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An exercise in values

My students are working on theme this week. I said how theme isn’t just war or love or jealousy but must include a value statement:

(Topic) is (value) because (cause).

For example: Jealousy is dangerous because it harms the ones we love.

That’s when one of my students shared this introspective card set that’s used to help people figure out what’s important to them.

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