Eleventh panel discussion

Topic：　Should we make 24-hour childcare center?

Moderator: Angelina
Panelists: Laura, Mac, Tama, Jac and Belle(me)

Opinions:

Jac disagree
 He has a child, and he cannot take care of her sometimes. However he can rely on his parents, so he can't understand why we need to make 24-hour childcare center. In case of parents who don't have parents, he thinks that they can rely on relatives. Besides, he thinks that safety is more important than money and asking a baby-sitter to look after children is safer than 24-hour childcare center because in case of baby-sit, children can stay at their house as Tama says. In the end, he suggests to collect signatures to be admitted to make the center by the government.


Tama disagree
 She thinks asking 24-hour childcare center to look after children is dangerous and cannot rely on the childcare worker because it is easier to happen crimes because there aren't people in the town at night, and we canot help employing workers who don't have licenses, so we should rely on our parents. We should employ workers who have licenses, but she worries about money mottesrs. She suggests to employ baby-sitter instead of 24-hour childcare center. Of course, we need money to employ them, but in case of baby-sitter, children can stay at their house, so it is safer and their mental burden is greatly lightened.


Belle disagree
 I think that it is difficult to be admitted by the government because I've never seen who need the center, so I don't think that there are a lot of people who need it. As a result, the childcare center cannot get support by the government and we have to pay much money to left our children there. Besides, I also think that the education when children are young is very important for formation of personality. Although I think that it iis difficult to be admitted by the government to make the center, it is possible to do depend on acctions by people who need it.


Laura agree
 Her family is two-income one, so it is difficult to look after their children sometimes because of their work. There are a lot of parents like that. Besides, she thinks that single-parent families want it, because we can get bigger money by working at night and many people work at night. She disagrees with employing baby-sitter because we need bigger money than 24-hour childcare center and she thinks that 24-hour childcare center is safer that baby-sit.

Mac agree
 He and his wife work at night, so they can't take care of their children. The same is may be said of single-parents. He also worry about parents who don't have their parents because they can't rely on the parents when they are busy. Against Tama's anxiety for asking workers who don't have a license to look after children, he suggests to employ who have a license by support of the government. He thinks that we should make facilities that helps parents' childcare because we have the problem of decreasing birthrate. Besides, he disagrees with employing baby-sitter instead of 24-hour childcare center because he worries about tha the baby-sitter causes crimes that is connected with children. In the middle of the discussion, Anna says that some parents leave children with the center for a long time, so he suggests to establise the limit of children's staying at the center and make a rule that parents should submit application when they can't keep to the limit because of their work or urgent business. He says that "we" that we use means citizens of Apollon, and citizens and the government run the center together in answer to Robert's questions. In addition that, he answers Lucy's question "who is manager of the center?"  and suggests to appoint the government as a financier, a citizen as a director. In the end, he insists that we should ask the government to reconsider budget to get aid to
make and run the center.

Conclusion:

Citizens of Apollon make 24-hour childcare centers, and the government should reconsider budget in 

order to give aid to them.

My comment: 

I think that disagree side's opinion had no evidence, powers of persuastion. We couldn't prepare evidences, the topic was too difficult for us. We should had to choose appropriate topic.

Tenth panel discussion

Topic: We should prohibit students from working part-time jobs.

Moderator: Carol

Panelists: Finnian, Hanna, Kofy, Lucus, Allie

Opinions

Finnian agree

She thinks that students should concentrate on studying or club activity and worries about thatsome of them can hang out with their friends if we permit them to work. In addition that, she also worries about that they fall asleep in class because probably, they don't have the time to rest, so they are very tired, and they can't keep up with the class. In the end, she agrees with the topic and suggest to let them to  work by 10:00 p.m and school choose their jobs and provide the jobs for them.

Hanna agree 

She thinks that they should study with first priority and the money that they get by the part-time job is  not good for them, because they may come not to obey their parents by it. Besides, she points out that the money to go to school is too big to earn by theirselves, so they don't need to work for shcool and suggests that the government supports them to go to school. She also suggests to permit them to work on condition of time, age and type of jobs. She thinks that news delivery is good, but the shops which permit to drink and smoke for the guests is not good for students' place of work. In the end, her idea to combine Sophie and Finnian and Lucus's idea into one is adopted.
〈Sophie's idea〉She suggests to make part-time job club, and school can control and guard them from bad environment.

Kofy agree

She is writer, so she wants students to read books and of course, to study. They can get knowledge by reading books. Because of the part-time job, the time to study decrease, so there is a risk of that they can't understand the content of the class completely. Against Robert's opinion (that junior high school students can choose whether they go to high school or not, so we shouldn't discuss in case of junior high school and high school together, and in case of high, if they want to do part-time job, we shouldn't prohibit them), she suggests to focus on junior high school's case.

Lucus disagree
He doesn't have enough money to go to school, he worries about that some children can't go to school. Against Finnian's opinion ( if we permit students to work, some hang out with their friends), he suggests that parents should manage children and their money. He doesn't think that all students should do part-time job, but some have to do of necessity. Of course, although students can't pay the total of school money by theirselves, they can make up for the money by part-time job. Besides, he
 suggests to make a rule that they can't work without permission by school and parents.

Allie disagree
There are a lot of things to learn from part-time job such as importance of the money and concentrating on one thing for short time, and they can help their family income by their income from part-time job. Besides, she thinks that they can use the money for their hobby and it is good. In addition that, she suggests that they should work before the school and we permit all junior high school students to work, and a worksite is good for students' work place.

Conclusion

Students have to get parents' and school's permission and school can choose whether make part-time job club or provide job to students. Students can work before thn

school and by 10:00 p.m.

My comment 

This panel discuss was very good. All panelists spoke very positively and moderator advanced the discussion smoothly and harmonized panelists' opinion well, but I
wanted them to spoke more loud, I expect them to do so next time!!

Nineth panel discussion

Topic: Can we submit a bid to host the Olympics?

Moderator: Sara

Panelits: Emily, Isabela, Lucy, Sophie, Ashley

Opinions

Emily: agree
She expects for many people to come to Apollon, to get benefit and to get a chance to advertise Apollon to other country by holding the Olympic. Besides, she thinks that we should hold expenses to the minimun because most people worry about the cost. We need to build facilities for guests and players. Though some people is opposed to do so, but she suggests to use the facilities for a concert and some events after the Olympic.


Isabela: agree
She is a cheerleader, so wants to join the Olympic. Besides, she thinks that many young children are interested in the event and want to take part in the event, so if we hold the Olympic in Apollon, their motivationn will be up. Some people worry about the lack of facilities, but she suggests to use standing buildings instead of building new facilities. She thinks that we can cover the cost problem with taxes. Robert points out that the Olympic is too big for Apollon, so she suggests to hold World Cup in Apollon and approves of holding Sunflower Marathon that is Rachel's idea, because she thinks that we can communicate with foreigners. In addition to that, she suggests to hold the marathon on Sunflower Festival as a content of it.


Lucy: agree
She thinks that it is good way of exchange with other countries, and it is good for also economic and tourism. She expects to improve the image of Apollon. In a second half, she suggests to co-host the Olympic with other country.


Sophie: disagree
She worry about the lack of places and money. We must build stadiums and gyms. Besides, she suggests to hold triathlon instead of the Olympic, because triathlon matches with Apollon's nature and we don't need buildings for it.


Ashley: disagree
We need huge money and large places. Some past host counries were in the black but others were in the red such as Montreal Olumpic, and we must build stadiums and create an Olympic village and need to build other facilities for the Olympic. Apollon is not big, so land area is not enough.

Conclusion

We'll held Sunflower Marathon on Sunflower Festival as a content of it.

My comment:

I think it was good to end it a conclusion, and all panelists spoke often. However, I want more information about Olympic and land of Apollon.