Small Groups Three:

A half truth is a whole lie.  ~Yiddish Proverb

"Ten Questions"

A.    Introduction

This Small Group will explore "Ten Questions" that delve into the topic of honesty. The goal of using questions will hopefully generate comments and discussion that rises primarily from children and less so from us as adults. It should be interesting to see what comes. You may choose to spend your whole time in this group on the questions, or only part and do whatever else you're led to explore.

B.    Content

Ten Questions About Honesty:
1. How many lies do we get to tell before we are considered a liar?
2. Do you consider yourself to be an honest person? Why?
3. Suppose you spotted a ten dollar bill on the floor next to an elderly person in the supermarket. What would you do?
4. What if you saw the meanest kid in the school stealing money from another student's backpack. What would you do?
5. When people are dishonest with you, how does it make you feel?
6. Do adults lie? Have adults ever lied to you?
7. What is your definition of an honest person?
8. Is it important to be honest if you are a Quaker? Is it as important for others practicing different faiths to be honest, also? 
9. Some say that cheating is just another form of lying? Do you agree or disagree?
10. Can a person who does not lie also be dishonest?
11. The list said there would be "Ten Questions," and this is number eleven. So did Kevin lie, or was he not being honest? (Or maybe Kevin can't count?!)

C.    Resources to Consider

Consider these titles from our Retreat Library  to share with this group:

    . Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters 
    . Pink and Say
    . Quakers (Cobblestone) Friends Against Slavery, page 26

You may also want to see if some children would like to draw a picture of something that they consider as being honest or as a sign/symbol of honesty.

The soundtrack "The Point," touches directly about fictional leaders and then a whole town being dishonest about why everyone needs to have a "point" on the top of their heads. It's a long story, about 25 minutes, if you want to listen to it. (It' s in Kevin's CD case.)

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