Should People Take Time Off From Work?

 By Nate Feldman

Class Objective: Discuss whether time off from work is useful or not.  Build communication skills through taking positions on a subject and explaining it.  Role playing real life situations.

Warm-up:

1. Opinion Line (Movement Activity)

How it works:

  • One side of the room will be “Strongly Agree” and the other “Strongly Disagree.”

  • Read the statement: “People should take time off from work regularly.”

  • Students stand on the side they agree

  • Ask students to explain their position.

  • Allow students to move if they change their mind.


2. Role-Play: Workplace Scenario

  • Employee requesting time off

  • Manager

  • Coworker

  • HR representative

Scenario:
An employee asks for time off due to stress or personal reasons.

Goal: Reach a fair decision.

3. Should We Go to the Beach Today?

Divide students into groups.  Each group will focus on a different aspect of the trip.

1. Weather team: What's the forecast like?  Is it safe?

2. Budget team: What is the cost of transportation, supplies, other things

3. Safety team: Is it safe to go?  Is there supervision?  What are risks?

4. Learning team: What is the educational value of the trip. 

Each group should make a small report on these subjects and be prepared to present that to the class.


Class Vote: We will decide as a class if we should go to the beach or not.  After the decision is made, we will reflect on the reasons we made this choice. 

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