~:[CH14 - Day 322]:~ Fairness & Frustration

 
~:[CH14 - Day 322]:~ Fairness & Frustration

I always love teaching this lesson during the French Revolution. As students draw cards, they are assigned to different estates with the estates receiving different privileges. In the end, I level them up to the same level, however, during the simulation, there always is a bit of frustration with the balance of treatment. It's a question of fairness, something people throughout history have battled with. The treatment of the third estate definitely shows up that the build of the frustration these students faced for a period, can lead to people become upset to the point of launching a revolution. There obviously is a lot more to the story, but this short simulations invokes the emotions accurately. In life, we figure out how to deal with our situations or find a way to change it. Either way, we need to live with what we do. If we simply accept it, we have to deal with the frustrations. If we challenge it, we have to accept the risks that come with it. In a time where we have to face an environment where fairness comes into question often, we'll need to make some tough decisions down the line and figure out what is the best path for us. When do we stay quiet and when do we speak up? Who do we stand by and what will we stand for? The road ahead will still be arduous, but if we continuously build up our strength and be confident in ourselves, we'll hopefully find a path that can lead us to where we want to go. In the end, the students left happily after eating their treat, but they definitely learned a thing or two, either about the frustrations of  life or how it feels to be privileged.