It was such a beautiful day yesterday we could not resist having class outside. The class sat on a bench and read the story of how the Jews did not trust in Moses and G-D when they were told to enter the promise land. Through this story we talked about challenging authority and whether or not the Jewish people should have challenged G-D. The group was excited to talk about times in their lives when they have challenged authority and both of my classes agreed that there are times when it is both appropriate and inappropriate to stand up for what you believe in. The class ended with a three way debate. One group was the Israelites who were saying that G-Ds punishment of having them wander through the desert for forty years was unjustified. Another group was Moses and the final group was G-D. This three way debate was neat to watch and hopefully it showed that there are multiple perspectives to every story. There was great participation by all and hopefully the weather will stay beautiful so we can have class outside more often!
