Government: Who Needs It?

Do We Really Need Governments? Brainstorm: Let’s look at a hypothetical situation…. Advantages Disadvantages

Once upon a time, last week, a group of kids earned free time outside for being amazing students

Some of the students wanted to play capture the flag..

They talked it over and then started listening to one student They talked it over and then started listening to one student. He set up the boundaries with everyone’s approval. The game began…

After playing for a while, a lunch break was taken After playing for a while, a lunch break was taken. All the players were eager to get back outside and continue their game.

Share your thoughts with the person next to you. More kids got to join the group outside after lunch. This is when the problem started. What do you think happened? Share your thoughts with the person next to you.

How could this situation be resolved How could this situation be resolved? (Some kids wanted the teacher to help. She didn’t want to!) Who should make the rules? (The teacher refused. She said, “Why do I always have to make the rules? I just want to play outside.) Who should make people follow the rules?

This same kind of situation happened a very long time ago This same kind of situation happened a very long time ago. People were starting to live in groups we think of as the earliest civilizations.

People got along okay when a kind and smart person helped with the organizing. This is sometimes called “Big Man Government” It does not mean it had to be a man, just a kind leader.

Let’s learn about the styles of leadership That works well for a while; but as we saw with the capture the flag game…as the size of the group grows the issues grow. More levels of leadership are needed. Let’s learn about the styles of leadership