Theme: We must introduce rental system of textbooks of free of charge
Moderator: Ashley
Panelists: Lucy, Emily, Isabela, Sophie, Sara
Ashley: The textbooks of elementary and junior high schools are free of charge because they are paid by our tax. In this discussion, we introduce a rental system instead of it.
Opinions by disagree side
Lucy: Students can't draw lines or write down important things on them and they can't study with it at home if we introduce the new system.
Emily: In my school days, I wrote a memo on the textbook. I think many students want to write important things on them.
Isabela: Students can't take notes on them. And also, new textbooks make her study hard.
Opinions by agree side
Sophie: Some can't manage to school because of money. The total cost of textbooks is big.
Sara: The cost of textbooks is so big. Each school can choose high quality textbooks. Any students won't leave their textbooks behind their homes.
Ashley: What do you think about the cost of money?
Emily: I want to pay for my children. It's important for children and our future to study.
Sara: Isabela said students concentrate on textbooks through doing memo, but I think more details are good for studying at home.
Isabela: Do you guys have any plans about the rental system?
Sophie: When first semister starts, teachers hand textbooks to students.
Belle: If the contents are changed, do we have to buy them each time?
Agree side: Yes, we have to buy them.
Kofy: I don't like using the textbooks which are broken or torn up.
Agree side: If so, students should repair them.
Emily: Why do you think students can concentrate on studying by used textbooks?
Sophie: I fall asleep in class, so I can study at home with rental textbooks.
Anna: Sara said, students can concentrate on study by using rental-textbooks, but it seems to mean that students can't concentrate on study without them.
Sara: If need, teachers give students some hand-outs. By using both hand-outs and textbooks, they can concentrate on study. The main purpose of this new system is to make students concentrate on studying.
Conclusion:
Both of main puopose is almost same, that is the rental system makes students concentrate on studying. We want to use this system for elementary schools, and if it is good, we will make a law.
My opinion:
The discussion advanced smoothly. However, sometimes I could not listen to what panelists said because of their small voice. Moreover, I wanted to know more ideas from various points of view.
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2015年1月17日土曜日
Group D's panel discussion 3
Theme: Teachers should not give any homework to students
Moderator: Rie
Panelists: Alex, Kate, Rachel, Anna
Opinions by agree side
Anna: If students do not have any homework, they can spend their time more effectively. They can use the time for studying what they did not understand well as a review. And also, they will not asleep in the class.
Rachel: Students can have free, own time if they do not have assignment. For example, they can play sports or play with their friends. It is important for them to have their own time.
Opinions by disagree side
Kate: If they do not have assignment, some students will not come to study at home. I studied hard to become civil servant, so I think it is important to realize dream.
Alex: Homework help children to understand. And also, parents can understand what their children study at school.
Questions by panelists
Alex: Anna said that children can use their time more effectively, but I think they tend to play games.
Anna: It does not matter.
Kate: I think studying is more important than playing games.
Anna: It depends on students. If they could not understand well, they can study at home.
Rachel: School give same homework to everyone. However, individuals should study by themselves to improve their learning abilities. All students have different learning abilities, so I think giving them the same homework is not effective.
Alex: I think homework is used as a review. Even though they cannot understand at school, they can learn it through homework.
Kate: By doing homework, they can understand what they could not understand.
Questions by audience
Finnian: I think the grade is important. Elementary students cannot study by themselves.
Rie: High school students.
Mac: I want to know what they are learning.
Rie: National language, biology, economy, sociology, and English.
Robert: Is the topic rules or recommendation?
Rie: Rules. Teachers must not give homework to students.
Anna: When I was a student, my teacher gave me some questions in the morning, and we handed in them, so students can ask questions to teachers or friends. What do you think?
Alex: I think it is a good idea. But, I want to know what my son learns. For final tests, students get studying, but in the system, they can only study each sections.
Anna: Final exams are about all things. By studying by themselves, they can focus on what they want to study.
Sara: There are different types of students exist in class. Agree side talks about them who want to study more, but disagree side talks about them who do not like study. That's why your discussion does not clash with each other.
Agree side: Surely, we said that students can have free time and use it for studying, but it is just an example.
Rachel: I want to suggest that schools should give homework when students attend school, but in the long vacation, they should not give to. Because during vacation, students can have long free time, so they can use time for internship or something effectively.
Lucus: If teachers of elementary and junior high school teach students how to learn by themselves, high school students can study by themselves.
Conclusion
Teachers should give homework to students and teach them how to learn by themselves in elementary and junior high school days.
My opinion
It was a lively discussion because they tried talking actively. However, as Sara said, their discussion seemed not to clash with each other. If they think about this topic from a viewpoint of different types of students, the discussion will get more lively. On the whole, the discussion was interesting.
Moderator: Rie
Panelists: Alex, Kate, Rachel, Anna
Opinions by agree side
Anna: If students do not have any homework, they can spend their time more effectively. They can use the time for studying what they did not understand well as a review. And also, they will not asleep in the class.
Rachel: Students can have free, own time if they do not have assignment. For example, they can play sports or play with their friends. It is important for them to have their own time.
Opinions by disagree side
Kate: If they do not have assignment, some students will not come to study at home. I studied hard to become civil servant, so I think it is important to realize dream.
Alex: Homework help children to understand. And also, parents can understand what their children study at school.
Questions by panelists
Alex: Anna said that children can use their time more effectively, but I think they tend to play games.
Anna: It does not matter.
Kate: I think studying is more important than playing games.
Anna: It depends on students. If they could not understand well, they can study at home.
Rachel: School give same homework to everyone. However, individuals should study by themselves to improve their learning abilities. All students have different learning abilities, so I think giving them the same homework is not effective.
Alex: I think homework is used as a review. Even though they cannot understand at school, they can learn it through homework.
Kate: By doing homework, they can understand what they could not understand.
Questions by audience
Finnian: I think the grade is important. Elementary students cannot study by themselves.
Rie: High school students.
Mac: I want to know what they are learning.
Rie: National language, biology, economy, sociology, and English.
Robert: Is the topic rules or recommendation?
Rie: Rules. Teachers must not give homework to students.
Anna: When I was a student, my teacher gave me some questions in the morning, and we handed in them, so students can ask questions to teachers or friends. What do you think?
Alex: I think it is a good idea. But, I want to know what my son learns. For final tests, students get studying, but in the system, they can only study each sections.
Anna: Final exams are about all things. By studying by themselves, they can focus on what they want to study.
Sara: There are different types of students exist in class. Agree side talks about them who want to study more, but disagree side talks about them who do not like study. That's why your discussion does not clash with each other.
Agree side: Surely, we said that students can have free time and use it for studying, but it is just an example.
Rachel: I want to suggest that schools should give homework when students attend school, but in the long vacation, they should not give to. Because during vacation, students can have long free time, so they can use time for internship or something effectively.
Lucus: If teachers of elementary and junior high school teach students how to learn by themselves, high school students can study by themselves.
Conclusion
Teachers should give homework to students and teach them how to learn by themselves in elementary and junior high school days.
My opinion
It was a lively discussion because they tried talking actively. However, as Sara said, their discussion seemed not to clash with each other. If they think about this topic from a viewpoint of different types of students, the discussion will get more lively. On the whole, the discussion was interesting.
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