My HOMETOWN - Episode 06 - Politics & Promises
MY HOMETOWN - (40x24 min) by Canadian Poet Jean Mercier
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24m
In this episode: • valuing individual differences • peer pressure • self esteem
Thomas is talked into running for President of the Student Council. Swept by the attention the limelight offers, he realizes that one needs more than ideas to really make a difference. Eddie proves to be a solid ally, and Thomas has bigger plans for him.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
This program will enable students:
• to recognize how to value the strength of individual differences
• to understand that they have the right to maintain their own values in the face of group pressure to conform
• to recognize, examine and value one’s personal strengths
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