Education
Name 2 benefits of having required school uniforms
- school pride
- less effort to choose what to wear
- potentially less bullying because everyone wears the same thing
Name 1 benefit of regular exercise for individuals
- better physical/mental health
- meet new people
- lose weight
- stay in shape
- be strong
Name 1 way recycling can help our environment
- reduce danger to animals (ex: turtles can die getting caught in plastic)
- reduce pollution (air, water)
- create jobs for those who work in recycling
- reduces garbage in our landfills
Name 1 advantage of online learning for students
- less pressure
- more time to do other things
- convenient
Name 1 advantage of having celebrities/famous people around us
- good influence
- role model
- use as inspiration
In 30 seconds, explain 1 way technology can improve education
- online learning/practice assessments for better practice
- easier communication (announcements, updates, etc.)
- make learning more fun (games, activities)
- more accessible (for different time zones, different areas)
Spend 30 seconds explaining how social media can impact our mental health
- unhealthy comparisons to others
- addiction = unproductive
- help us connect with others in similar situations
Talk about how climate change impacts our daily lives for 30 seconds
- extreme weathers: hotter summers, colder winters
- reduces air quality + water quality
- affect our food (farm lands, killing crops)
Spend 30 seconds telling us why you think social media has a positive or negative effect on teenagers
Positive: communication, build relationships, learn new knowledge, practice for school concepts
Negative: addiction, wasting time, less social in-person
Name 1 disadvantage of having celebrities/famous people
- setting wrong examples
- they have harder lives, dangerous
What is 1 argument would you use to support the idea of free college education?
- education = more change to land a good job + bring money into the economy
- everyone deserves to learn, some people can't afford
- limit student debt
Spend 45 seconds explaining why getting enough sleep is important for teenagers.
- better sleep = better focus
- more energy in the day
- better for our physical/mental health, need 7-8 hours of sleep a day
- digest food well
- cleanse our bodies
Spend 45 seconds talking about the importance of public transit/carpooling over driving ourselves everywhere + potential solutions
- wastes gas, can use public transit
- bad for air, air pollution, bad for our health/lungs
- solutions: biking, bus, trains, carpool
Spend 45 seconds talking about having a cellphone has affected or changed your everyday life.
can be good/bad, helped you with things, made you connect with others, made you lose sleep, getting addicted, etc.
Explain how movies/tv shows can bring attention to important social issues, giving an example
- talking about society, greed, sharing, etc.
- can be good or bad
- good: showing ways to do better, be good people, help others etc.
- bad: evil people, stealing, illegal activities, etc.
Name 1 reason why standardized tests (exams in school) do not determine a students' success and knowledge?
- people can get nervous during tests
- sometimes tests require only memorization that's forgotten right after
What is 1 reason supporting and 1 reason arguing against having mandatory PE classes in high schools?
Against: some people find it more difficult to exercise, some might feel embarassed, some people hate exercise
Spend 45 seconds talking about how climate change can impact future generations.
- severe weather: wildfires, hurricanes, droughts, flooding, loss of land
- impact food production, shortages could = more expensive food
- health risks (living shorter lives, asthma, infectious diseases)
- killing of some plants/animals who can't survive
- lower mental health
What are 2 ways smartphones/cellphones have changed the way we communicate?
- convenience
- cheaper
- texts, audio, visuals, photos
What is 1 way musicians can use their music/platforms to address social issues?
- posting on their social media, reposting news
- sing about issues in their music
- talk about it in interviews
Create a strong thesis statement for an essay arguing 2 points that schools should start later in the day.
ideas: sleep is important, need time for extracurriculars/studying, more awake in the day
thesis: school should begin later in the day to improve educational performance as it can allow students to have extra sleep + feel more awake during the school day.
List 2 benefits and 2 cons of participating in team sports + briefly explain each one
benefits: meet new people, keep fit/healthy, learn new skills, time management
cons: dangers/getting injured, takes up time, can be expensive, can feel excluded if not skilled
Spend 1 minute talking about 2-3 ways we can help reduce pollution and keep our earth clean
- recycle
- reduce waste (electricity, water, turn off lights, hang dry clothes instead of using dryer)
- carpool, bus, public transit, bike
Create a strong thesis statement for an essay arguing 2 points that either support or don't support autonomous cars.
Support: reduce human error, better for environment, less work/pressure for driver, more time to do other things
Don't Support: unsafe, not as smart as humans, expensive
- Tesla (electric vehicles, reduce air pollution)
- Waterbottles (reduce plastic waste)