Simulations are a powerful tool for learning:
- public speaking
- working in a group
- working alone
- how and when to compromise
- how and when to persuade others to your way of thinking
- application of principles learned in class and study
- crisis management
- introspective analysis
- human nature
- group culture and dynamics
- how to cope with disappointment and failure to achieve ideals
- how to treat opponents and enemies, and how to differentiate between them
The TJEd for Teens book has a list of basic-level simulations appropriate for most anyone at or above Scholar Phase. Below is a list of more advanced scenarios appropriate for late Scholar Phase or adult simulations.
Please note that the most important part of a simulation is the Debriefing. The Debriefing is a pre-planned time directly following the simulation when the mentors and facilitators engage the participants in a colloquium to help them consider and anchor the lessons learned (see list above).
Click on the links below:
Simulation: Martial Law (contains special debriefing suggestions for mentors and facilitators)
Simulation: “Democratic-Republican” Party Formation
Simulation: China Invades Japan
Simulation: Township Constitution
Simulation: Soft Nation-States