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•FOR OUR FINAL SESSION…
•Classroom debates
•This House supports separate schools for students who are gifted/talented.
•Resources/links for reading:
•https://knightlifenews.com/7732/opinion/high-school-should-be-optional/
•https://www.brookings.edu/research/going-to-school-is-optional-schools-need-to-engage-students-to-increase-their-lifetime-opportunities/
•https://milkfoundation.org/harvey-in-schools/ -
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SESSION 8
– This House supports genetic engineering.
– This House supports space exploration.
– This House regrets the rise of e-sports.
-https://simple.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_engineering
-https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/c5y915pwp89t/spacex
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l2Ygf4ANGw
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0zWiUGrzBk -
Please write a response to the following (CHOOSE ONE QUESTION, NO MORE THAN 150 WORDS):
We should abolish all school uniforms.
We should abolish all single-sex schools.
We should ban video-games at home (!).
Please read the following: https://www.sfu.ca/cmns/130d1/HOWTODEBATE.htm
Try your best to understand what this article is saying 🙂
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SESSION 9
· Classroom debates
o This House believes that high school education should be made optional.
o This House would abolish religious schools.
o This House supports separate schools for students who are gifted/talented.
o This House would prohibit students from enrolling in after-school tutoring.
o …And beyond
· Resources/links for reading:
o https://knightlifenews.com/7732/opinion/high-school-should-be-optional/
o https://www.brookings.edu/research/going-to-school-is-optional-schools-need-to-engage-students-to-increase-their-lifetime-opportunities/
o https://milkfoundation.org/harvey-in-schools/
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SESSION 6
– Please read: https://www.ducksters.com/money/supply_and_demand.php
– Please write a response to the following (CHOOSE ONE QUESTION, NO MORE THAN 150 WORDS):
— Should the government control and set all the prices for the market?
— Is capitalism a force for good?
— Should we be allowed to sell our own organs?
— Is climate change that big of a deal?
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SESSION 8
•This House supports genetic engineering.
•This House supports space exploration.
•This House regrets the rise of e-sports.
-https://simple.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_engineering
-https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/c5y915pwp89t/spacex
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l2Ygf4ANGw
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0zWiUGrzBk -
Session 5
1) Please read: https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/Inequality/introduction-to-inequality
Try your very best to understand what the article is saying – no worries if you can’t grasp all of it.
Please answer one of the following (no more than 100 words):
a) Who owns the Earth?
b) Should climate change be treated as an economic problem?
c) Should healthcare be made public? -
SESSION 7
Please write a response to the following (CHOOSE ONE QUESTION, NO MORE THAN 150 WORDS):
We should abolish all school uniforms.
We should abolish all single-sex schools.
We should ban video-games at home (!).
Please read the following: https://www.sfu.ca/cmns/130d1/HOWTODEBATE.htm
Try your best to understand what this article is saying 🙂
DEBATING: FORMAT/BASICS
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SESSION 7
Please write a response to the following (CHOOSE ONE QUESTION, NO MORE THAN 150 WORDS):
We should abolish all school uniforms.
We should abolish all single-sex schools.
We should ban video-games at home (!).
Please read the following: https://www.sfu.ca/cmns/130d1/HOWTODEBATE.htm
Try your best to understand what this article is saying 🙂
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LESSON 4
HOMEWORK
•Read: https://www.altamed.org/articles/5-reasons-why-you-should-vote
•Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrG7zBUDiqQ -
SESSION 6
HOMEWORK
Please read: https://www.ducksters.com/money/supply_and_demand.php
Please write a response to the following (CHOOSE ONE QUESTION, NO MORE THAN 150 WORDS):
Should the government control and set all the prices for the market?
Is capitalism a force for good?
Should we be allowed to sell our own organs?
Is climate change that big of a deal? -
SESSION 6
Homework/Tasks for Next Session
– Please read: https://www.ducksters.com/money/supply_and_demand.php
– Please write a response to the following (CHOOSE ONE QUESTION, NO MORE THAN 150 WORDS):1) Should the government control and set all the prices for the market?
2) Is capitalism a force for good?
3) Should we be allowed to sell our own organs?
4) Is climate change that big of a deal?
Summary of What Was CoveredIntroduction to Economics 101
Introduction to concepts including:Inequality
Climate change
Externalities
Supply and demand
Pricing -
SESSION 9
· Classroom debates
o This House believes that high school education should be made optional.
o This House would abolish religious schools.
o This House supports separate schools for students who are gifted/talented.
o This House would prohibit students from enrolling in after-school tutoring.
o …And beyond
· Resources/links for reading:
o https://knightlifenews.com/7732/opinion/high-school-should-be-optional/
o https://milkfoundation.org/harvey-in-schools/
· Full debates to cap off the training course
o This offers students an opportunity to showcase what they have learnt, not only to the tutor, but also their parents
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Homework
Please read: https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/Inequality/introduction-to-inequality
Try your very best to understand what the article is saying – no worries if you can’t grasp all of it.
Please answer one of the following (no more than 100 words):
Who owns the Earth?
Should climate change be treated as an economic problem?
Should healthcare be made public?
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