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Canada Is Not That Strange And Other Biases | Wednesday | Period 2
Fraser was standing in front of a table that was covered by a sheet when the students entered the room today. His arms were crossed and he looked thoughtful while everyone settled in.
"Good morning," he greeted, nodding at the class, "and welcome back. Today, we're going to be looking at biases in a simplistic sort of way. Everyone has biases, that's undeniable. It's how you deal with them that's important."
With that said, Fraser pulled the sheet off the table slowly to reveal several assorted plates of food. Some probably looked familiar, some did not. What Fraser didn't do was label the plates of food. It was going to be up to the students to choose what they want.
"Today, we're going to looking at biases with food. Now, it's simplistic and it's not always applicable but we even have biases with food. If you see something that looks inviting and smells good, you're more likely to try it than try something that looks bad and/or smells bad. You judge the food immediately without having tasted it. So, these dishes have no labels on them. It's going to be up to your eyes and your nose to decide if you want to try it. If you realize your biases are kicking in, that's fine, that happens. This is just a way to demonstrate that biases happen everywhere, even in something as mundane as food. So please, step up and look at the dishes. Take your pick on what you'd like to eat and see how you judge what you do eventually consume. Let's begin."
"Good morning," he greeted, nodding at the class, "and welcome back. Today, we're going to be looking at biases in a simplistic sort of way. Everyone has biases, that's undeniable. It's how you deal with them that's important."
With that said, Fraser pulled the sheet off the table slowly to reveal several assorted plates of food. Some probably looked familiar, some did not. What Fraser didn't do was label the plates of food. It was going to be up to the students to choose what they want.
"Today, we're going to looking at biases with food. Now, it's simplistic and it's not always applicable but we even have biases with food. If you see something that looks inviting and smells good, you're more likely to try it than try something that looks bad and/or smells bad. You judge the food immediately without having tasted it. So, these dishes have no labels on them. It's going to be up to your eyes and your nose to decide if you want to try it. If you realize your biases are kicking in, that's fine, that happens. This is just a way to demonstrate that biases happen everywhere, even in something as mundane as food. So please, step up and look at the dishes. Take your pick on what you'd like to eat and see how you judge what you do eventually consume. Let's begin."
Re: Class Activity | Food Biases [Canada 09/22]
She tried to think of where she could find marionettes at that last moment and sighed. That might be too much to ask for.
"Now what were you saying about food?"
Re: Class Activity | Food Biases [Canada 09/22]
Because that was so helpful Hinata.
Re: Class Activity | Food Biases [Canada 09/22]
Re: Class Activity | Food Biases [Canada 09/22]
A pause.
"And nothing with natto."
Re: Class Activity | Food Biases [Canada 09/22]
Besides the one thing she was able to spell correctly...
Re: Class Activity | Food Biases [Canada 09/22]
"Fermented soybeans," she said, a bit distastefully. "They are a... very acquired taste."
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