Lesson Plan

Decision-Making During the Cuban Missile Crisis

Decision Education relies on students’ abilities to practice active open-mindedness while evaluating multiple options. This lesson provides students a case study to examine how President John F. Kennedy evaluated high-stakes options during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and made a decision that impacted the world.

Objectives

  • Students will identify a set of decisions as opportunities.
  • Students will consider multiple options when making decisions.

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