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Today’s GemToday’s Gem

Choosing Success, Choosing LifeChoosing Success, Choosing Life

Susan Mejia JohnsonSusan Mejia Johnson

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Why Animals Steal …Why Animals Steal … and People CAN’T! and People CAN’T!

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Mini Lesson ObjectivesMini Lesson Objectives

1.1. Discuss why animals stealDiscuss why animals steal

2.2. Think of the many consequences to theftThink of the many consequences to theft

3.3. Discover why stealing is not only against Discover why stealing is not only against the law, but against all of the things that the law, but against all of the things that make humans the “leader of the pack.”make humans the “leader of the pack.”


Animal TheftAnimal Theft

Animal Stealing Video(click on the picture to view the video)


Choose the scene that seemed Choose the scene that seemed funniest to you?… here are a fewfunniest to you?… here are a few

With the group discuss…With the group discuss…Why did the theft occur?Why did the theft occur?

Who was the vicitm?.Who was the vicitm?.

List the consequences of the theft to the victim.List the consequences of the theft to the victim.

What are the characteriestics of an animal’s capacity to make choices? What are the characteriestics of an animal’s capacity to make choices?

What characteristics does the human mind have to help them make better What characteristics does the human mind have to help them make better choices? - list answers to this point on next slide.choices? - list answers to this point on next slide.


Lesson Learned ActivityLesson Learned Activity

1. Example: Few species other than 1. Example: Few species other than man have a Cerebral Cortexman have a Cerebral Cortex

2. Our Cerebral cortex allows us to 2. Our Cerebral cortex allows us to put together all the parts of our put together all the parts of our brain - acknowledging the brain - acknowledging the emotional part (ex. I want that emotional part (ex. I want that baby’s pacifier for myself) but baby’s pacifier for myself) but balancing that “emotional need” balancing that “emotional need” w/our “human capacity” for w/our “human capacity” for reasoning and the difference reasoning and the difference between right and wrong - (I between right and wrong - (I want it, but stealing the baby’s want it, but stealing the baby’s pacifier it is not an option.pacifier it is not an option.

3.3.

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Human UniquenessHuman Uniqueness

The brain is the organ that sets us The brain is the organ that sets us apart from any other species. It is apart from any other species. It is not the strength of our muscles or of not the strength of our muscles or of our bones that makes us different, it our bones that makes us different, it is our brain.is our brain.

——Pasko T. RakicPasko T. Rakic


Apply it to Apply it to yourself!yourself!

My bet is each and every one of us have seen something thatMy bet is each and every one of us have seen something that

““emotionally” we really want, but it belongs to someone else.emotionally” we really want, but it belongs to someone else.

The humanness of us is what helps us realize that “wantingThe humanness of us is what helps us realize that “wanting

something emotionally” does not change the fact that thesomething emotionally” does not change the fact that the

““something” belongs to someone else.something” belongs to someone else.

In the large group share some stories about people we know whoIn the large group share some stories about people we know who

have been the victim of a theft (burglary, mugging) where thehave been the victim of a theft (burglary, mugging) where the

consequence to the victim was severe either financially orconsequence to the victim was severe either financially or

emotionally. Don’t share names, just the story.emotionally. Don’t share names, just the story.


The PointThe Point

So…while emotionally we may want something that isSo…while emotionally we may want something that is

not our own - our human civilization demands we DOnot our own - our human civilization demands we DO

NOT steal.NOT steal.If that’s not enough, here’s 3 more reasons not to steal:

It’s against the law.

There are substancial legal consequences for theft.

Mom, grandma and your kindergarten teacher would be REALLY sad and disappointed.


Teach others-Teach others-With your team either write a 3 minute scene

or create a poster showing how you would

teach this concept to a 3rd grade class –

Animals sometimes steal; humans are smart;

we have problems solving brains far superior

to other species and so don’t need to resort to

stealing; humans also recognize the impact

their choice has on others. They respect

others and treat others as they wish to be

treated themselves.

Remember - Make sure the message you send

makes it clear - humans as leader of the pack

do NOT steal.


Apply it to Apply it to others!others!

Think of Think of youryour choices and the impact they have on others. choices and the impact they have on others.

All of us have a great deal of power to influence our world –All of us have a great deal of power to influence our world –

Tip: make sure Tip: make sure youryour influence is positive. influence is positive.

Watch for a chance to positively impact the life of someone.Watch for a chance to positively impact the life of someone.

Bring back your story next week.Bring back your story next week.

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