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Read The New York Times headline that appears below. Did you initially misread “start” as “stop”? What do you think the Op-Ed will be about? Why would someone tell kids to start fighting?
In the op-ed “Kids, Would You Please Start Fighting?,” Adam Grant writes:
Wilber and Orville Wright came from a wobbly family. Their father, a preacher, never met a moral fight he wasn’t willing to pick. They watched him clash with school authorities who weren’t fond of his decision to let his kids miss a half-day of school from time to time to learn on their own. Their father believed so much in embracing arguments that despite being a bishop in the local church, he had multiple books by atheists in his library — and encouraged his children to read them.
If we rarely see a spat, we learn to shy away from the threat of conflict. Witnessing arguments — and participating in them — helps us grow a thicker skin. We develop the will to fight uphill battles and the skill to win those battles, and the resilience to lose a battle today without losing our resolve tomorrow. For the Wright brothers, argument was the family trade and a fierce one was something to be savored. Conflict was something to embrace and resolve. “I like scrapping with Orv,” Wilbur said.
The Wright brothers weren’t alone. The Beatles fought over instruments and lyrics and melodies. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony clashed over the right way to win the right to vote. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak argued incessantly while designing the first Apple computer. None of these people succeeded in spite of the drama — they flourished because of it. Brainstorming groups generate 16 percent more ideas when the members are encouraged to criticize one another. The most creative ideas in Chinese technology companies and the best decisions in American hospitals come from teams that have real disagreements early on. Breakthrough labs in microbiology aren’t full of enthusiastic collaborators cheering one another on but of skeptical scientists challenging one another’s interpretations.
If no one ever argues, you’re not likely to give up on old ways of doing things, let alone try new ones. Disagreement is the antidote to groupthink. We’re at our most imaginative when we’re out of sync. There’s no better time than childhood to learn how to dish it out — and to take it.
Students: Read the entire op-ed, then tell us:
— What are some good things not mentioned by the Op-Edd that can come from argument or disagreement? And some bad things?
— How does your experience with your family compare with how Mr. Grant describes as many parents’ desire to keep any kind of conflict out of their homes?
— What is your response to Mr. Grant’s assertion that “we’re at our most imaginative when we’re out of sync.” Have you had an experience that supports this idea? What about an experience that contradicts it?
— How do you think people can best benefit from their disagreements? Can you think of any examples that compare to the Wright Brothers’ experiences?
ReplyDeleteGood things not mentioned by the op-ed that come from arguments or disagreement. One thing is if you're working in a group project and you say the answer is A and your partner says its B. Then you get into an argument on which one it is. You can also argue about who is better at sports. A good thing is you can argue about an answer and you help your friend were to find it.
No I would not compare my family with Mr.Grants. I wouldn't because Mr.Grant's family argues everyday about something. My parents would rarely argue. The would argue over politics. That is why I would not compare my family to Mr.Grants.
“We’re at our most imaginative when we're out of sync.” I think that means when they're not together they have a better imagination. So if they're at work they would have way better imagination then if they were together. I've had an experience by I have a better imagination when i'm at school rather than at home. Another example is I have a better imagination when I draw without thinking rather than thinking. And the same thing with writing stories.
How people can benefit from disagreements. One way is they don't have the same answer it would make them try harder to find the answer and explain to the other person why that's the answer. Another example can be if you're working on a project and you don't agree with each other's ideas it would make you think about what you guys would both like to do. The last example can be if you both like separate sports teams you can argue why your team is better than theres and then you can become better friends. The wright brothers fought over instruments. Those are some examples of how you can benefit over an argument.
I totally agree with you, goo job Ryan.
Deleteyou can benefit disagreements by trying harder to think about what you and the other person have in common and then possibly become better friends the wright brothers fought over instruments which is an example from the story
ReplyDeletei think ut of sync means when they dont come together like a magnet if u switch the negative and the other side positive then they wont come together.
this is really good nick
DeleteI think people can benefit from there disagreements because it helps agree to disagree. It also helps to get to your goal
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ReplyDeleteSome good things that come out of arguments and disagreements are that you can learn from a argument and having experience with arguments can teach you how to handle them.
My parents have never let me argue with my sister without a punishment.which is kind of odd because my parents just don’t understand that my sister is in the wrong 99% of the time and that one percent i can be wrong but anyways the point is my little sister is so annoying
We are most imaginative when we are out of sync because it just throws you off making
you even confused and offended and i've had a lot of these experiences not knowing making our imagination maybe even going in the wrong direction.
People can benefit from disagreements by learning from them and bettering themselves and things like that because it just helps you grow as a person.
Okay so when you fight you or argue sme might shake, feel tense or even start to freak out or break down during it or after it. But when you fight with friends or family or even random people over stupid stuff like a parking spot which one of you was finished first or over a toy something stupid. You learn how to deal with these type of people. LIke in groups of friends you will find out or might already know there are some people who like to push your buttons or are stubborn even if proven wrong, these types of problems can help you in the near future when it come to your workplace of even trying to meet new people or when you start dating. At the same time these stupid fights or arguments can lead to , wrecked friendships or even relationships or even trust. It can also ruin your relationship between your family or within your house.Arguing or fighting both have there ups and downs and maybe a lot of the time it happens for a good reason. I would want to keep conflict of any sort out of my home due to the fact that it doesn't set a healthy environment around your children or their friends or even you and your significant other. I would want it out of my home due to the fact that i have always had conflict around me almost wherever i go due to that fact that i'm kinda stubborn and i will admit i'm not always the easiest to work with. Yes i have when you fight with someone and or are even just not on the right side of the road with everybody you just feel like there are no rules and you can just let loose and finally get what's been bigging you off your chest. Yes i do think they can benefit from arguments they can finally here wat been othering one another and that good for the relationship to thrive and keep going.
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ReplyDeleteSome good things that were not mentioned by the op-Edd that come from argument or disagreement is working in groups of with a partner.working in groups/partner is fun and all but say your working on true and false and you say it's false and your partner says it's true you're gonna have a disagreement about it until you know what the right answer is.To not let that happen,before you say your answer have proof ready to explain how you got that answer.So you won't have to argue and can help the person know why they were wrong and help them out.
I would some what compare my family to mr.Grant’s family because most days we have at least one thing we argue about.We solve it by finding the right answer or if it's for someone to do a chore we have a vote on who has to do it.
“Were at our most imaginative when were out of sync.”I think that means when they are not together they have a better imagination.So if they're at work they would have way better imagination than if they were together.I've an experience by I have a better imagination at school rather than at home.Another example is when i'm listening to music i have a way better imagination than without music.
How people can benefit from disagreements. One way is they don't have the same answer it would make them try harder to find the answer and explain to the other person why that's the answer. Another example can be if you're working on a project and you don't agree with each other's ideas it would make you think about what you guys would both like to do. The last example can be if you both like separate sports teams you can argue why your team is better than there's and then you can become better friends. The wright brothers fought over instruments. Those are some examples of how you can benefit over an argument.
Some good things not mentioned by the op-Edd is that you could say that you are better at singing than someone else and that person could disagree and the other one is that you might not like someone and you talk bad about them and then that person knows about it then they would start an argument .Yes I would compare my family with Mr. Grant because my family argues a lot about everything.
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