Abandoned Ship

In class we did the abandoned ship simulation and not being one of the characters on the ship made me able to observe what was going on and actually start to think like a sociologist.  One of the first things I noticed was that everyone wanted to do "Nose Goes" to see who would have to leave the life boat without really thinking about what social status anyone had or what anyone else had to say.  I really liked watching how teens try to decide on things.  It's like they're advertising, trying to sell why they should stay on the ship.  When the nine people that needed to be kicked off were kicked off and everyone went back to their seats someone asked the "Army Captain" what character he was and at what time he was kicked off, and then said "Oh, you should have stayed".  When that person said that, It made me realize that teenagers will make decisions without really thinking it through.  As teenagers growing up in America, we live in a fast-paced society and want to get things done as quickly as possible and try to make the right choice.  If you try to make a choice quickly, you really don't have enough time to think about it.  So if the class was really on a ship, and that person that they "should have" kept on was told to go overboard, they would not be able to bring people back.  Teens have to slow down and really think about their actions and choices because if they don't it will only get them so far down the road when they are adults.  

That's it for this week!

Ali