Fourteenth discussion

Topic "We must make school uniform."
Panelists were Carol, Hanna, Kofy, Finnian and Lucus. Moderator was Allie.

Agree side : Carol, Hanna and Kofy
Disagree side : Finnian and Lucus

Carol
She agreed with it because school uniform is formal and students can wear official occasions, for example, funeral.

Hanna
She also agreed because students don't take time for choosing clothes. They have a lot of things to do in the morning.

Kofy
As Hanna said, she also thought students don't have enough time in the morning. Besides, they are able to conscious that they belong to their own schools.

Finnian
She didn't agree with it because she doesn't like skirt. She thought some students also don't like it. Skirt is difficult to move.

Lucus
He also disagreed with it. If we adopt school uniform, they must spend a lot of money. He thought it is useless.

Allie: What do you think about Lucus's idea?
Carol: We should buy school uniform just one time, so it's not so expensive.
Hanna: Total cost is lower than our own clothes.

Finnian: I want to wash clothes we wore once, but we can't uniform every day.
Hanna: Finnian's idea is good, but they need not to think about fashion. They should concentrate on studying.

Allie: What do you think about Finnian's idea?
Kofy: Students don't have to move in daily life.
Finnian: I liked playing soccer during break time. Then, if we wear our clothes, we can move well.

<Question>
Sara: If we introduce school uniform, how do big families prepare it?
Agree side: Young brothers and sisters can wear their old brothers and sister's used uniforms.

Lucy: You said we may buy it just one time, but students are growing up every year. What do you think about it?
Carol: They should wear little bigger uniforms.

Sophie: How do they cooperate with each other?
Kofy: They can get closer.

Robert: Now, we don't have uniform in Apollon. According to my English teacher, uniform means sameness. What is the meaning of "uniform"?
Hanna: Like British uniforms for formal occasions.

Lucus: By wearing same uniform, some people judge their ability or personality.
Finnian: They may wear in bad way, for example, girls can make skirt short.

Kate: Shall we ask to parents and students as questionnaire.
Carol: That's good idea.

Sara: How do we make washable uniform?
Hanna: It is difficult for us to make British school uniform, so it is good idea.

Lucus: How about making school badge?
Kofy: I agree with it.

<Conclusion>
We make school badge and don't make school uniform.

This was last discussion in this period. I thought Allie did well as a moderator. She summarize every panelist's opinion clearly. Thanks to her, it was easy to understand for me. Other panelists also did well. All of them expressed their ideas strongly and positively. Wholely, this discussion was wonderful!! I wonder school uniform is needed, so making school badge is very good and I agreed with Lucus.

Thirteenth discussion

Topic "We must introduce rental system of textbooks instead of free of charge."
The moderator was Ashley.

Disagree side: Lucy, Emily and Isabera
Agree side: Sophie and Sara

Lucy
She worried that students can't write in the textbook and bring them to their houses. Drawing line is very important thing. Because of this, they don't have enought time to study.

Emily
She also diagreed with this topic. Taking memo is very good for students. And they can write some important thing on their textbook directly.

Isabera
As other panelists said, she also worried they can't memo on the textbook. Besides, as for her, new textbooks make her study hard. So having their own textbook is good.

Sophie
She agreed with this topic. Some students can't go to school because of money and the totak cost of textbook is very big. So if we adopt this system, the number of students who can go to school will increase.

Sara
She also agreed with it. The cost of textbook is big and each school can choose more high quality textbook. Besides, they will not forget to bring the textbook from their house.

Emily: I want to pay for children. This is important for our future, too.
Sophie: But if we save the money, it makes classroom more comfortable to study.

Ashley: What do you think about disagree side opinion?
Sara: They should memo on their notebook instead of textbook.

Isabera: How do you think about how to use this system? For example, teachers give the textbook to students when the semester begins.
Sophie: Students should keep themselves until the end of semester.

<Question and answer>
Belle: Textbooks are changed frequently, what do you do for this?
Sara: If the change is small, we put some paper on it.

Kofy: If the textbook is broken or teard, what do you do?
Sara and Sophie: They have to pay to repair.

Sophie suggest better idea than before. Teachers give textbook to students at the beginning of class and then students give back to them at the end of the class. They can bring back to home during test periods. They are too young to control their textbook.

Sara: Junior high school students can bring back to home freely. If we adopt this idea, it's good for eco, too.

<Conclusion>
We introduce trial period for elementary school. If the rental system is good for them, we can adopt it.

I think this discussion went on smoothly. But I felt the chance to speak opinion for disagree side was less than agree side. But totally, each panelists had good opinion, so it was good. Last week, I was absent from this class because of influenza. I really felt sorry for same group members.

Eleventh discussion

Topic "Should we make 24hour-child-care center?"
The moderator was Angelina. These days, the number of double income family is increasing.

Disagree side : Belle, Jack and Tama
Agree side : Laura and Mac

Belle
She disagreed with this topic because she thought 24hour-child care center is difficult to be admitted by the government. We can't receive the support from government, so it cost a lot of money.

Jack
He also disagreed because now he has a child and lives with grandparents. They take care of his child, so he doesn't need 24-hour child care center himself.

Tama
She also disagreed because she thought 24hour-child care center is dangerous. She just can't rely on the staffs and some stranger may come to the center.

Laura
She agreed with this topic because both she and her husband work and sometimes overnight to morning. Like her, there are many families who want 24-hour child care center.

Mac
He also agreed because taking care of children is very important. Both he and her wife work and many single parents really want 24-child care center.

<Questions>
Belle: How many families do they need?
Laura: I don't know but single parent need it. They may work overnight because the salary is higher in the midnight.

Mac: What do you do if there isn't grandparents who take care of children?
Jack: If my parents die, my wife's family will take care of them.

Tama: Haven't you think baby-sitting instead of the center?
Laura: Baby-sitting is individual but the center is national business. So the center is cheaper than baby-sitting.
Tama: Baby-sitting can be done at your house, so if there is camera, it can be safe.

<Fron audience>
What do you think about leaving them more than 1 day?
Mac: We can limit and if we give them for long time, we should give application.

In other countries, kidnappings often cause. So care center is safer than baby-sitting.
Tama: I think so, too.

Who is "we"?
Mac: It means the citizen of Apollon.

Is there age limit?
→Up to 10 years old.

<Conclusion>
We suggest that citizens of Apollon make 24hour-child care center and government reconsider budget in order to give aid to them.

I think it was good to reach out good conclusion. But as far as I saw, they didn't listen to each other's opinion without thinking each situation. Having strong idea is good but thinking of each other is also important. And I'll be the moderator next class, so I want to summarize everyone's opinion clearly and try hard to connect with them as well as I can.

Tenth discussion

Topic "We should prohibit students from working part-time jobs."

Agree side: Finnian, Hanna and Kofy
Disagree side: Lucus and Allie

Finnian
She agreed with this topic because students should concentrate on studying and club activity. They can do part-time jobs after graduating school. And if they get money, they may use them to hang out with their friends. She worried about these points.

Hanna
She also agreed with it. Studying is the most important thing for students. If they are allowed to do part-time job, they come not to go to school and study. Besides, they can get money by themselves and they come not to obey their parents.

Kofy
She also agreed with it. She thought reading books is very important and it makes student's sensitivity rich. Besides, they can get knowledge from books. So making reading time is more important than doing part-time jobs.

Lucus
Now, he can't go to school because of not having so much money. If we prohibit it, students who don't have money like him can't get money to go to school.

Allie
She also disagreed with it. By doing part-time jobs, they can learn importance of money and grow to responsibility. Besides, if they work outside, they can make a lot of friends.


Carol: What do you think about Lucus's opinion? (to agree side members)
Finnian: Poor students like Lucus are rare. Anyway, I'm worrying that children want to get to hang out with thier friends.
Lucus: Parents should manage the money.

Kofy: I think doing part-time jobs can reduce the time to study or read books.
Lucus: I think it's same as doing club activity.

Hanna: What's the purpose of doing part-time jobs?
Lucus: I don't think they "should" do part-time jobs.
Allie: If they do it, they can help family's income.

<From audience>
Mac: There are many children who don't have so much money. Does our government support them?
Carol: No, now there is no support from government.

Sophie: Agree side said that they worried about the time to study, but students who can't go to school can't study at all.
Hanna: The government should support them.

Emily: Many high school students want to work after graduating school. So part-time job is good for them. What do you think?
Finnian: They have to study hard for job hunting.

Robbert: Now, I deliver newspaper as a part-time job in the morning.
Kofy: We should focus on juniot high school students.

Carol: Let's decide the time they can work.
Finnian: By 10 p.m because I want them to study.

Carol: Let's decide the type of jobs.
Hanna: Delivering newspaper is good, but restaurant which provide alcohol shouldn't be allowed.
Allie: Construction cite is danger.
Sophie: How about making part-time job club? If so, school can control and protect students.
Lucus: Do all schools make the club?
Finnian: School should choose part-time job first.
Hanna: All of ideas should be mixed.

<Couclusion>
Students have to get parent's and school's permission, and junior high school can make part-time jobs club and they can provide part-time jobs. Students can work before 10 p.m.

I think this discussion was very wonderful!!! Every members expressed their own ideas many times actively and listened to each other. Besides, the moderator, Carol, summarize their opinion every times and spoke fluently. And i think she was mutual. In next discussion of our group, I'll be the moderator, so I really want to follow Carol!! I also want to lead to good couclusion.

Ninth discussion

Topic "Can we submit a bid to host the Olympics?"


The moderator was Sara. If IOC(=International Olympic Committee) allows, we can invite the Olympic in Apollon.


Agree side: Emily, Isabera and Lucy
Disagree side: Sophie and Ashley

Emily
She agreed with it because many people will come to Apollon and bring benefit. Besides, we can advertise Apollon to many countries by holding the Olympic.

Isabera She thought she can join the Olympic as a cheerleader and young people are very interested in it. And we can raise student's motivation up.

Lucy
She thought holding the Olympic is good way of exchanging with other countries. Besides, it can good influence on our country's economy.

Sophie
She didn't think we can hold it. Because we don't have a lot of money and she worried about places and costs.

Ashley
She also thought it can cosy huge money and places. Especially, she worried about the hotel which players use.

Sara: We can expect big benefit, what do you think?

Ashley: Some countries succeeded, but there were a lot of countries which didn't succeed.

Emily: Our country has many hotels because our main industry is tourism, so we don't need to worry about the hotels.

Sophie: But we don't have stadium and cousulting it will cost a lot of money.

Isabera: The entertainer like you can use the stadium to hold concert.

Ashley: Your idea is good, but Apollon is not so big country.

<From audience>
Robert: Many Olympics cost a lot of money in fact.
Rachel: How about holding some sports event like Sunflower marathon? We don't need more places and we can run while seeing beautiful scenery.

<Conclusion>
We'll hold Sunflower marathon as a content of Sunflower festival on last Saturday in July.


I thought today's discussion was very good and easy to understand. They had their opinion strongly and they listened to each other. All of them talked equally, so it was wonderful. I really want to follow them.

Eighth discussion

Topic " Should we introduce sales tax system?"


Agree side: Alex and Anna
Disagree side: Rie, Rachel and Amy(I)

Rie
He thought it's not fair for less income people to pay sales tax because sales tax is equal to everyone. And the income tax is better than sales tax because income tax is


Rachel
She also disagreed with this topic and there are both the rich and poor. And we can't distinguish whether the rich or poor when we went shopping. Even if the sales tax rate depends on the income, we can't find low income or high income.


Amy (I)
I thought inspite of not changing our income, if we introduce it, we'll come not to buy many things and Apollon's economy may decline. Besides, as a doctor, we people who work at the hospital need to buy big medical instruments. They cost a lot of money without sales tax.


Anna
She thought sales tax system can gather a lot of money from everyone easily. And we can use the money for Sunflower festival.


Alex
Her son will enter the elementary school and if sales tax system is introduced, they don't have to cost a lot of money for education fee.


<Question>
Q: What do you think about sales tax's unfairness?
A: We should separate the tax rate between the rich and the poor by showing their income something like paper.


Q:In spite of not changing our income, we have to pay more money. What do you think about it?
A: I agree, but we have a lot of national debt and we have to pay more money.


Q: What percent of sales tax do you want to decide?
A: 3%


Q:What kind of taxes are in Apollon now?
A: Excepting for sales tax and income tax. For example, resident's tax.


<Conclusion>
We couldn' decide whether we introduce income tax or sales tax. But if we introduce sales tax, we'll set 3%.


In fact, I couldn't understand same side panelist's idea, so I couldn't support it. Besides, I couldn't express my opinion clearly and qustioned other panelists because of my shyness. It was very bad point of me, so I want to change myself. The moderator Kate summarized everyone's idea and worked hard. I want to be the panelist who can support the moderator next time!

Seventh discussion

Topic "Let's make point-system in Apollon."
Moderator was Belle.
<Information>
If we do something good for Apollon, we can get points.

How we can collect points

Jack
Tour guide volunteer →People have to attend the program to get knowledge about guide and tour company should hold it.

Tama
Sunflower festival's staff →If someone work as volunteer on the Sunflower day, they can get points. Sunflower day is very important for us.

Mac
People who buy Apollon's food

Jack
People who participate in photo contest of Sunflower festival

Angelina
Recycle box →If we trash the garbage into recycle box, we can get points.

Where can we use the points?

Jack
Bus or train, something like transportation or public utility

Mac
Shopping center →Because we use money there.

Angelina
Except for amusement or hobbies →Because we get points by doing good thing.

Laura
Amusement or hobbies →The number of people who do good thing will increase in order to get points.

<Conclusion>
We'll make point system. -public transportation fee and charges for public services.-

Today's discussion style was different from previous discussion because every panelist gave opinion without seperating agree side and disagree side. As for discussion, I didn't understand the reason why apply the system and I worried about the increasing of people who do good thing just for getting points. At the end of the discussion, I got a little confusion because they decided to make the system one-sidedly.