美国高中课堂探究:美国高中生们辩论课上都辩论啥课题?

2016年02月18日 美国高中生


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在美国,课堂讨论是美国中学生们融入到课堂学习中来的关键环节,美国中学的高中生们会自己找新的辩论课题,根据老师的建议自己组成辩论队伍,在辩论赛开始之前就为辩论课题查找资料,并以本方观点为基本组织好语言,练习排练以备台上发言。与天朝的老师主导型的上课模式不一样,通过这类的辩论赛,美国高中的老师们将学生们作为学习任务的主导,主动权全都交给了学生,老师只是起到了引导作用,学生之间通过交流观点还实现了学生间的相互学习与交流。而且,不同辩题引入课堂,将学生的学习与当前的社会环境巧妙地结合起来,美国高中小伙伴们的知识结构自然也不会与社会的发展脱节。




那么在美国的课堂上,辩论课小伙伴们关注的议题都有哪些呢?

总体说来,美国高中的小伙伴们会将这些课题作为辩论赛的议题,小伙伴们快收集起来吧!

1. All students should have an after school job.

2. Partial birth abortion should be illegal.

3. Every student should be required to take a performing arts course.

4. Homework should be banned.

5. School uniforms should be required.

6. Year round education is not a good idea for student learning.

7. The legal drinking age should be lowered to 18.

8. PE should be required of all students throughout high school.

9. All students should be required to perform one year of community service.

10. shools should block Youtube.

11. Students should be able to leave school for lunch.

13. All parents should be required to attend parenting classes before having a child.

14. Single-sex schools are better for students.

15. Students should be held legally responsible for bullying in schools.

16. Cyberbullying that occurs outside of school, should be punished by the school.

17. Teachers should not be allowed to contact students through social media.

18. Public prayer should not be allowed in schools.

19. High stakes state testing should be abolished.

20. All people should be vegetarians.




21. Renewable forms of energy should be subsidized by the government.

22. Should America provide foreign aid to countries that kill and sell items from endangered animals.

23. It is never appropriate for the government to restrict freedom of speech.

24. Human cloning should be banned.

25. Poetry should be removed from the curriculum.

26. Macs are better than PCs.

27. Androids are better than iPhones.

28. The US Government should fund a space mission to Mars.

29. Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) should be banned.

30. Democracy is the best form of government.

31 All citizens who do not vote should pay a fine.

32 The death penalty should be abolished.

33 Sports stars should be positive role models.

34 The right to bear arms is a necessary constitutional amendment.

35 Grades should be abolished.

36 Progressive tax rates are unfair.

37 The voting age should be lowered.

38 The driving age should be raised.

39 Sharing music online should be allowed.

40 Video games are too violent.

41 History is an important subject in school.

42 Schools should not be allowed to track students.

43 Students should be required to pass algebra to graduate.

44 Affirmative action should be abolished.

45 Students should not be graded on their handwriting.

46 Women should not get the right to vote. 

47 America should not give foreign aid to other countries.

48 The government should provide wireless service for everyone.

49 Smoking should be illegal.

50 People should be fined for not recycling.

51 Performance enhancing drugs should be allowed in sports.

52 Parents should be allowed to choose their baby's gender.

53 Animal testing should be banned.

54 Corporations should be allowed to donate money to political campaigns.

55 Drone attacks against specific targets are a necessary part of modern warfare.




56 US representatives and senators should have term limits.

57 All students should take an online course.

58 Social media comments should be protected by free speech.

59 A border fence should be constructed between US and Mexico.

60 Same sex marriage should be legal.

61 Intelligent design should be taught in science classes.


在去美国之前读高中之前,小伙伴们就可以先熟悉下这些辩论课题,这不仅可以帮助小伙伴们了解美国同龄人们现在所关心的时事热点,还可以使小伙伴们对于美国社会有更多更清晰的认识。而且,小伙伴们进入美国读高中之后,说不定哪天的辩论课也会用到这些课题资源哦~


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