Why are some people fascinated by
UFOs? Why do others ignore or even shun these people? Are the ufologists right when they claim that
the scientific community should be paying more attention to this, or is it
a wild goose chase?
Hi. Welcome to the blog for my IB English B class at Jur Hronec High School in Bratislava, Slovakia. Below you will find links to other websites and discussion questions. My students are required to comment on one of these postings every month and also respond to each other's comments. Feel free to add your two bits, but be aware that all comments are monitored before being posted.
Thursday, September 30, 2021
Will o Wisps
Househusbandry
What do you think of paid paternal leave? Are you glad Slovakia adopted this
policy? How does it compare to the
policies of other countries mentioned in this article? Is the idea that housework should be paid
work gaining traction? Has COVID helped
this along as this article seems to claim?
Passport please...
To what extent do you believe vaccine mandates violate legal
or human rights? What about the rights
of those that are affected by the choice of others to remain unvaccinated? What parallels and differences do you see
between South Africa and Slovakia in this case?
Ecological catastrophy? Shrug. Whatcha gonna do?
What do you think is behind the lack of interest in climate
change which this article reports? Is
the media partly to blame? Should the
role of the media be simply to report facts, or does it also have the
obligation to encourage action?
Termination trauma
This is the last article you can comment on for the month of
October.
What limits seem reasonable to you in terms of abortion, and
which limits simply make the experience needlessly more difficult for the woman
involved? Does acknowledging the fact
that abortion is a tramatic experience for some women just add fuel to the
pro-life side of the argument, or is this necessary information to take into
account, even if you are pro-choice? In
any controversy, when is it important to concede points to the other side and
address ambiguities, and when is it important to simplify the situation in
order to make clear arguments?