What is Ebola

This lesson explores the Ebola crisis as a springboard for philosophical enquiry into fairness, rights, trust, and responsibility in public health.

Learning Objectives and Skills

• Students identify different perspectives on individual rights versus public safety during a health crisis

• Students listen to and report a peer’s view accurately before sharing their own

• Students articulate what they think fairness means in a global health context

• Students build discussion confidence through structured paired activities

Suitable for ages 11-13 with no prior knowledge required

The Story

When a dangerous disease spreads, who is responsible for keeping people safe and what should we be willing to give up? Students grapple with the tension between individual freedom and collective safety. They wrestle with fairness why do some countries face outbreaks while others mostly do not? They explore what we owe to each other across borders when crisis strikes. They discover that fear itself can be as harmful as the disease. It is a lesson about health, fairness, and what a genuinely equal world would look like.

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