Tuesday, June 14. 2016

Today's schedule is C-AG-D-A-B

C Block Law 12 - Today we'll be in the class continuing our look at family law. We'll talk about annulments, divorce, property division and support obligations. We'll look at: the equal division rule and the matrimonial home; spousal support and self sufficiency; and the types of child guardianship, access, and child support and tomorrow we're back in the library for continued work on our major project.

D & B Blocks Social Studies 10 - Today I'll have you in six groups where each group will look at the key points and important information about one of  the following British Columbian industries:

1. Forestry
2. Fisheries
3. Agriculture
4. Mining
5. Tourism
6. Other (human and health services or film & television production and technology)

For each industry you'll need to find the following data:

1. An overview of extraction/production methods (what is taken or produced and how it is done)
2. An overview of the impact on the economy of the province (how much money is made, how many people are employed, where in the province it is done, where the product is sold)
3. An explanation of the issues associated with the industry (social, environmental, economic concerns).
4. A job futures explanation (sunrise/sunset, rising/falling, etc...)

An example to help from the Coast Forest Products Association website:

British Columbia is a province with an increasingly urban-based population whose economic success has historically been tied to the efficient extraction, processing and exporting of commodities.  In 2011, approximately four-fifths of B.C.’s international merchandise exports consisted of goods produced by the forestry, energy, mining and agri-food industries taken as a group.  This proportion is little changed from ten years ago, and it is substantially higher than the share of resource-based goods in overall Canadian merchandise exports.

Council of Forest Industries Economic Impact

Creative BC Industry Sectors

Tourism Industry Association of BC Fact Sheets

BC Government Farming, Natural Resources and Industry

BC Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation (see Grow BC)

BC Stats Business and Industry (incl. business stats and employment by industry)

BC Seafood Alliance Facts and Figures

Mining Association of BC (see resources for facts on the industry)

A Block Criminology 12 -  Today we will deal with the issue of prostitution in Canada. We will understand the different types of sex trade workers (street walkers, circuit travelers, bar girls, brothels, call girls and escort services). We'll look at some high profile cases (like all the way back in 2008 former New York state governor Eliot Spitzer or 1990's Hollywood "Madame" Heidi Fleiss who was quoted as saying, "I took the oldest profession on Earth and I did it better than anyone on Earth. Alexander the Great conquered the world at 32. I conquered it at 22.") and examine the reasons why people turn to prostitution. We'll watch a few sections of "The History of Prostitution: Sex in the City" and it's important to note:
 
The Supreme Court of Canada struck down the country's anti-prostitution laws in a unanimous decision, and gave Parliament one year to come up with new legislation — should it choose to do so. In striking down laws prohibiting brothels, living on the avails of prostitution and communicating in public with clients, the top court ruled that the laws were over-broad and "grossly disproportionate." The government replaced the law with Bill C-36 (2014) which received Royal Assent and became law on December 6, 2014.

So when we're done, I'll have you answer the question:

Should prostitution be legalized? Why? If you believe it should be legalized, should all the forms of prostitution described in your text be legalized, or only a select few? If prostitution were legalized should government be able to exercise some control over it?

For help understanding just how far sex has infiltrated our modern society take a look at the article on canoe.ca about teen girls trading sex for favours.