I asked the question, “What is peace?” on a test and the answers were beautiful to see. Peace is more than the absence of war, my students have internalized that concept, but what else? One student said that they really had no idea about what to put for that question and just put whatever came to mind. Many of them say it’s also the absence of fear. I did not ask if they thought that we lived in a peaceful country (at least according to their own definition) but I think I will probably ask that question when we go over the test.
The other frequent answer revolved around the idea that peace also means freedom, particularly freedom of expression. That certainly was a common theme when they researched human rights activists.
Love the blog. I always find useful, interesting facts and programs. I like your question for the test: What is peace? I will have to use that one. Also, I have a student who is looking at aggression levels and violent video games for her science project. I will let you know her results!
Thanks for the comment. As you can guess, I’m really interested in the results of that science project. I have a student working on the effects of sleep deprivation, which has a direct tie to video games and aggression.