Answer one or more of the following:
Option 1:
What role do young people play in forming the future? Do older generations have an obligation to listen to young people? Use evidence from the article and/or your personal experiences to support your response.
What role do young people play in forming the future? Do older generations have an obligation to listen to young people? Use evidence from the article and/or your personal experiences to support your response.
Option 2: Reply to a classmate's post:
- Summarize the argument made in the previous post and agree or disagree with your classmate. Be specific by pointing out what you agree with or disagree with.
- Then add your own response. Use evidence to support your response.
- Finally, post a meaningful question to keep the conversation going.
Challenge:
Post twice! Respond to the video above (see option 1); For your second posting, choose an article of your choice from below to comment on as well! In your commentary, be sure to reference (give the title of) the article you are commenting on.
Post twice! Respond to the video above (see option 1); For your second posting, choose an article of your choice from below to comment on as well! In your commentary, be sure to reference (give the title of) the article you are commenting on.
India's fed-up middle class
OCTOBER 7, 2011, AT 12:11 PMAn anti-corruption crusade inspires millions of middle-class Indians to political action for the first time
4 COMMENTS
Are Americans smarter than ever?
SEPTEMBER 9, 2011, AT 12:15 PMThe nation's IQ scores have kept climbing over the past 100 years. Does that mean we're brighter than our forebears?
35 COMMENTS
The world's newest nation
AUGUST 5, 2011, AT 2:13 PMThe map of Africa changed last month when South Sudan split from Sudan. What are the country's prospects?
6 COMMENTS
The case against antidepressants
JULY 22, 2011, AT 11:33 AMA growing chorus of critics is challenging the widespread use of antidepressants. Why?
64 COMMENTS
Blades of glory: America's love affair with lawns
JUNE 24, 2011, AT 12:15 PMWhat’s behind our collective obsession with weed-free expanses of velvety green?
17 COMMENTS
Black swans
APRIL 1, 2011, AT 1:28 PMFrom 9/11 to Japan's earthquake, history is shaped by events that seem impossible — until they happen
3 COMMENTS
Fighting over food
FEBRUARY 25, 2011, AT 1:15 PMSoaring food prices are spreading hunger and helping to spark revolutions in the Mideast. Why is food so scarce?
6 COMMENTS
The anti-American
JANUARY 21, 2011, AT 12:35 PMEmbattled Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is cracking down on dissent, and ramping up his hostility to the U.S.
7 COMMENTS
Sudan's perpetual war
OCTOBER 15, 2010, AT 1:49 PMAfter decades of violence, Africa's largest nation may soon vote on whether to split itself in two. Is civil war on the ballot?
2 COMMENTS
Targeting teachers
OCTOBER 8, 2010, AT 12:50 PMEducation reformers, researchers, and even a new film all argue that unfit teachers are dragging down our schools
25 COMMENTS
The internet is spying on you
SEPTEMBER 10, 2010, AT 10:32 AMEvery time you go online, sophisticated data miners are tracking your every move. What do they know about you?
22 COMMENTS
The future of the electric car
AUGUST 20, 2010, AT 9:55 AMAfter years of talk but little action, automakers are starting to churn out all-electric vehicles. But will anyone buy them?
34 COMMENTS
Cleaning up the Tour de France
JULY 30, 2010, AT 11:37 AMDid Lance Armstrong use artificial help to win seven cycling championships? He wouldn’t be the first
7 COMMENTS
Death by stoning
JULY 23, 2010, AT 1:20 PMThe pending execution of Iranian woman Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani has sparked an international outcry.
27 COMMENTS
