We must make school uniform

Moderator  : Allie

Paneler : Carol, Hnna, Kofy, Finnian, Lucus

Before the discussion

Carol (agree) : school uniform is very formal, so children can wear it as official wear in official ocasion.

Hnna (agree) : We don't have to take time for choosing clothing, and use the time for a lot of things to do.

Kofy (agree) : Students don't have to chose clothes every day, and school uniform makes feeling of corpotating.

Finnian (disagree) : In most of all another countries which introduce school uniform, girls wear skirt. But I don't want to wear skirt, and I wat to wear clothes to move easily. We should choose clothes which we really wear.

Lucus (disagree) : School uniform is useless. Also we have to spend much money.


In the discussion

Carol : We buy uniform only just once time in the beggininf of the term. So we don't have to worry about the cost so much.

Hanna : Comparing the total cost of clothes in every day with school uniform, uniform is inexpensiver.

Finnian : I want to wash clothes everyday, but if we wear school uniform, it will difficult.


Allie : How do you think about no-time for chosing clothes?

Fnnian : We can chose what we wear at night in the day before.

Hanna : It's maybe difficult for some people, because I took a lot of time for chosing clothes when I was a student. Students hould concentrate on their study.


Allie :  How do you think that girls have to wear skirt, agree side?

Carol : Students will get used to wear skirt, because they wear every day.

Kofy : Students don't move hardly at school.

Finnian : When I was a erementary school student, I often played soccor in lunch time. If school uniform is introduced in each school, students have to change their clothes, and it's troublesome.

Carol : Students can learn how to coporate and make solitality.


Allie : How do you think about personality?

Carol : Students shouldn't show their personality in their appear, should in their character.


Lucus : I have a suggestion, how about maing school badge? Student will not often lose and show their personality by wearing clothes what they want to wear.

Kofy : It's good idea, and each school can make diffirent design.

Finnian, Kofy, Hanna, Carol, agreed the idea.

Conclusion

We make the school badge and don't make school uniform.

My comment
 
In the discussion, any person commented their opinion or asked some questions actively. I could understand well what they want to say, so therefore each side didn't quite give up. In such time, the middle idea is important. Compromise someimes made good idea. Lucus idea was great, I though.
Also paleners had good background and confidence in their opinion. So they made me often satisfied. I enjoyed this discussion.

We must introduce rental system of textbook instead of free of charge.

Moderator : Ashley

Paneler : Lucy, Emily, Isabela, Sopie, Sara


Before the discussion

Lucy (disagree) : Students can't write memo or draw line. Also they can't check their textbook at their home and they can't carry them.

Emily (disagree) : When I was a student, I wrote important part on the my textbook and it&s good for me. So I disagree with the topic.

Isabela (disagree) : Students listen carefully to what teachers saying to make memo, so if they don't have their textbooks, they will not concentrate on their study.

Sophie (agree) : Every year school have to prepare many textbook for students and the cost is so big. If we introduce rental system, we can cut and save money.

Sara (agree) : Preparing textbook for students every year costs a lot. If we introduce rental system, we can use the money that we saved for more high quality tools or textbook.


In the discussion

Ashley : How do you think about cost of textbooks now?

Emily : This cost is important for education of children and in our future.

Sophie : But if we can use the saved money for PC, more confortable class rooms, and so on.


Lucy : What is the main purpose of the system?

Sara (I) : School make students concentrate on study and listen to carefully.

Lucy : The main purpose of both of agree and disagree sides are same, and rental system has some good points. How abot introduce traial period?


Conclusion
We introduce traial period of this system. And if we get good date and we regart rental system as good, we will change the low.


My comment

This discussion was last for our group as panels.  My classmates often said that I spoke small voice and they couldn't catch. I tried to care about it in this discussion, though I may often talk little voice when I didn't have confidence in my opinion or the accuracy. In addition to any member should tell their opinion crearly, but it was difficult. Still paneler should make concretely background and people include  the audience should listen to carefuly and understand, then take the floor actively, I felt through discussions.

Teachers shouldn't give any homework to students.

Moderator : Rie

Paneler : Anna, Rachel, Kate, Alex

Before the discussion

Anna (agree) : Without homework, students can have time for their study of what they don't understand. They can spend their time effectively.

Rachel (agree) : Free time of students less cause of their homework.

Kate (disagree) : I disagree with the topic of two reasons. First, students don't study willingly at home. Second, I think in order to realize dreams of students, they should do their homework.

Alex (disagree) : Homework helps student what they have learned, so teacher should give homework to students.

In the discussion

Alex : Anna, you said that students can spend their time effectively without their homework. But I don't think so. Children may play game or hang out with their friend after school. Why do you think so?

Anna : Because students can't study enough at their classes. If they have week point in their study, they should study at home. If they don't have to do homework, they can use their time for their study.

Alex : It's important to give homework to level up for students. By doing homework, they can check their level and know that they understand or not. Students need homework for their study.

Rachel : I think it's possible without homework.


Finnian : Please tell me the grades of the students on the topic.

Rie : High school students.

Robert : Are you just recommend or make the rule that teacher can't give homework to their students?

Rie : Just recommendation.

Lucus : Teachers of elementary school and junior high school should teach how to study.

Alex : Yeah, I hope so. If they do so, students will understand how to study.

Conclusion

Teachers must not give homework to high school students.

My comment

 I felt that this group need more detail background. Especially, they should defined the grade of study on this topic. Because some panelers thought it as elementary school students, and others did as junior high school or high school. If the definition was obscure, sometimes the content of this discussion for each person. This topic is difficult, though I could think about what is study, so I enjoyed.
I regard study as what for every students, so teacher should teach with adapting students who are not good at studying. Of course high level students can get more high quality homework, if they ask their teacher. Though teacher should not give up on their poor students absolutely. 

Should we make 24-hour child-care center?

Moderator : Angelina
Paneler : Laura, Mac, Tama, Jack, Belle


Before the discussion

Laura (agree) : My husband is pilot and I work as a designer, so we can't take enough time for child at night. Child care center would be very important for people like us.

Mac (agree) : Taking care of children is very important, but I and my wife work at night. Also single parents need at night to work to get money, too.

Tama (disagree) : If stranger or murder come in the center, it's very dangerous. Precisely, parents can take care of their children if we do their best.

Jack (disagree) : I have child and grandchildren, then when parents can take time for taking care of their children, I and my relatives will help each other willingly.

Belle (disagree) : It's dificullt to be admitted by government. Also for young children, education is very important because it make their formation of personality. So parents should take care of their children with a sense of responsibility.


In the discussion

Belle : Do you know how many people need it?

Laura : I don't know but salary of job at night is higher than that of day time. So we need child care center at night especially.

Tama : 24 hour child care center would cost, how do you think?

Mac : Government should help.

Tama : How about baby sitter?

Laura : B by sitter would be higher cost than center. Also baby sitter is individual business, so I can't rely on it.

Jack : If I need caring children, it's not important money probrem. Safity is really important thing.

Sophie : Baby sitter is dangerous, I think. Tama said we should set camera at house, but if children be kidnapped, camera no means for prevention of case.

Tama : I think so too.

Robert : Who is we of your topic?

Mac : we means citizens of Apollon. They will support making it, and also government.

 How do you think about age limit?

Angelina : Up to ten years old.

Lucy : Who is the maneger of the center?

Mac : Government help the manergement.


Conclusion

Citizens of Apollon make 24 hour child care center. And government sould reconsider baget in order to gave their aim.


My comment

In this discussion, I often can't hear panelers opinion, so we have to not only person who is talking but also all member in the room. It would make more better discussion. Also I must tell " Please speak a little more louder", so next time if same thing happen, I want to say so.
Apollon meeting, we often have a probrem of government. What is government? From a few information of Apollon we should make concrete background for good discussion, and for Apollon, too.

We should prohibit students from working part-time jobs.

Moderator : Carol
Paneler : Finnian, Hanna, Kofy, Lucus, and Allie




Before the discussion
Finnian (agree) : Students should concentrate on their study or club activity. They can earn money after their graduate, so when they are students they need not woeking part-time.


Hanna (agree) : Studying is very important, rspecially for junior high school students and high school students. If they get money by themselves they will not obey their parents.


Kofy (agree) : Students should study and need time for study. Reading books is also one of the important study. Reading make our sensitivity and children shold have time for reading.


Lucus (disagree) : (He is 16 years old and a comedian.)I don't have enough money for school and I can't go to scool, so if we make low, some children like me can't go to school in the future.


Allie (disagree) :(She is 21 years old and an actress.) I learn a lot of things by job. I made many friends and learned how importance a sense of responsibility was. Working outside is important for students.




In the discussion
Kofy : I worry about time for studying will dicrease.


Lucus : Many students enjoy club activity and they have less time than students who don't join club activity. So the loss of time is same.




Hanna : What's purpose students should part-time?


Lucus : I don't think students should work part-time, but some children need part-time for live. So we shouldn't make prohibit low.


Allie : They work not only for money.




Carol : How are students come up with their study?


Kofy : If time of students are limited, they can't study until they understnad the contents completely.


Finnian : I worry about working students will fall inn asleep in their class. Part-time must make students be tired. →But, we can say same thing to students who join club activity.




Mac : Is there no support from governmet? →No, there isn't.


Hanna : Government should some system help them, for example scholarship.




Hanna : I suggest that we make some rules of part-time.


TIME---before morning to by 10 p.m.
RANGE---all age of junior high school students
TYPE OF JOBS←It's difficult to choose part-time, so school select before, then let students select their part-time.


Sophie : How about part-time job club? School select safety place for working and control them.


Finnian : I have another idea. Each school make list of safety part-time and let student choose them.




Conclusion
Students have to get permission of their parents and school to work part-time. And junior high school students can work as a member of part-time club or in some rules.




My comment
Part time job, for us university students, it's not simple topic, too. Students should study, it's natural and important, but through part-time we can get good experience and some money with joy. I like today's discussion, the each sides of paneler often made me be satisfied. Also they made good atmosphere and the environment for commenting audiences. Next time, I want to follow this group.

Can we submit a bid to host the Olympic?

Moderator : Sara
Paneler : Lucy, Ashley, Isabela, Sophie, Emily


Before the discussion
Emily (agree) : Holding Olympic in Apollon, many people will visit Apollon and we can get great benefit. Also it's good chance to advertise Apollon.

Isabela (agree) : I'm cheerleader in my high school, and I dream we perform in Olympic. Many children love watching sport and if we can submit a bid to host the Olympic, their motivation will up greatly.

Lucy (agree) : Thanks to Olympic in Apollon we can have opportunity to exchange communication. Also Apollo's main industry is tourism, so Apollon should has many hotels. Apollon's global image .will spread all over the world.

Sophie (disagree) : We don't have enough place and money. Holding Olympic need huge places and a great deal of government money.

Ashley (disagree) : I think so too, also we need something places which players visit and big stadium.


In the discussion
Ashley : Olympic not always succeed. I know some Olympic was red, so I worry about it.

Emily : Our main industry is tourism, so we can prepare for people who visit Apollon.

Isabela : If we once built a big stadium, we can use many times for several purpose not only Olympic but also music concert or something events.

Robert : According to a research of other ountries' date, Olympic cost 2.3 billion or 10.4 billion. They depends on countries, how can we get money?

Emily : We can save cost minimam.

Robert : This topic is too big scale for Apollon.

Lucy : We can hold Olympic with corporate country or hold World Cup in Apollon.


Rachel : I suggest Sunflower marathon. Many people can enjoy beautiful scene of sunflower and marathon need not so much money.


Conclusion
We hold the sunflower marathon as one of the contents of Sunflower festival.


My comment
In this discussion, my role was moderator. I had thought it's very difficult and I was uneasy. Though at first in the discussion, Akari said me that you should speak loud, and it made me calm down. As my expected it's difficult to listen to ideas of both sides and conclude, but panelers and the audience helped me. I though I could not anything only by myself. Especially Rachel's idea was great. We could reach one conclusion!! I found my disadvantages through the discussion, for example I speak small voice and I need skill of understand other's opinion quickly and organize. I want to put this experience of moderator to good account. I was lucky that I could be moderator. Thank you very much.

Should we introduce sales tax system?

Moderator : Kate
Paneler : Rie, Anna, Rachel, Amy, Alex


Before discussion
Rie (disagree) : If we introduce sales tax system, the gap of between low income person and high income person because low income person have to pay more. Income tax is more low-priced than sales tax.

Rachel (disagree) : It's hard for low income people to introduce sales tax.

Amy (disagree) : I'm a doctor and I know the cost of many medical tools. And they cost, so the sales tax of such tools will cost more.

Anna (agree) : Now we will hold Sunflower festival and  the government will need a lot of money, more and more. Sales tax is good way that government can get money easily.

Alex (agree) : My son is an elementary school student. Child raising requires much money. We can use money by sales tax for helping educate.



In the discussion
Rie : We have to save money by my self.

Alex : How do you deal with something trouble, for example, car accident?

Isabella : Now what kinds of tax system in Apollon?　―――Resident tax.

Lucus : Why don't you start 1% in sales tax?

Anna : I think 3% is good, if we introduce sales tax. Also We hold Sunflower festival, and our saes tax will be used for the festival, so they will pay sales tax.

Alex →Rie : You said income tax is not unfair, but I don't think so. How do you think about it?

Rie : The elder cannot afford to buy something what they want. Instead, we have to create new tax system which everyone can pay.



Conclusion
We should introduce sales tax (3%) or income tax.


My comment
Individually, this topic was easy to understand than last topic. We need absolutely money to live, and I think that it's important what we choose in our lives. Through this discussion, I could know their ideas about money, also I could think about how we improve Apollon by tax system.