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=Gleneagle Socials Discussion Forum=

====//“A basic tenet of a healthy democracy is open dialogue and transparency.” //====

// Peter Fenn //
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Purpose

 * **To Become Informed** : To share news, links to resources, and other material that may be useful to students of history, government, public policy and economics.
 * **To Create Dialogue** : To provide a forum for discussion of current events, politics and history in an extension of Socials Department classroom debate and conversation.
 * **To Think Critically:** To engage in respectful, open debate and discussion of the events that shape our world, actively engaging in the process of democracy by striving to become informed citizens.

Areas of Discussion

 * 1) =History=
 * 2) =Current Events=
 * 3) =Economics=

**Posting Guidelines**
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 * **Be Respectful and Appropriate** **:** Treat this forum as you would a public high school classroom. Use appropriate language, and argue with ideas, rather than the people making them. Speak for youself, and know that in a free society, each of us is entitled to a perspective that is deserving of others' respect. State your opinions, support them with facts, and provide links and citations that support your views.
 * **This is a Public Space**: Unlike classroom discussions, everything posted to this Wikispace and its accompanying message boards is public, and permanent. Know that your words and interactions here are visible to anyone in the world, and that you are representing more than an anonymous avatar in each of your posts here: your family, friends and the school's faculty, and not least of which - your future. As a general rule, don't post anything you wouldn't want your grandmother to see, (or that might one day get you thrown out of public office).

//Posts deemed to not be in the spirit of the above-stated purpose, or without regard to the Posting Guidelines will be removed. Persistent infractions, and online behaviour that would violate the school or district code of conduct will result in a ban from these forums, and possible further disciplinary actions.//