Where Do You Stand?

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• This lesson helps us to learn how to express our
  views, and how to listen to all points of view
  before making up our mind on important issues.

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Where do you stand?
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INSTRUCTIONS

• After the card has been read out, when instructed
  stand on the line at the place which reflects
  your view - in the middle if you dont know
  either way, or nearer to AGREE or DISAGREE.
• After arguments have been put FOR and AGAINST the
  issue, the person in charge will call out Where
  Do You Stand? If you have changed your opinion,
  move to the place on the line which suggests your
  new opinion.

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Where do you stand?
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... on Car Sharing

• Car sharing is when two or more people share a
  car and travel together.
• One of the people travelling is usually the
  owner of the vehicle and the other(s) usually pay
  some money towards petrol costs.
• Some people say that cars carrying more than one
  person should have special advantages, like
  special lanes on the roads.

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FOR ....
Car Sharing

• Car sharing reduces the number of cars on the
  roads. This results in
• less congestion (road jams),
• less pollution
• fewer parking problems.
• It can provide a solution to the transport
  problems of rural (country) areas 
• It reduces the need for people to buy a car
• It saves money. Travelling with others brings
  down transport costs. Sharers could save as much
  as 1000 a year. 
• Sharing a car is more fun. The driver has someone
  to talk to during the journey.
• Travelling by car is more comfortable than public
  transport.

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AGAINST ....
Car Sharing

• Reduced independence and flexibility. Sharers
  have to travel at a time convenient to the people
  they are sharing with.
• The sharer is not in control. If the driver is
  late, they might be late for work. Similarly they
  will be unable to work late if their driver is
  waiting.
• Drivers may have to travel further to pick up
  their car sharer.
• Car sharing might take people away from public
  transport (e.g. local bus service), which will
  lose money.
• Is it safe? Do we need to check backgrounds of
  car sharers to ensure that we are going to be
  safe?
• Equal Opportunities? It is easier for couples and
  families to share the same car than for single
  people, who might have difficulty in finding
  someone travelling in the direction they want to
  go.

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Where Do You Stand?
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on dogs in parks

• Some people think that dogs should not be
  allowed in parks, which are gardens or open
  spaces for everyone to use, often in built up
  areas.

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FOR ....
Dogs in Parks

• Dogs can be a constant companion and friend,
  especially for people who are living alone. They
  are someone to go for walks with.
• They encourage a healthier lifestyle. Dogs need
  exercise. When exercising their dogs, people are
  exercising, and keeping fit too.
• They teach children about responsibility and
  respect for animals.
• Dogs provide a talking point, and help bring
  people together.
• Walking through a park with a dog may make
  vulnerable people feel safer.
• Most dog owners regularly treat their dogs
  against worms

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against ....
Dogs in Parks

• Dogs, particularly large dogs can be frightening
  for people
• Many dogs carry Toxocara Canis a common worm
  infection in dogs. This parasite is most common
  in areas where there are large numbers of dogs
  (like public parks!) Children can be infected by
  handling dogs.
• Dogs foul the paths and grass
• Badly managed dogs can be aggressive towards each
  other, and towards people.

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Where Do You Stand?
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on animal culling

• Culling means deliberately killing some animals
  to reduce their numbers. Sometimes it is carried
  out to remove animals which are sick or weak.

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FOR ....
Animal Culling

• Some culling takes place to keep people safe,
  e.g. from bears and crocodiles.
• Some animals need to be culled to stop them
  eating our food. A seal colony can eat 75,000
  tonnes of fish every year.
• Animals should be culled to protect other
  species. E.g. Hedgehogs eat the eggs of rare
  wading birds on some Scottish islands.
• When animals are brought in to areas where they
  dont belong, they may overwhelm the animals
  which live there, e.g. grey squirrels have caused
  red squirrels to become extinct in some parts of
  Britain.
• Animals should be culled to protect people's
  livelihoods e.g. deer damage farmers' crops and
  seals make holes in fishermen's nets.
• When animals have no predators, their population
  will keep growing, for example, the population of
  elephants has grown too big in some protected
  African safari parks. They are destroying the
  environment.
• By culling weak animals, the rest of the
  flock/herd becomes fitter and stronger.
• Some peoples livelihoods depend on culling, for
  example tourists in northern Australia pay good
  money to poor farmers to go on crocodile hunts on
  their land.
• Culled animals can provide useful skins and food,
  e.g. seal pelts, venison
• (deer meat).

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against....
Animal Culling

• People often use cruel methods to cull animals,
  for example clubbing seals.
• Animals have rights too! How would we feel if the
  government decided that the population was
  growing too fast, and that people should be
  culled?
• They are all Gods creatures!
• Culling doesnt work!. The animals will
  re-populate the area eventually.
• There are other ways of dealing with the problem,
  for example
• noise deterrents,
• capturing and relocating the animals to their
  natural habitat,
• reducing their main source of food, so that their
  numbers decrease naturally

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Where Do You Stand?
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on school dinners

• People have suggested that all primary children
  should have healthy school dinners, provided
  free. If this scheme was introduced no one would
  be able to bring packed lunch to school.

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FOR ....
School Dinners

• It would encourage children to eat more
  healthily.
• It would encourage good eating habits (use of
  knife and fork).
• It would save parent time (preparing packed
  lunch).
• If everyone had school dinners it would remove
  the stigma (embarrassment) of free school meals.
• Suggestion to involve children in designing
  healthy menus

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against ....
School Dinners

• It would remove freedom of choice.
• It would take away parent responsibility.
• The scheme would cost a lot of money. Would this
  be the best use of tax payers money?
• The kitchen staff might find it difficult to
  cater for the needs of all children on special
  diets, for example medical needs, religious
  requirements.
• Suggestion To support parents in putting
  together healthy packed lunches

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Glossary

• Advocate campaigner, activist
• Congestion - blockage
• Independence freedom, self-reliance
• Flexibility - choice
• Vulnerable at risk, in a weak position
• Cull - select
• Extinct died out, destroyed
• Deterrent prevention, restriction
• Cater provide, supply

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AGREE
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DISAGREE
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Useful Web Links

• http//www.nationalcarshare.co.uk/ncs/faq
  National Car Share - frequently asked questions.
• http//www.royalparks.org.uk/dogs_park.cfm Rules
  for taking dogs to Londons Royal Parks
• http//news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_3990000/n
  ewsid_3996600/3996605.stm Lesson plan aimed at
  KS3 about holding a debate on animal culling.
  Contains a list of articles from the Newsround
  website which would be accessible to KS2
  students.
• http//news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7020000/n
  ewsid_7025300/7025390.stm Childrens opinions of
  their school dinners.