https://padlet.com/medfieldpublicschools/singlestoryadvisory What ideas do we have? How can we help to avoid the “danger of a single story”? How can we help the Blake community to grow more? en-us 2017-10-03 21:01:31 UTC 2025-11-14 14:15:36 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Templeball.png https://padlet.com/medfieldpublicschools/singlestoryadvisory/wish/193921529 -a single story can make you assume a group of people are all the same based on a stereotype
-we can avoid ' a single story' by educating ourselves
-'a single story' can stop you from seeing who people really are
-stand up for anyone who is being stereotyped]]> 2017-10-04 15:30:33 UTC https://padlet.com/medfieldpublicschools/singlestoryadvisory/wish/193921529 https://padlet.com/medfieldpublicschools/singlestoryadvisory/wish/193929506 -Stereotypes reduce who we are.
-People are complex.
-We should be willing to listening to people's different sides.
-Celebrating diversity is not only kind but intelligent.
-We can learn more about people over time]]> 2017-10-04 15:43:32 UTC https://padlet.com/medfieldpublicschools/singlestoryadvisory/wish/193929506 https://padlet.com/medfieldpublicschools/singlestoryadvisory/wish/194029235 -People may resort to stereotypes due to fear 
--Diversity creates an environment in which people feel welcome
-It's important to attempt to gain the perspectives of people from diverse backgrounds 
-One way to become a more diverse community is to attempt to listen to people more carefully  ]]> 2017-10-04 18:24:40 UTC https://padlet.com/medfieldpublicschools/singlestoryadvisory/wish/194029235 https://padlet.com/medfieldpublicschools/singlestoryadvisory/wish/194265717 - it is wise to not make assumptions about people
- get to know someone before making conclusions about them
- be open-minded
- diversity is also about diversity of ideas
- in studying History, it is important to know that there are MANY narratives to be told, and we have to pick and choose what we go into detail about]]> 2017-10-05 12:35:50 UTC https://padlet.com/medfieldpublicschools/singlestoryadvisory/wish/194265717 https://padlet.com/medfieldpublicschools/singlestoryadvisory/wish/194649750 - don't make assumptions
don't make ideas on one event
speak up if someone says something mean to someone else
- do not judge
- don't listen to stereotypes
- don't base you beliefs on one historical event
- listen to peoples own stories
don't anyone put you down]]> 2017-10-06 12:34:58 UTC https://padlet.com/medfieldpublicschools/singlestoryadvisory/wish/194649750