Teacher's Choice Week of January 18 - Olympics and Getting out of School

Greetings LEAPers,

You have two options for your teacher's choice blog this week.

Option #1 - Should teenagers be forced to stay in school?

In 2005, the Ontario government passed a bill that forces students to stay in school until 18. The government hopes that it will increase the number of students who graduate high school. Previously, students only had to stay in school until 16. What do you think?

Option #2 - The Winter Olympics

The 2010 Vancouver Olympics are slated to start on February 12. An organization called Own the Podium has set a goal that Canada will finish first in the medal count. http://www.ownthepodium2010.com/About/

A few questions you could answer in your blog entry are:

- Are you excited about the olympics?

- What is your favourite olympic sport?

- Do you think the Canadian Olympic Hockey Team will win?

- Do you think Canada will finish first in the medal count?