Tourism - Final Exam Questions

2BA/2

1. What are the pros and cons of tourism?
2. Enumerate some different kinds of tourism and describe a couple.
3. What is dark tourism and what is the point?
4. Can tourism promote peace?
5. Is war tourism unethical?
6. Do you prefer holidays where you stay in one place or do you prefer to travel around staying in many places?
7. Should places of outstanding beauty be completely open to the public?
8. What are the positives and negatives of package holidays?
9. What is the longest holiday you've ever been on?

2BA/3

1. What is the difference between a tourist and a traveler?
2. What are some of the more bizarre types of tourism?
3. How do you feel about war tourism? Would you describe the young men in the article as war tourists? Is it ethical?
4. What is dark tourism and what is the point?
5. What potential does Poland have as a tourist destination?
6. What are the pros and cons of medical tourism?
7. What is drug tourism?
8. Are there different types of medical tourists and their reasons for traveling to various countries?

Tourism III - Presentation

Hey guys. Different article for the two classes. Here's the article for 2BA/2 for Tuesday - http://www.tourism-review.com/travel-tourism-magazine-tourism-as-a-peace-promoter-article1510

And here's 2BA/3 - 
https://medium.com/matter/822e539c030b

Tourism II

Hey guys. First off, sorry for the confusion last week 2BA/3; I'll take at least 8% of the blame. For Monday, 2BA/3, please be prepared to speak about the article that was posted for last week - http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/11/02/war-tourists-flock-to-syria-s-front-lines.html
If we have time, we'll cover some of the questions I'll be discussing with the other class.

2BA/2, we'll be covering the articles on tourism in the Issues textbook, so hopefully you can get copies. See you on Monday at Chemicum!

Travel & Tourism

Hey guys. Hope you all had a great Christmas and even better New Year's Eve! Here's a link to your first article for 2014:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/11/02/war-tourists-flock-to-syria-s-front-lines.html

Education Exam Questions

1. How does education influence one's life?

2. Is standardized testing effective?

3. What is bullying and how can we prevent it?

4. What are the reasons for bullying and who is most vulnerable to it?

5. Do you think that a college degree is enough to get a good job and improve your life?

6. What are the pros and cons of online learning and do you think it will replace traditional education?

7. How can the standard of education be improved?

8. What are the main problems with schools in the US?

9. Should education be free?

10. Why does today's education system have a negative impact on our imagination and creativity?

11. Is too much pressure imposed upon students these days?

12. What are some of the Finnish education traits that other nations might imitate?

Education Presentation

Hey guys. Different articles for each class this week as you'll be having student presentations. Here's the articles for 2BA/3:
http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/problems/bullies.html
http://merseamusic.blogspot.com/2012/02/importance-of-education-in-society.html http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/11/12/first-lady-tells-students-my-story-can-be-your-story/?iref=allsearch

2BA/2, please read this article:
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-10-24/the-ipad-goes-to-school-the-rise-of-educational-tablets

See y'all Monday.

Education II

Hey there. For Monday's class I'd like you guys to take a look at the Issues textbook, read the 2 articles in the education chapter and I'd suggest doing the exercises and learning the vocabulary. The latter two are only suggestions that will help you with the exam and your writing. However, I'd like you to also read this article about Finland's education system: http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/12/what-americans-keep-ignoring-about-finlands-school-success/250564/

They didn't perform as well as normal in this year's PISA. If you don't know what that is you could take a quick look at this - http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/us-students-lag-around-average-on-international-science-math-and-reading-test/2013/12/02/2e510f26-5b92-11e3-a49b-90a0e156254b_story.html

There's lots more online if you're interested - http://theweek.com/article/index/249613/the-secret-of-finlands-stellar-schools
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/07/the-secret-to-finlands-success-with-schools-moms-kids-and-everything/277699/