ACADEMICS Spotlight: Fennell's British Taxation Simulation
Ms. Fennell's U.S. History and the Constitution classes participated in a simulation to convey the outrage felt by American colonists because of "taxation without representation" by the British Parliament. Students were randomly grouped as colonists, tax collectors, and a king or queen and given money in the form of M&M/s. Those who had the misfortune of being colonists were "taxed" if they had a cell phone, were wearing blue jeans, had laces in their shoes, and other random stipulations deemed tax worthy. As taxes were announced, colonists approached the tax collectors to turn over their M&M's which were later surrendered to the king or queen. Following the simulation's conclusion, the class discussed how they felt and contrasted their reactions to being taxed to those of the colonists.
Ms. Fennell's U.S. History and the Constitution classes participated in a simulation to convey the outrage felt by American colonists because of "taxation without representation" by the British Parliament. Students were randomly grouped as colonists, tax collectors, and a king or queen and given money in the form of M&M/s. Those who had the misfortune of being colonists were "taxed" if they had a cell phone, were wearing blue jeans, had laces in their shoes, and other random stipulations deemed tax worthy. As taxes were announced, colonists approached the tax collectors to turn over their M&M's which were later surrendered to the king or queen. Following the simulation's conclusion, the class discussed how they felt and contrasted their reactions to being taxed to those of the colonists.
