Seventh Grade Community Time Feb 5, 2025
Twelve groups of 3-4 students (Leader/Facilitator, Timer, Scribe) evaluate the following Focus Question, compose questions, analyze open vs. closed (i.e., "yes" or "no" answers) quality of each question, then choose their best three questions to bring back to the class.
Final Questions
How do animals get to migrate and humans don’t?
Why does the U.N. let deporations happen?
How far can international law go to protect people?
What’s the punishment for breaking international law?
Is there a consistency within the restrictions?
Is the U.S. high or low on the restrictions?
Why are there restrictions?
What is migrating?
How can people be deported if they are protected by International Law?
Why can’t they wait for their asylum to be approved in that country?
Why do we find them a problem?
If the constitution are basic human rights, why is Trump trying to take that away?
How does international law work?
Why is documentation a thing?
Why are there so many restrictions on international travel?
Why do people migrate?
How does migration affect people?
What are challenges immigrants face?
Why do the people need to cross the borders?
Why can it not be a human right to cross borders?
Is it just people from Central and South America that get deported?
What is the definition of migration?
Does ICE take you back to your country or a random country?
What is the main reason to migrate?
What places do the restrictions apply?
Does it include free passage across the border, or is it just that once you’re there, you can’t get deported?
Why is protected by international law?
Is Trump violating International Law?
What does international law say about migration?
What will trump do about it?
Why was it created?
What are the restrictions?
Does the law apply to everyone?