Group C's panel discussion 4

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.