During our History lesson on Friday, we learned about Ivan the Terrible and his strategies of ruling in comparison with his grandfather, Ivan the Great. We had a very moving discussion about leaders who rule with fear and others who are respected by their people. Logan prompted the class by asking which ruler was stronger; this began a wonderful (and quite passionate) discussion about what makes a leader strong. We found that there are varying interpretations for "strong". Some students defined strength as absolute power, while others understood it as being influential. What do you think?
