Thread:Gigglesplash The Ranger's Apprentice II/@comment-26832013-20161216000042

1. Should students be allowed to have phones in elementary and high schools?

2. Should students have to wear uniforms?

3. Should students be paid for having good grades?

4. Should not wearing a seat-belt be illegal?

5. Should student's textbooks be replaced by notebook computers or tablets? (I did this essay in a slightly different form. I can try to find it if you want to read it :) )

6. Should students have to pass a basic skills test to graduate high school?

7. Should schools raise money by selling candy and sugary soft drinks to students?

8. Should schools serve french-fries and fried potato products to students at lunch?

9. Should students' grades in gym affect their grade point averages?

10. Should girls be allowed to play on boys sports and teams?

11. SHould boys and girls be in separate classes?

12. Should school athletes have to be on the honor roll to play in games?

13. Should students be able to listen to music on headphones during study hall?

14. Should schools offer fast food options like McDonald's or Taco Bell (ew taco bell why not kfc jk ive never had kfc)?

15. Should cities offer free public Wi-Fi?

16. Should the government place a tax on junk food and fatty snacks?

17. Should genetically modified foods be sold with a warning label? (This one is super controversial as GMOs (or genetically modified organisms) are a very touchy subject and quite a fascinating reseach experience)

18. Should teachers have to pass a basic skills test every ten years to renew their certification?

29. Should the city offer a bike sharing program?

20. Should children have to use booster seats in cars? (I'm assuming that children refers to kids who've passed the toddler age or the general age where kids stop using booster seats.)

21. Should owners be legally accountable for clearing snow from sidewalks on their property?

22. Should students be allowed to eat during class?

23. Should more be done to protect and preserve endangered animals?

24. Is it appropriate for students and teachers to be friends on Facebook?

25. Should students have open campus lunch periods?

26. Should abortions be legal? OR Should abortions be legal in cases of rape and incest?"

27. Should students learn about world religions in public schools?"

28. Should schools start later in the morning?

29. Should America convert to the metric system?

30. Should high school students have to complete community service hours to graduate? (Note, this is different from volunteer hours as community service hours are things such as park cleanups or things that have to do with community centers or stuff to do with the city)

31. Should state tests be given in other languages for ESL (English Second Language) students?

32. Should unhealthy fast food products be sold with a warning label?

33. Should students or teachers recieve money for scoring well on standadrized tests?

34. Should everyone under the age of 17 have a 9:00 PM curfew?

35. Should schools with low scores on standardized tests be closed?

36. Should students be allowed to drop out before they turn 18 years old?

37. Should students as young as fourteen be allowed to hold jobs?

38. Should students who fail their classes be retained and have to repeat the grade?

39. Should female construction workers earn the same wages as males?

40. Should teachers have to wear uniforms or have a dress code?

41. Should teachers be allowed to have cell phones in the classroom?

42. Does FaceBook (or other forms of social media) creat isolation?

43. Do kids benefit if everyone on the team recieves a trophy?

44. Is society too dependent on technology?

45. Should all high school students be required to complete parenting classes?

46. Should elementary schools teach handwriting?

47. Should hcildhood vaccinations be mandatory?

48. Is too much money a bad thing?

49. Should free speech have limitations?

50. Should kids have more or less homework?

51. Should schools teach etiquette to students?

52. Should spam mail be outlawed?

53. Should Puerto Rico be a state?

54. Is short hair better than long hair or the other way around?

55. Should racial slurs be illegal?

56. Should recycling be mandatory for everyone?

57. Should children be required to read more?

58. Should all students study abroad?

59. Should all schools implement bullying awareness programs?

60. Should bullies be kicked out of schools?

61. Should parents of bullies pay a fine?

62. Should the school year be longer or shorter?

63. Should teens be able to choose their bedtime?

64. Should pets be allowed in school?

65. Should we all grow our own vegetables? (I picked this one because it's slightly funny to me :P)

66. Should MP3 music be free?

67. Should textbooks be free?

68. Should celebrities have more privacy rights?

69. Are school tests effective?

70. Do we need more holidays?

71. Do aliens exist?

72. Are beauty contests bad for body image? (oo another controversial one)

73. Should kids be able to vote?

74. Are cheerleader costumes too skimpy?

75. Should school take place in the evenings?

76. Country life or city life?

77. Is life better than it was 50 years ago?

78. Should we return to horse and buggy (horse-drawn carriages that serve as taxis) transportation?

79. Should books never be banned?

80. Is year round school a bad idea?

81. Should kids under 15 be banned from having a Facebook page?

82. Should the SATs be eliminated?

83. Is reincarnation possible? (i dunno about this one. it's an iffy topic because reincarnation is a big thing in religions and the clashes between religions and sciences is definitely gonna raise some debates)

84. Should there be one world currency?

85. Should children be paid for doing chores?

86. Should we populate the moon?

87. Should letter grades be replaced with pass or fail?

88. Dogs or cats? (Oh dear, the ever difficult question...)

89. Should the voting age be lowered to thirteen?

90. Should all students learn at least two languages?

91. Should more people carpool or use public transportation?

92. Are fairy tales good for young children?

93. Should banks ban hats and sunglasses to avoid robberies?

94. Should every child learn how to cook? Should cooking be taught in schools?

95. Why is breakfast the most important meal of the day? OR Why isn't breakfast the most important meal of the day?

96. Should everyone be taught CPR? (My opinion is yes :P I took a CPR course 4 years ago and luckily there hasn't been an occasion where I had to use the skills I've learned. I also got a first aid and CPR guidebook from the red cross :D)

97. Was the moon landing fake?

98. Should we continue to uphold capital punishment or abolish it? (Oo, yet another controverisal one)

99. Is reading more beneficial than watching television?

100. Is it wrong for the media to promote a certain beauty standard?

101. Should basic survival/camping skills be taught to students? (wooooo we reached the big 101!!!!!) 