Day 4

The Blind Side Lesson Plan

Discussion of Thought Questions

  1. 1

    Do you think it was right or fair for Sean Tuohy to try to find loopholes to get Michael past the NCAA rules so he could attend Ole Miss?

    Strong responses from students who think it was right may cite Michael’s enormous disadvantages growing up (also not at all fair) as the cause of his low grades in the first place. Ultimately, finding out that he has a learning disability due to his lack of experiences growing up means that what Sean found to get Michael into Ole Miss wasn’t actually a loophole, but a fact of his existence. His learning disability caused his low grades, so it’s only fair the NCAA take that into consideration. On the other hand, Lewis is exposing, in...

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