Week 9 blog provocation

Wow wee, I can't believe it is Week 9 already! Here is this weeks questions - Could you have sport if everyone was on the same side? I look forward to hearing your thoughtful answers. Don't forget you can't be wrong you just need to back up your idea.

Paid for school?

Hi everyone, this weeks blog provocation is...

Should you be paid to go to school?

Don't forget there is no right answer but what is important is to give a reason for your answer.

 Welcome back to Week 5. I can't believe it is almost halfway through Term 4! Today's provocation is definitely one to get your brain thinking.

If you could make one new law what would it be?

Firework - weekly blog provocation

From today until the 5th of November, Fireworks go on sale. Last night on the news some people have been asking to ban fireworks sales to the public and only allow public displays of fireworks. What do you think? Do you think we should only have public fireworks display and not be allowed to let them off ourselves?

Voting age - weekly blog provocation

Hi there and welcome back to Week 2. Saturday was the final day for voting in this years General Election and Jacinda Ardern and the Labour Governement will continue to be in power for the next three years. Did you know that New Zealand was the first country in the world which allowed woman to vote? Before this only men 21 years of age and older were able to vote. Allowing woman to have a vote from 1893 was all thanks to a lady named Kate Sheppard. In 1969 the voting age was lowered to 20 and in 1974 it was lowered again to 18 years of age.

This weeks question to ponder is, do you think the voting age should be lowered? Some young people believe it should be lowered to 16. I look forward to hearing what you think.

Rich or happy?

 Welcome back to Term 4, the last term of 2020! This term we are going to continue with our weekly blog provocation. I have really enjoyed reading your thoughts and I am impressed with the ways you are responding to other people's opinions.

This week's questions to get you thinking is, would you rather be rich or happy?

I look forward to seeing what you think and this term I am going to encourage you to take an opportunity to disagree with other's ideas. Don't forget you would only be disagreeing with a person ideas, not the person themselves. You may also find that sometimes you may only disagree with part of the person's point of view or can see apart from another point of view. Here are some sentence starters to help you out with your response.

Presents on children's day

Each year we celebrate Mother's and Father's day and perhaps in your household you make or give your mum or dad something special to say thank you to them. Maybe you let them sleep in or make them breakfast?

Do you think we should celebrate children's day with gifts, cards or special treats? Why or why not?