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Social Studies 4: How Experience Shapes Opinions 5 Views
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Sometimes when people disagree with you, it's not because they're wrong, they just had a different experience than you did. Maybe they don't like Star Wars because their family got into a deadly scary light saber fight. You know, that sort of thing.
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- 00:06
[Dino and Coop singing]
- 00:13
We all know that major issues can stir up very different opinions in people. [Steam coming from presenters ears on a TV debate]
- 00:17
Seriously, just check any social media platform during an election year….Scaaaarrrry. [Tweets of Democrats and Republicans insulting each other]
- 00:22
But where do people get these opinions? [Coop facepalming]
- 00:25
For example, why do some parents, teachers and lawmakers believe public schools are the [School bus picks up all but 1 kid]
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- 00:30
best option for students…
- 00:31
… while others believe it’s best to send kids to private school? [The kid gets on a Hogwarts school bus]
- 00:35
Well, even if they’re dealing with the same facts, people can have very different opinions, [People vs harry potter characters at a school board meeting]
- 00:39
aka perspectives, on the same topic. [The people are turned into frogs]
- 00:43
These differing perspectives are usually based on personal experience.
- 00:46
For example, two people can have different perspectives on the same restaurant. [Coop says he'll pass on Chick-fil-a]
- 00:51
Say Frankie and Johnny both hit up Fredo’s for some Friday night Fettucine Alfredo.
- 00:55
Frankie waits more than thirty minutes for her food to come out... [Frankie has steam coming from her ears]
- 00:59
…and when it finally arrives, she sees that the chef didn't put the sauce on the side,
- 01:03
as she requested. [Bubbling pasta]
- 01:05
Meanwhile, Johnny just had the best fettucine alfredo of his life. [Johnny looking happy]
- 01:09
He sends his compliments to the chef who in turn gives Johnny a free desert. [Waiter bring out a huge ice cream]
- 01:15
How nice!
- 01:16
We're usually just handed the bill… [A huge bill is given to Dino and Coop]
- 01:18
At the end of the evening, Frankie swears she’ll never visit Fredo’s again, while [Frankie walks off angry]
- 01:22
Johnny starts following the restaurant on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and tells
- 01:26
all his friends about his new favorite place.
- 01:28
So even though the two of them visited the same place at the same time, their two very
- 01:32
different experiences resulted in two very different perspectives on Fredo’s. [Coop next to a blackboard]
- 01:37
So when you read an article, look for revealing moments when the author shares how personal
- 01:41
experience shaped his or her perspective.
- 01:44
And keep it in mind as you consider their ideas. [Cat reading]
- 01:47
It might change your perspective of what you’re reading… [The cat chucks away the text]
- 01:50
Now if you'd excuse us, we're gonna go send our compliments to a chef…
- 01:53
...we want free dessert, too. [Dino and Coop running to Fredo's]
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