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In Canada, there are restrictions on how kids work…where they can work….and when they can start working.  In this article: http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/specials/articles/0,28285,1043474,00.html

 please read, respond and give us a “Your Say” paragraph on this complicated issue.   About 250 million (about 8 times the total population of Canada) children between ages 5 and 14 work. About half of all child laborers work full-time. Many kids work in hard and often dangerous jobs. They do not go to school. Experts agree there is a lot kids can do to help child laborers everywhere. We read Branded and this book addressed this issue.  How should we, Canada and  the world react to this issue now as it appears it is not going away?  Please give evidence from the text to support your answer.

Here are some websites that help support ending this problem.

http://endchildlabor.org/

A tv show on migrant workers…like those children we read about in Amelia’s Road.

We live in a world where texting, tweeting and instant messenging or writing messages on a DS is a part of who you are as learners. Is spelling no longer important in 2013? If you think this way then you probably believe that spell check, invented spelling and other ways of communicating are more important than spelling a word exactly or the way the dictionary says .  OR…. If you think that spelling tests, the dictionary and correct spelling is as important to you today as it was 100 years ago then you believe that correct spelling is very important.

Please explain why you think this…back up your answer and “check for errors..ooops…did I say that?”

Here are two articles that may help you:

http://www.growingkids.co.uk/effect-text-messaging-spelling.html

or http://www.cbc.ca/news/pointofview/2010/12/spelling-is-it-important-to-do-it-properly.html

C U L8er

What is math?

We have discussed that all things we have in our world, have a history.

Answer this question by giving your opinion, make sure you provide reasons (proof) to support your answer.

Was Math invented or was math discovered?

Hey friends,
After our report cards have gone home, it is important to reflect on ourselves….where do we want to go? Things we want to do differently, ways we can change our efforts, and to appreciate where we have come from since September. Your report card is chance to look forward. So, here’s tonights question.
Do we learn as much from our successes as we do from our misses?
Provide: a: a personal connection b: an example from another book or movie that ties into this. c: why did I choose this clip before tomorrow….whats my message do you think…and do you agree or disagree with me. Please answer these not as question a,b or c but rather include your responses in your paragraph.

As a culture, we have historically placed “disabled” persons in a negative way. The term “disabilities” assumes that they are not able.  The Paraorchestra shows how we need to rethink how these persons are viewed.

Please write 2-3 sentences per line explaining your new thinking.

1. Write one connection 2. Write one surprise   3. How does this relate to another thing or idea that we have seen, discussed, watched, or  read about this year?

What is your favourite invention of 2013?
Is it the driverless toy car, Sony’s Smart Lens, a new style of motorcycle, the invisible skyscraper, Nest Protect Smoke Alarm or the Amazing Gravity Light?

Browse and choose your favourite.
Tell us why it’s your favourite…do you have a personal connection to the new invention or do you just think it’s amazing for what it can do for others….
Follow the link to choose your favourite:

http://techland.time.com/2013/11/14/the-25-best-inventions-of-the-year-2013/?iid=tl-page-lead#slide/the-gravitylight/?&_suid=138722259632805247219199066962

Video:

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Pick one of the attached videos to comment on. In your response to either of these videos, explain to us in a one paragraph answer what is the message being presented and did this car company effectively present that message.  Please give evidence from the commercial, your own experience or other things that this reminds you of  to back up your opinion.  Happy Watching and Commenting.  We all can’t wait to read what you have to say.