Welcome Back and Reassessment
International Day of Democracy
Class 1: Review Class Rules and introductions
Introduction and assessment: International Day of Peace
We will be continuing and building upon what we learned from last year (Units 1-5).
Unit 6: Poverty
Learning Questions: What is poverty? Why is there poverty? Is there poverty in Taiwan?Readings: Child Poverty Grows as Cities Expands (2012), Hunger Kills 6 Million Children a Year (2005), Girls and Women Worst Hit (2013)
Food Scarcity: Stealing Food Is Not a Crime (2016)Child Labor: Tobacco Children in Indonesia (2016)
Song: Pearls (Sade)
Part 2: Poverty in Taiwan: New Poverty Line, New Minimum Wage, Index Mundi
Part 3: Solutions: What can we do? What are other countries doing to battle inequality?
Readings on Girls' Literacy, Globalization and Fair Trade, Debt forgiveness (S. Korea) and UBI (Universal Basic Income).
Happy Chinese New Year
Unit 7: Genocide
Learning Questions: Why should we study genocide? Who was responsible? Are you responsible if you do not try to stop things like this?Why do people treat other human beings in ways like these?" Why after the Holocaust “never again” have genocides continued to happen?
Unit 8: The Drug War
I. Questions: What is supply and demand and how does this work in the illegal and legal drug trade? Are over-the-counter drugs safe? How do different countries handle addiction and controlling drugs?Does Taiwan have a drug abuse problem?
II. Readings
Study Says Alcohol More Harmful Than Marijuana, Uruguay to Legalize , Marijuana in the USA, Medical Marijuana for Pets, Arrested Because of Cannabis Oil , Nevada Makes Marijuana Legal
Unit 9: Education Reform
I. Questions: What are the biggest issues in education today? What are other countries doing to improve their education? How can Taiwan improve it's education system?
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