Monthly Archives July 2015

Philosophy and Funding

I. PRELISTENING

A. Discussion

Discuss the following questions with your classmates:

• What kind of school do you think this is, public or private?

• Who do you think pays for the education that the children who attend this school receive?

• Where do most parents ...

Multiculturalism

Assign one group member to write down the questions; all members will help plan and compose the questions. For the lecture on multicul­turalism, write five short-answer questions that can be answered with a few words or sentences...

A. Discussion

Discuss these questions with your classmates:

• The first illustration on the previous page shows a "sweatshop." Why do you think the word sweat is part of the name? Where do we find sweatshops? How do they come about?

• What are the people in the second photo upset about?

• What are...

A. Discussion

Discuss these questions with your classmates:

• What’s happening in the first picture?

• Does the man in the second picture look like a criminal? What is a white-collar crime?

• Would you say there is more crime in the United States or in your country? Why?

Q B...

Multiculturalism

Crime and Violence in the United States Globalization

A. Discussion

Discuss these questions with your classmates:

• Why do you think the crucible and the patchwork quilt are often used as symbols of the multicultural character of U. S. society?

• What does the cru...