Discussion on January 29

We had a discussion about school uniforms. This topic is that we should make school uniforms. In this discussion, students means elementary, junior high and high school students. Before we start, you'd better know that if we make a school uniforms, we should buy it by ourselves.

Carol: agree

She thinks we can know know self awareness by the uniforms. And we can ware it in official situations.

Hanna(me):agreen

If we have the uniforms, we don't have to take time to decide whatwe wear in every  morning. In the morning all of as are busy cause we have many things to do. And also we can unite and be closer to friends. We can feel proud as a member of the school. Students will may like the school more.

Koffy:agree

We can cooperate with other students. It's important for students.

Finian:disagree

If we make it, girls must wear skirts. But including her, some girls may hate to wear it.students should wear whatever they want.

Lucas:disagree

It costs so much. It is useless for us to take much money on school uniforms.

Question:How do you think about we can have more free time in the morning?

Finian:We can do it in the last night.

Hanna:it's a good idea for people who can do it, but some can't do it. I think they don't have to care about fashion in school.

Question:What do you think that girls must wear skirts?

Carol:Girls will get used to wear it.

Kofy:There are  not so many things for girls to move or run.

Audience:

Sara:In case of big families, parents must buy many uniforms for each kids.

Robert:Is there some problems?

Hanna:We don't have any problems now, but if they wear it, we can distinguish students who they are. When students are involved some crimes or accidents, it help us.

Consensus

We make the school budge.

My opinion 

I actually want to make it, but it is so difficult. So it is good for us to start with some items like a budge.

Discussion on January 22

We heard a discussion about textbooks. Now our textbooks are sidtiputed to elementary and junior high school students for free. In some another countries. So this topic is that we must introduce rental system of textbooks instead of free of charge.

Lucy:disagree
The rental system will may happen some problems. If we rent the textbooks to students, they can't study enough at home. She used it for her homework　and reviewing what she learn in that day when she was  in junior high school.

Emily:disagree
When she was in junior high school, she often took a memo on her textbooks. If we use the rental system, we can't write anything on it. It's not good for students to understand and review what they learn.

Isabella:disagree
It is important for students to take a memo on their own textbooks. And also new textbooks make us want to study hard, so she wants students to have new textbooks.

Sophie:agree
Some of students are not afford to buy the textbooks. The cost of all the textbooks are so big through nine years.So the rental system can help such students economically.

Sala:agree
If we take this system, schools can use more high level textbooks. And students don't need to spend so much money on the textbooks.

Question:What do you think about high costs of all the textbooks?
→Emily: It can't be helped about the money, because textbooks are necessary for our school lifes.

Question:How do you learn with using the rental textbooks?
→Sophie：When the class begins, teachers rent the books to all of the students, and they have to bring it back to their teachers.

Sala:It's good for our environment to use rental textbook systems. Because we don't have to need to publish so much textbooks every year.

Consunsus:We try to take the system in elementary school at first, and  depends on the system will make good results, then we will change the low.

My opinion:
I disagree with this topic, because textbooks are necessary for us to study. By taking a memo on my textbook, I can learn more what the teacher says. If I didn't have my own textbooks, I might not want to study.

Discussion on January 16

We heard a discussion about student's homework. The topic is that teachers shouldn't give any homework to high school students.

Anna:agree 

She thinks if teachers don't give any homework, students can go to bed earlier. So they will not fall asleep in classtimes. 

Rachel:agree 

Thanks to no homework, students can have free time to play sports or do some special things.

Alex:disagree

She thinks homework can help students to know what they learn in that day. Parents can know what their children learn about. 

Kate:disagree 

If teachers don't give any homework to their students, they will tend not to study positively. Doing homework will may be good for them to find future goals.

Question:Students can't have more time for free.

~Anna:It's enough for them to study in the classroom. 

~Alex:Studying is the best thing for them to do.

~Rachel:Studying ability is different depends on each students.

Question2:How can teachers know what the students understand.

~Anna:Teacher should ask some questions about they learn today.

~Alex:She wants to know what the students do and study at home. So giving homework is the best way to know how they understand.

Consensus:High school teachers must not give homework to students. And high school students should concentrate to their future.

My opinion:I agree with this topic, because my high school teachers didn't give me so much homework, so that I could concentrate on my entrance exam.

I don't think studying is the best thing for students to do. But I thing making some efforts is best thing for them.

Discussion on December 4

We heared a discussion anout holoding the Olympic games in Apollon. The topic is that Can we  submit a bid to host the Olympics?

To hold the Olympic games need to Entry in IOC committee.

Emily:agree
If we hold it, many people will comee to Apollon, and we can get some benefits. So it is good to participate in the Olympic's committee.

Isablla:agree
As a cheer leader, she wants to join in the ceremony of the Olympic games someday. And also, if we can be the host country, player's mtibation will be up.

Lucy:agree
To host the Olympic games makes us exchange with other countries. And we can get economical effects from the games. Apollon is not known by other countries well now, so it's good way to introduce our Apollon.

Sophie:disagree
She likes to watch the games on TV, but she worries about the place and the money for the Olympic gamess.

Ashely:disagree
We need a lot of place and money to hold the Olympic, we need to consult man tall buildings, it cost too much.

Question:How can we get money? We need a huge money to hold it.

We consult a big staigium and hold the ther games like soccer, basaball, and basketballevery week or monts. If we can so, we get money as admissions by the audiences.
And also we can get money from the taxes by citizens. It's good way of using the taxes.

Conclusion:
We hold some sports events like a nalathon as one contents of Sunflower's festival not the Olympic games.

My opinion:
I agree Sophie's idea that we hold a tliathlon. Because our Apollon has beautiful sea and the mountains, so Apollon is suitable place for tiathlon. It does not cost too much, nor some new buildings. And we can get money as participation fee, also everyone can ake in this event.

Disccussion on December 27

We heared a discussion about taxes. The  topic title is should we introduce sales tax system. 

Lee:disagree 

There are some difference between people have low income and high income .

Lachel:disagree

Low income people will come to be hard to live, if we make sales tax systems.

Amy:disagree

As a doctor, she need to buy some expensive medical instruments sales tax will be a big problem for medical people.

Anna:disagree

We need more money to held sunflower's festival or some events which can introduce Apollon. 

Alex:agree

We need more to 

Discusiion on November 20

I heard a discusiion about a point system in Apollon.

They suggested us that we should a point system. The system is that if we do something for apollon, we can get points in your card, and we can use points with cards.
The money for thesystem is given by the goverment.
They discussed about how we can collect points, and aout where we can use the points.

Jack:
We can collect points by doing some volunteers like tourguide volunteers, or participating in photo contest of sunflower's day.

Tama:
Staff for sunflower's day

Mac
We can do it by buying goods made in Apollon.

Angelina
We can get pionts by doing some recycles.

Laula
Point system is good for Apollon, it is important how to use it.

Discussion on November 13

We had a discussion about making a national holiday . So our topic is that should we make a national holiday: sunflower's day. 

As you know, sunflowers are famous in Apollon, and we've tried to use sunflowers to introduce Apollon.

Finnian:agree

She suggested to hold an event like festival on sunflower's day. As a gardener, she wants to make the day special for citizens. And she also thinks that the festival can make our economy develop.

Kofy:agree

She thinks that we tend to forget sunflowers as national flower. Because we don't have any national holidays. So we should have people around the world known Apollon by using sunflowers.

Allie:agree

By making sunflower's day, we can celebrate with everyone like thanks giving day. She wants people to be more closer to Apollon. And she also can advertise the day on TV as an actress.

Carol:disagree

It is no use of making sunflower's day. If we make a national holiday, students will get more holiday. And this may result  in they lose time to study.

Hanna(me):disagree

We don't have to make a national holiday for sunflowers. Today, some young people don't know son flowers are our national flower, some of them think them not so important. Honestly, as an university student, I'm not so interested in    them. I'm also worrying about if we can gather so many people to the event.

Consensus

We should make a national holiday; sunflower's day on last Saturday in July.