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Sixth Form Assembly
Monday 19th
October 2009
¡°I¡¯ve got no work to do¡±
I¡¯ve got no work to do
= I now have a chance to
develop my knowledge
and understanding
Your teacher does it
At GCSE
Your own reading
Art
Poetry
Newspapers
Magazines
Books
University
Prospectuses
Encyclopaedias
Library
You do it
Internet
Journals
Fiction
Museums
Fill in and expand your knowledge and understanding
At Sixth Form
Open Minded
Have you taken your blinkers off yet?
There are other ways
An open mind is not an uncritical mind
? understand and appreciate their own
cultures and personal histories
? are open to the perspectives, values and
traditions of other individuals and
communities
? are accustomed to seeking and evaluating
a range of points of view
? are willing to grow from the experience
The open minded ¡­
A closed mind
A closed mind leads to fear
Fear leads to hate
Open Minded
Those who are not secure in
themselves are most afraid of
being open minded
Why would you be afraid of
understanding other people¡¯s points of
view? Where is the threat?
Open Minded
Open Minded
Open Minded
Open Minded
Open Minded
Who are you waiting for to fill you
with new ideas?
If not now, when? If not you, who?

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