DEBATE CLUB: jeudi 12 mai 2022 - Should Schools Teach Traditional Skills or Focus on New Age Skills?
We all learned the three Rs (reading, writing and arithmetic) at school. Is this still enough today? Should schools be teaching kids more real-life skills, especially those related to new technologies or how to create their own business? Come and share your thoughts at tonight's Debate Club!
VENEZ NOUS REJOINDRE POUR PARLER DE CE THÈME !
C'est l'occasion rêvée pour pratiquer votre anglais dans une ambiance détendue. Animées par des professeurs qualifiés de langue maternelle anglaise, les séances de conversation du Debate Club sont conviviales, engageantes et efficaces !
DATE / LEVELS
- Thursday, May 12th, 2022
- Faux Début. to Pre Int II
TIME / VENUE
- From 19h00 to 20h30
- Aix and Marseille
TEACHERS
- Dawn Ebbrell (Aix)
- Robert Ricketts (Marseille)
QUESTIONS FOR DEBATE
What skills in school did you learn growing up?
Do you think it’s good to teach independence?
What are the advantages of learning how to cook?
Is the culture where you live collective or an independent one?
Is it better for a child to have siblings or be an only child?
Should parents push for their child to leave home as soon as they reach the age of 18?
Should there be a limit to how long a child lives at home with his parents?
Should children learn about the importance of money at schools and how to save and invest, etc.?
Would you prefer to work for a company or have your own company?
What are the benefits of being employed vs the benefits of being a boss?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of being employed vs those of being your own boss?
Have you ever started a blog or YouTube channel?
Have you ever started your own online business?
VOCABULARY
agenda
algorithm
ambiance
ambitious
blogger
budget
business
channel
coworking
collaborate
competitor
creditor
deluded
diversify
drive
economy
employee
expand
followers
freelance
impact
insights
invest
launch
monopoly
opinionated
opposition
optimism
overheads
project
rat race
revenue
solitude
start up
team player
SEARCH THE WEB FOR IDEAS!
Find articles and/or videos on the web and come prepared to share the information you have found with the others.
SUGGESTED SEARCH WORDS FOR THIS SUBJECT
are the three Rs still relevant
employee or own boss
learning real life skills in schools
SUGGESTED WEBSITES FOR MATERIALS
https://www.bbc.co.uk/
https://www.youtube.com/?gl=GB
www.guardian.co.uk
www.independent.co.uk
www.nytimes.com
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