We all need dental care. Sadly, some people are afraid to visit the dentist for different reasons. Some have the fear of pain, feelings of embarrassment, or inability to pay for the procedure they recommend.
Injury sustained within the office premises is considered a workplace accident and it is your employer who is responsible for your medical needs. Most people are working from home these days because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, your home office is your workplace. What happens when you have these accidents while working from home?
Marriage is a serious commitment that should not be made lightly. Take the time to make sure you and your partner are on the same page by talking about some key issues, checklists, and things to keep in mind as you explore marriage.
Let’s have a look at the transcript and hear the audio about getting married.
Being young does not mean that children cannot grasp deep and difficult topics like the value of money and how to be financially responsible. By starting early and giving them interesting and relatable concepts, they learn essential lessons and attitudes that they need to possess once they’re earning and have their own money to manage. When they know how to make good financial decisions as they grow up, they avoid financial problems in the future.
Read this article to find out how to teach children the real value of money.
Smoking is a hard habit to break. Most people smoke for different reasons such as peer pressure, stress relief, or some might think it’s “cool”. Quitting smoking can be very challenging but it will definitely yield greater health benefits at any age.
Let’s listen to the audio about New Zealand’s plan to end smoking.
Is smoking a problem in your country? Why or why not?
Why do you think it is so difficult for people to give up smoking?
Do you get angry about passive smoking – breathing in secondhand smoke? Why or why not?
Which is worse for your health, smoking every day or drinking every day?
In some countries and sectors of society, smoking is actually increasing. Which of the following would be the best way to reduce smoking? Explain your answer.
In their early life, most students believe that grades represent how smart and creative they are and that if they have good grades, they are an amazing learner.
But is this the truth? Or are grades bad for students? Because students want to have good grades, they are not taking risks by being creative because taking risks could compromise their good grades.
Instead of wanting to learn to help them be successful, their only motivation is to study just enough to ace their next test and get good grades, but they probably won’t remember any of that, because they believe good grades is enough to be successful. At least that’s what it feels like for them.
Let’s watch this video to find out why perfect grades don’t matter.
Discussion Questions:
Is hard work more important than having good grades? Explain your stand.
In your country, have you experienced the same issue of grades looking like they are the only key to success? Share your experience.
In your experience, has passion helped you more in getting a job?
Do you think that the school system should be changed to help students with their passion, instead of trying to get good grades in everything? State your opinion on this.
Personally, what are your thoughts on having a grading system at schools?
Afghanistan has encountered a huge crisis in their country. Afghans have enjoyed their freedom for the past two decades but this has suddenly changed. Due to the Taliban takeover last August, young human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Malala Yousafzai, urged countries to accept and protect Afghan refugees.
Read the article below to find out more about her plead from this lesson.
During a trip in space, Jeff Bezos was able to see our planet and he saw how delicate it is and he felt the need to protect it. So he has decided to give $2 billion dollars to help earth.
Read the lesson on Jeff Bezos giving $2 billion to help protect our planet.
As Covid-19 vaccination rates increase, the economy reopens. As a result, decision makers and public officials have considered the idea of a “vaccine passport”. This is required to provide proof of vaccination before traveling or conducting daily work and other activities in order to allow human mobility while protecting lives. Although there are a lot of benefits from it, the cons on the other hand, are quite controversial.
Read the article and be able to answer and answer the questions that follow.
Feelings of regret in the long-term are more likely for decisions involving inaction; that is, choosing not to do something (Gilovich & Medvec, 1994).
Sometimes, the regret most of us have is that we didn’t try things along the way because we worry too much. We think others’ opinions are crucial to our future success and happiness, only to realize on our deathbeds, none of that matters.
Watch the video to know some life lessons that people learn a bit too late.
Discussion Questions:
What are the biggest regrets in life based on the video? Anything else you can add to these? Which ones do you think you will never regret?
Talk about a decision that you regret.
For you, what good things came from not taking chances?
What dreams have you turned into reality and you did not wait for that “one day”?
What was one great opportunity you feel you may have missed and why did you miss it?
