Thursday, May 13, 2010

Today, you watched "Capitalism", a love story. This will tie into our examination of the environmental impacts of globalization (Chapter 14) which we will start tomorrow.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Today, we discussed chapter 13 (as you handed in your questions), and watched some video on sweatshops, outsourcing, and working conditions in developing nations (in relation to TNCs). One of the discussions that resulted is whether sweatshops are good or not. There are definitely a number of arguments for and against this.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Today, students completed their chapter 13 questions booklet. We will mark this tomorrow.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Today, I handed out questions for chapter 13 (after we discussed perspectives on NAFTA) if you weren't here, these questions are in your portfolio. If you weren't here, you should be reading the chapter so you will be caught up and defining the key terms (as well as making chapter notes. I will take these in lieu of the worksheet if you complete them before you come back).

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Today, we marked Chapter 12 questions, focussing on NAFTA and the effects of it.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Today, you answered the questions given for Chapter 12. The questions are in your portfolio if you weren't here.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Today, we finished watching the documentary "Life and Debt". The questions you had to answer were also due today as a result.

Monday, May 3, 2010

Today, we discussed the case studies from the documentary on Friday, focussing on what organizations are there today to oversee conflicts dealing with responsibility (the U.N.).
We then watched the beginning of the film "Life and Debt" which reinforced the role of the World Bank and how it operates in Jamaica (we will gain an understanding of the perspectives of free trade as a result).