Everyone has challenges to overcome. The self-confidence produced by conquering physical and mental challenges can build strength to face moral challenges successfully and to appreciate similar situations faced by others. Here are some ideas for discussion:
- What is a hero? Who are your heroes? Who are your role models? Why?
- Discuss: A hero is an ordinary person who rises to an extraordinary challenge.
- Have you ever been told you will never be a pilot or other lofty goal for arbitrary reasons?
- What role did black soldiers have in the Revolutionary War and Civil War?
- Why were segregation rules still in effect almost 100 years after the Civil War?
- How were various minorities around the world treated before and during World War II?
- Is bigotry based on race, or is race just an easy way to select a target for bigotry?
- Would a person who has proper self-respect feel threatened by people who are different?
- How does a person develop self-respect?
- What is diversity? How can diversity help our country, an organization, or a school?
- Do you just tolerate people who are different, or do you appreciate their unique attributes?
- Would you risk your career to end a social injustice?
- How have the Tuskegee Airmen changed American History?
- What does the story of the Tuskegee Airmen mean to you?
- Both Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein said they reached higher because they stood on the shoulders of giants. What will you reach for?