Governmental Grow & Power Question: Should Americans be free to live according to their beliefs without fear of government reprisal? Question: Should government have the power to dictate how we think, speak, and act regarding controversial social issues? Feminism tells young women and girls that they can do anything, however, males who identify as females are starting...
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Analyzing the Good Stuff – Table Topics
Table Topic Questions: Prior to Table Topics, perhaps in substitution to the educational minute, hand out Venn chart page (above) to everyone in the meeting. Request each person circle or select one word in each of the three columns or on the graphic itself. Have all copies returned to person in charge of Table Topics. During Table...
Continue reading...Emergency Checklist – Realistic
When the subject of Emergency Preparedness comes up, the usual suspects trot out a plethora of advice on how to survive the upcoming and ever-looming threat of anhiliation: Thousands of government and private agencies claim to be on the ready, just waiting for the ever-emminent calamity regardless the infinitesimally small odds of a major disaster happening at...
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Law of Reciprocity A maxim of altruism to govern behavior Appears in most religions and cultures Can be positive or negative Golden Rule Anglican theologians and preachers popularized the term “Golden Rule” to description the Law of Reciprocity in early 17th century Britain. The most often heard versions of the Law of Reciprocity these days are; Treat...
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Teaching Patriotism in the Public Schools While researching the history of public schools in America, we ran across this historical gem: Methods Teaching Patriotism in the Public Schools. In 1887, after the end of the Civil War and Reconstruction, retired Union Army Coronal and New York Public School Auditor, George T Balch envisions a manual on how...
Continue reading...Popeye Table Topics
Questions to ask Popeye characters at a Job Interview For this table Topic I print this entire page, snipped out the character definitions, fold them in half, and, before the meeting starts, hand out one each to all table topic speakers, then asked the contestants to review their character’s description at their convenience. Later for the actual...
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Hypocrisy of Faith Chaos has convinced us that it is time to claim our status among the tigers according to the Chinese zodiac – that’s about the extent to which Chaos knows anything about Chinese zodiac or cares as we consider ourself without belief. How Chaos imagines the dragon meandering through the shadows in grandious fashion seems...
Continue reading...Awkward – Table Topics
Why do we experience awkwardness? Brains that react with embarrassment to awkwardness situations increases trust and social cohesion. Feeling awkward activates the same regions in the brain as physical pain. Responses to awkward, uncomfortable situations are similar to Fight or Flight reactions. Fight or Flight reactions: Breathing and heart rate Breathing and heart rate increases during prolonged...
Continue reading...Joke: The Condemned Man
Back in the Colosseum Days… The ampitheater was filled with a howling mob screaming to see a hapless prisoner torn to pieces. A great lion in his cage roared loudly with rage and hunger. Soon the condemned man, weaponless and stripped of clothing, was led into the arena. The door to the lions cage flung open and...
Continue reading...What Shape are You – Table Topic
Visual Table Topics Print and cut out shape squares. Place shapes in a paper bag or basket. Do not identify any shape as round, heart, splat, etc. Allow speaker to define the shape. Allow Table Topics speaker to draw one shape out of the bag or basket. OR Spread the all shapes out on a table and...
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