Starting the second week: August 20

I'm sitting at my desk at the end of school, relaxing and mulling over the day's ministry.  The inital shock of our very first quiz is now officially over, and the students get the idea of the pattern of testing I'll use.

Of special interest is the video we watched of the Stanley Milgram experiment.  This 1961 event was created at Yale to answer the lingering question of why seemingly very calm german people of the previous generation were so cruwl and sadistic when under nazi rule.  Is it plausible to accept the fact that they were "just under orders?"  The ensuing experiment tested whether people would administer pain when simply (under no duress) told to do so.  The results are stunning.  You can view the link here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpGJjNUbmpo