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Deliberating Together

Three short lessons on deciding a values question as a group: tell a fact question from a values question, put the trade-offs on the table, and own your reasoning when you still disagree.

For grown-ups, from what AgoraQuest teaches children at Spark & Anvil.

  1. Lesson 1Fact or values?
  2. Lesson 2Trade-offs on the table
  3. Lesson 3Own your reasoning
At the table · three to six people, 10 or older

A kitchen-table town meeting

You'll need: a real local question (a new road, a school rule, a family decision), paper and a pen.

  1. Write the question. Underline any fact questions inside it and check them first.
  2. List two or three options, each with its benefit and its cost.
  3. Go round once: each person says which costs they could live with.
  4. Finish with one sentence each: I would choose ___, because ___, even though it costs ___.

Print the guidebook (all lessons + the table activity) →