#SmallBites episode 37 explains the pitfalls of the halo effect. If you’ve ever been guilty of pretty prejudice or giving the student you like a slight edge, you’ve experienced the halo effect. If you thought Obama could do no wrong and Trump could do no right, or vice versa, that’s the halo effect. So how do you get around it? How do you teach your students and even personal kids to circumvent it to become more just and fair humans? Listen and find out.
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