and Magic were a couple?
- Why did they decide to give the penguins a fake egg?
- Why did the zoo keepers decide to give the penguins a real egg?
- Why does Tish say, "We're really happy"?
- What does this story show about different families?
- What is the name for two males who are in a couple? (gay), what is the name for two females in a couple? (lesbian)
- The story has been celebrated and gone viral around the world; why?
- What does this show about people around the around the world and their attitudes toward different families?
- What can we learn from the penguins Spen and Magic?
- What can we learn from the zoo keepers at Sydney Sea Life?
- Why is this story about No Outsiders?

"No outsiders in our school: Teaching the equality act in primary schools" by Andrew Moffat

"Reclaiming radical ideas in schools: Preparing young children for life in modern Britain" by Andrew Moffat 

Dr Who - identity

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45763549

The new series of Dr Who has aired with the Dr as a female for the first time. During the episode the Dr was told she was a woman and she replied, "Am I? Does it suit me? Oh yeah I remember. Half an hour ago I was a white-haired Scotsman." Later she built her own sonic screwdriver from scratch using impressive engineering skills. 

The Doctor said; "We are all capable of the most incredible change. We can evolve while still saying true to who we are. We can honour who we've been and choose who we want to be next."

What do you see in the picture?
Who is this?

Explain the story

- Why do you think Dr Who has always been a male character up till now? (tradition, "That's the way it's always been", some people might think Dr Who cannot be female)
- Dr Who is now female; what does this show us about ideas ideas and traditions?
- What would you say to someone who says "The Dr should be a man!"
- Read the quote about 'incredible change' - what does the Dr mean?
- What is identity?
- What is the Dr saying about identity in this quote?
- What can we learn from the Dr?
- Why is this story about No Outsiders?

No Outsiders in our school: Teaching the equality act in primary schools by Andrew Moffat

Reclaiming radical ideas in schools: Preparing young children for life in modern Britain by Andrew Moffat