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108 REfLECTIvE COsMOPOLITANIsM 5. All babies are similar because they are small and we have the responsibility of looking after them. 6. Meatballs and hamburgers are different because meatballs are round and burg- ers are not. 7. Cars and motor bikes are similar because they allow you to move from place to place. 8. A traditional phone and a smart phone are similar because both are used to talk with others. 9. TV and radio are similar because they both broadcast music programs, the news etc. 10. Motorbikes and bicycles are different because motorbikes are powered by en- gines and bicycles are man-powered. 11. Chicken burgers and hamburgers are similar because they both have the same shape and are made of meat. 12. Teachers and parents are similar because they both teach children. Discussion Plan: Being the same and being different 24 1. How would you feel if you and your classmates all looked as similar as the or- anges on an orange tree? 2. If you and your classmates had to wear exactly the same uniform every day, what would be the differences between you? 3. Is it possible for people to look similar but have different personalities? 4. Is it possible for people to look completely different but have very similar person- alities? 5. Suppose you have a friend who you think you are similar to. Can you find an- other two classmates who are as similar to each other as you and your friend? 6. Can you think of anybody in class who has the same relationship with their par- ents as you have with yours? 7. Is the relationship you have with your class the same as the relationship each of your classmates has with the class? 8. How do you know when you are being normal and when you are being different from the usual “you”? Discussion Plan: Positive discrimination Begin by presenting situations like the ones we list underneath, where students can see situations of possible positive discrimination. Your students must consider if they are just or adequate. Use their answers and the last questions to analyze if these measures and policies are valuable and correct. 1. There is a new student in class who does not speak your language. The teacher lets another student who speaks his language help him by translating the questions on an exam, and translating the answers the new student gives him. Do you think this is fair? Doesn´t that give him an advantage over the other students? 12 Based on the manual Wondering at the World, chapter IX, episode 4. Matthew Lipman and Ann Mara- get Sharp, Wondering at the Word. Instructional Manual to Accompany KIO & GUS. Boston, University Press of America-IAPC, 1986.