English I students had the final day of Lord of the Flies presentations today. The final group looked at mob psychology and how it played a part in the novel:

A mob mentality is regularly made when people are part of a group, and seem to lose their self-awareness, or experience deindividuation. This means they are less likely to follow normal restraints and inhibitions, or lose their individual identity. Groups can get carried away, which could lead to behaviors that a person might not indulge in, by themselves. This can also mean that certain groups could make behaviors that were not acceptable, and turn them to a normal activity. In a sense, it is related to peer pressure, but is only effected in a situation involving a large group, or mob, that is making the influence. This is also referred to as “Herd” or “Hive” behavior. (From student presentation)

Lord of the Flies certainly made this obvious.

Everyone turned in their Chromebooks today, and all the Moodle accounts are now history.

One more year almost in the books.