Heroes?

1. TFL DACW Heroes?

2. Day 1 – Heroes? Read as a class • -Jodi Oakes was driving to see a friend after work, when she, tired and sleepy, blacked out behind the wheel. With her foot still pressed on the gas, her car drove full speed into a tree, and caught fire. • -While driving home down the same road, Michael Gay noticed a curious sight on the side of the road. He noticed a big fire in an empty field. He saw a tree burning and got curious. He turned his car around and drove closer to the tree. Then he saw a car on fire. • -Michael heard screams, and realized there was a woman in the burning car. Inside the car, Jodi was panicking and was trying, but unable to unfasten her seatbelt. Michael ran up to the passenger door of the car, but it was stuck and wouldn't open. Then he ran to the driver-side door, but the flames were too big to get to her that way. So he ran back to the passenger side door and this time, squeezed himself through the window. The fire had burned Jodi's seatbelt. She reached out, and grabbed ----Michael's hands, and he was able to pull her out through the flames. Her arms and hair were on fire, setting fire to Michael's hands as well. He managed to put out the flames. • -An ambulance arrived and she was flown to a hospital. There, the severity of her condition became apparent - she had burns on 50% of her body, injuries to internal organs, bleeding of the brain and facial fractures. Her leg had to be amputated. Had Michael not been there to help, she would've died. - Do you consider Michael a hero? • Why? • Would you do the same? • What makes a hero?

3. Day 2 – Heroes? • Watch and read the story about this young girls heroic actions. http://davis-vacaville.news10.net/news/news/101992-7-year-old-dixon-moms-saving-grace • Would you be able to do something like this? • How many ways are there to be hero? • How does it relate to your personal experiences in life? • Discuss these thoughts with your class. • Reflect on your thoughts and the discussion for 1 minute in silence. • Finish with your house prayer.

4. Day 3 – Heroes? Read as a class Sacrificing his life to save a stranger's Robert Cook, a 22-year-old skydiving instructor, was on a plane with 21-year-old Kimberley Dear. She was about to make her first ever skydive, and he was her instructor. But soon after the plane had taken off, the engine failed. The airplane started plummeting towards the ground at a rapid speed. Robert calmly told Kimberley to sit on his lap. He then hooked her harness up to his and embraced her to take the brunt of the impact onto himself. He stayed incredibly calm and composed and told Kimberley exactly what she needed to do and kept her calm as well. He then turned his body so that he was underneath her. When the plane hit the ground, his body softened the blow for her. Robert died after hitting the ground. But thanks to his heroic actions, Kimberley survived. He had given up his own life to save someone who was a complete stranger to him. Robert's father says selflessness was in his son's nature. He would've sacrificed anything for anybody, because that was just the way he was. A true hero. Could you be a hero like this?

5. Day 4 – Heroes? Emergency Services – Heroes or just a job? • What are your thoughts on this video? • Discuss these thoughts with your class. • Reflect on your thoughts and the discussion for 1 minute in silence. • Finish with your house prayer.