Day 29
The students have been given time each day (well…most days) to explore their own line of inquiry centered around particular themes. I wanted to show the power of what they are learning and the depth to the articles they are reading or videos they are watching. Yesterday, the students had about twenty minutes to dive into their inquiries. With five minutes left in class, I stopped them and had them paste a link to whatever website they were on and take a few moments to jot down what they learned. What follows is what they posted. I wanted to share with the world what the students are capable of when they are given the chance to be in charge of their own learning. Albeit, they are not completely in control, but it’s inspiring to see what they do with the time they are given.

https://www.investopedia.com/insights/worlds-top-economies/ Germany, China, and Japan are all countries that are on the top caliber of trading with other countries and all of them are in the 10 best countries with the best economy. This proves that trading gives an economic advantage to countries that trade with others compared to countries that do not trade with others. Alliances with other countries also make a huge impact on
I https://www.guttmacher.org/journals/ipsrh/2010/07/role-abortion-last-stage-fertility-decline-vietnam
Vietnam’s Population (Pro/
Vietnam’s birth rate has been declining over the past few decades. In 1979, the average births per woman
Also, Vietnam passed a “Family planning policy” in 1963 which made families lit it the
Another key factor
Abortion was also promoted along with IUD (another method of preventing
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2019/country-chapters/egypt
The problems of freedom in Egypt. The government going as far as passing
In https://borgenproject.org/water-quality-france/
I learned that France doesn’t really have water and half of the population
Why is the Bulgarian population decreasing?
http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/bulgaria-population/
Because Bulgaria has poor quality health facilities, people are led to get healthcare and treatments in other countries
Bulgaria is the 118th most densely populated country, with 167 people per square mile
They have a life expectancy of 74.5
Bulgaria lost a LOT of people during ww2, with over 100,000 casualties
According to https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2018/09/28/russia-has-a-vaccine-problem-a63017,
Russian has a similar vaccine crisis as America. The Russians have gone into the mindset of, and I quote ‘
Socialism is more seen as a “safety net for the people, however, due to the fact that the government regulates and provides living conditions and other important parts of human survival, citizens of a socialist country may not feel as if there is any encouragement to strive to do the best they can, as the government makes sure that they don’t die from not paying bills or losing their home or whatnot.
The UK’s population is expected to increase quite a lot but in
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-44215418.
Birth rates have recently dropped to low numbers. The minister is trying to double
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My first question was probably the tricky one of the two.
This is stage 2 their population is still population is growing. In this link, it shows us some key details about some of the countries of the world. https://visual.ly/community/infographic/economy/world’s-powerful-and-superior-countries.
One of the biggest issues in Ireland today is homelessness and
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorial/the-irish-times-view-on-homelessness-a-crisis-that-shames-us-all-1.3925671
https://www.gone2korea.com/korean-cities-and-provinces-guide/
Seoul is one of South Korea’s most expensive places to live and serves as the economic engine of the country.
The top 10 countries with the most gold medals have a
https://dataframesbroker.wordpress.com/2016/08/26/olympic-medals-and-gdp-a-correlational-study/
Why is healthcare so expensive in the U.S.?
Healthcare in the United States is twice as expensive as it in any other developed country. The amount of money spent on healthcare in the U.S. is higher than any other country in the world.
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/080615/6-reasons-healthcare-so-expensive-us.asp
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2019-01-23/japan-opens-its-gates-to-foreign-workers. What surprises me is that there are so many exchange students in Japan.
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/07/japan-mystery-low-birth-rate/534291/
The article states that the reason the population is declining is that women are putting their carriers before starting a family. Women entering the workforce make them independent. They no longer need a man to take care of them. Men that earn less than the women feel inferior and don’t want to be with a woman that is more successful than them. – Dana Cuellar
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/18/world/asia/comfort-women-documentary-japan.html A filmmaker makes a film about the Japanese’s alt-right and the history of their racist and sketchy history.
https://sites.google.com/site/medievalhistory1234/senior-directory
An article about how badly the Black Plague decimated the population.
https://youtu.be/b0A9-oUoMug Japanese trains (At lease at one point) were so packed that there was barely any breathing room
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/07/border-facilities/593239/
There is severe crowding in immigration camps and food rations are
suntory.com/sfnd/jgc/forum/005/pdf/005_tsuya.pdf
As the birthrate and total fertility rate decreases in Japan,