elementry school kids are learning to much!
Yesterday i went to a 3rd grade class to help out and there were on division already and think that is way too young for kids to be learning division.I think that in the 4/5th grade they should be learning that i remember in 3rd grade we were just learning multiplication. I beleive school is getting too hard for elementry school kids....
Children need more time at school in P.E & Sport lessons
children need more time with Sport and P.E lessons at school. they do not get supervised to "play" games at play time/ lunch time so they can sit and chat. the only time they HAVE to do physical activity is at sport lessons - this can affect children with weight problem and there is no disadvantage with having more daily intake of sport each day. the daily reccomendation of physical activity in 30 mins a day. Children at most primary schools only get 1.45 HOURS, over a two day period!! that's 85...
Music Theory/Music Skills classes should be mandatory course's for all students to take.
I'd like to start my first debate here by saying I'm intrigued by this site, this is just what we need. Something to refine our ideas, and be exposed to views we may have never considered before. Too the case. Music is all around us. Everyone has a favorite band or artist, and many people themselves are involved with music. Though, what is the benefit of music besides entertainment? Is it just that? Evidently not according to Dr. Lawrence Parsons of the University of Texas-San Antonio....
Homosexual, Bisexual, and Transgender tolerance should be briefly taught at schools.
Recently, a Minnesota boy was murdered by a classmate for being homosexual. All across the nation and the world people are bullied, discriminated against and murdered for being homosexual. If there were brief assemblies teaching that homosexuality is not wrong, is natural and should not be discriminated against in any way, then these violent crimes would be significantly reduced and attitudes toward Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgendered (LGBT) would change. Currently, schools have a "Red Week...
Burger King is better than McDonalds.
Burger King takes more time in preparing their food and it tastes better. McDonalds has them on speed, but the taste factor is better....
Wikipedia should be a valid source for projects in schools
wikipedia should be should be used to do research because it has information quality on almost any topic you need. Because of how Wikipedia is set up it allows people to talk and in groups choose what is the right information. because of this ability to have quality information on many topics is why we should allow wikipedia o be use for projects in schools...
Uniforms or not
People should be able to wear what they want! People should be free. Yes some clothes can be totally disgusting. They are expensive and are not use when not at school or working....
BIRT statutory release be abolised
Hey i was just wondering how i should debate this for school. Im going to provincials and i dont even no how to start!!! So if anyone want to talk about it i would be happy to listen and rebutt. Because this is really really really important....
There are some things that we can NEVER understand through empirical science.
Empirical science has enabled us to get a sharper and sharper understanding of things in the world. Things like galaxies, atoms, cells, behavior, ecology, sociology, economics, and so forth. As we continue to study the world empirically, our knowledge will continue to grow and details that seem to be fuzzy now will continue to become more and more in focus. When it comes to the behavior of objects in the external world, there is scarcely anything which is impossible to understand and explain to...