Panel Discussion 4
Topic: School badge should be abolished.
<Skye>
He agrees with the idea because the badge shows students identifications and they will be likely to be involved in crime. In his opinion, it will be easy for criminals to distinguish between students and those who aren’t students.
Questions From the Audience
1. What’s the purpose to wear school badges? (Alan)
Shaun answers this question. He doesn’t know why students should put them on their clothes but it’s necessary to show the students identifications. Only school name is put on the badge.
2. Actually, the badge isn’t related to crime. What do you think? (Sia)
Skye answers this question. He thinks the badge shows the students statuses so it may cause the crime easier. Students wear them on the way to home and school and in school.
3. How about returning badges before going back home if you worry about crime? (Serena)
Shaun answers this question. He thinks students don’t need to return them because they help find students easily if they commit the bad things.
4. In the first place, what does the badge mean? Only for crime? The badge is created for integrate school spirit and moreover Apollon is a peaceful place so we don’t have to worry about crime so much. (Robert)
Skye answers this question. The badge represents school sprit but we don’t have to put them in order to show the sprit.
Result
They can’t reach the consensus.
My opinion
I have two comments about their discussion. First, they should have read the manifesto before the meeting. If so, they didn’t choice the wrong topic. This accident may happen for our next discussion so I will be careful about it. Second, they focused only the crime side too much, so they also have to consider other sides such as the original meaning of the badge.
Discussion members
• Ray Norman/ English teacher in a high school
• Edward Poul/ Tennis player
• Shaun/ Policeman
• Hibito/ Firefighter
• Parker/ Baker *Moderator
• Skye Coleman/ Musician
Contents
<Poul>
He disagrees with the idea because the badge is important in order to show students’ statuses. For example, we can know the students’ school quickly when they are caught in crime.
<Shaun>
He also disagrees with the idea because the badge can prove which school the students belong to at the first glance. In addition, he is against with Ray’s opinion that the badges make the students feel like slaves because it depends on the way of thinking. Some people may think so, but the other doesn’t think so, either. He raises a good point of the badge. For instance, some students can be soon identified when they do bad things by the school badge.
<Hibito>
He is against with the idea because the badge has an important role to identify the students statuses.
What’s more, we can notice the students when they are caught in dangerous crime and we can help them quickly.
<Ray>
He agrees with the idea. In the first place, crime will happen in the place where there are few people. So the badge doesn’t work well at the situation. Moreover, he concerns that students may feel like slaves if they put the badges on their clothes. He asks Ray why high and junior high students should put on the badges although the college students don’t wear them. As for him, the school badge isn’t needed for students.
Contents
<Poul>
He disagrees with the idea because the badge is important in order to show students’ statuses. For example, we can know the students’ school quickly when they are caught in crime.
<Shaun>
He also disagrees with the idea because the badge can prove which school the students belong to at the first glance. In addition, he is against with Ray’s opinion that the badges make the students feel like slaves because it depends on the way of thinking. Some people may think so, but the other doesn’t think so, either. He raises a good point of the badge. For instance, some students can be soon identified when they do bad things by the school badge.
<Hibito>
He is against with the idea because the badge has an important role to identify the students statuses.
What’s more, we can notice the students when they are caught in dangerous crime and we can help them quickly.
<Ray>
He agrees with the idea. In the first place, crime will happen in the place where there are few people. So the badge doesn’t work well at the situation. Moreover, he concerns that students may feel like slaves if they put the badges on their clothes. He asks Ray why high and junior high students should put on the badges although the college students don’t wear them. As for him, the school badge isn’t needed for students.
<Skye>
He agrees with the idea because the badge shows students identifications and they will be likely to be involved in crime. In his opinion, it will be easy for criminals to distinguish between students and those who aren’t students.
Questions From the Audience
1. What’s the purpose to wear school badges? (Alan)
Shaun answers this question. He doesn’t know why students should put them on their clothes but it’s necessary to show the students identifications. Only school name is put on the badge.
2. Actually, the badge isn’t related to crime. What do you think? (Sia)
Skye answers this question. He thinks the badge shows the students statuses so it may cause the crime easier. Students wear them on the way to home and school and in school.
3. How about returning badges before going back home if you worry about crime? (Serena)
Shaun answers this question. He thinks students don’t need to return them because they help find students easily if they commit the bad things.
4. In the first place, what does the badge mean? Only for crime? The badge is created for integrate school spirit and moreover Apollon is a peaceful place so we don’t have to worry about crime so much. (Robert)
Skye answers this question. The badge represents school sprit but we don’t have to put them in order to show the sprit.
Result
They can’t reach the consensus.
My opinion
I have two comments about their discussion. First, they should have read the manifesto before the meeting. If so, they didn’t choice the wrong topic. This accident may happen for our next discussion so I will be careful about it. Second, they focused only the crime side too much, so they also have to consider other sides such as the original meaning of the badge.
