In addition to our whole school ‘staying safe’ homework, we also have a Talk Time piece: Debate: should we pay more for sugary drinks/food?
Children should discuss this with adults and be prepared to debate this important question with their peers as part of our homework review next week.
To get you started, here are a few ‘for and against‘ arguments we’ve discussed as a class:
For
- Tooth decay is rising amongst young children.
- Obesity is rising amongst young children
- Other countries (like Mexico) have done it and it seems to work.
Against
- We should educate people rather than make them pay more.
- The people who make food are responsible not the people who buy it.
- People know what is in their food so they should take responsibility for their own diet.