GRADE 8 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS UNDERSTOOD THIS MOVIE
SUBJECT: Future Concerns
Posted By: Urbs
Hello everybody!!!!!!. I am a grade 8 teacher from Essex Ontario and have just recently viewed the movie with my grade 8 history classes. I must admit the students were overwelmed as I knew they would be. I myself had viewed the movie at least a dozen times in the summer of 2005 before bringing this to their attention. I am currently trying to have my students go on line to the “CORPORATION WEB SIGHT” to explore it and possibly become active on the sight,but must first get consent from the higher aboves. We are currently looking at the debate process of (Regulate, Restructure, Rewrite) and think it a great idea to have our future generations reply and give their imput. If anyone has any other suggestions to how to invlove our youth in this web sight it would be greatly appreciated. thanks URBS!!!!!
SUBJECT: Involving students in the debate
Posted By: mowich
Hello Urbs, I am following this topic and just got notification of your message. Involving students in this debate is very important. I applaud you for your efforts. I too found the documentary overwhelming as I first watched the entire program. Since then I have been able to watch it again on SCN where it is being shown in three parts. The final portion is to be shown on March 23, 2006. Friends of mine are taping it so we can watch it again and again. The documentary is so intense and moves at such a quick pace it is hard to concentrate on one portion without missing the next important point. I would like to see the producers do a follow-up on what has happened to the corporations they mention, since the documentary first aired. Again, good luck to you. Mowich
SUBJECT: MONEY OVER A HUMAN LIFE?
Posted By: walcalm
Hello. We are two grade 8 students from Holy Name School in Essex, Ontario. Recently, we have viewed the corporation DVD during our history classes. We have come to realize what a corporation is capable of and what impact they have on our economy today. Personally, we are both edgy on what our futures are going to be like. Will these corporations get more power on the world, or will we take control? We have been hearing things from the corporation book (from our history teacher, Mr. Urban, known as Urbs on this site.) such as Patricia Anderson and what happened to her family. It sickens us to know that somone would risk the human life over money. Our concern is that problems will get bigger and bigger until someone decides to take a stand. (That is if anyone decides to…) So, it would be great if follow-up movie was made to make people more aware of crazy things going on in the world today due to corporations. COMMENT BACK – walcalm P.S. They are thinking about privatizing Canada’s health care system…any thoughts?
http://www.thecorporation.com/index.cfm?page_id=377
SO WHY ARE JUNIOR CHINESE UNIVERSITY ENGLISH MAJORS WHO HAVE PASSED CET 6 COMPLAINING THAT THE MOVIE WAS TOO DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND?
As we have repeatedly previously stated, CET 6 is 3rd grade primary school level English and NOT sufficient accomplishment level to read and comprehend western journal articles. CET 6 is NOT the top of the mountain, just permission to climb.
Some corporations doing public good are actually selling their brands. Their purpose is to keep good images. They can never repare the damage they have caused to human life. If they can discharge pollutants for free, why would they bother to use extra money to purify them before they dump them. Owners of corporations take the money and leave all the responsibilities to corporations – symbolic persons.
Although the existence of corporations bring convenience to our daily life, they are usuallly selfish. They gain the profits at the expense of the environment or other people health, and should be responsible for most problems in society.