Public Controversy Project
For the history of a public controversy project, two topics that I brainstormed are animal testing and standardized testing.
I feel like animal testing would be a good controversy to do our project about because of the importance of both sides. There are many reasons against the use of animals for testing. For example, the tests are not reliable predictions for human outcomes, and it can delay finding a solution for humans because it failed for animals. The most common known issue is the torture of animals. It is isolating, cruel, and painful. The animals do not have a say and can die because of the testing. However, animal testing is important because it helps us learn more about health problems and create vaccines and medications.
My second idea for the public controversy project is standardized testing. Some of the reasons for standardized testing include it is a fair way to compare students across the country. Also, it is not biased. Some reasons why standardized testing is bad is because wealth is a major factor in how well a student does. Also, the student may not be a good test taker but knows the information or may have a bad day.
I think animal testing would be a good topic to do our project on because it has an impact in all of our lives.
I think your two topics are very interesting, especially the animal testing idea. This controversy sparks many debates among people who are against harm to animals. Standardized testing is also a very great topic to debate due to how its been used among the years. Each would work great for this project!
Both of these topics sound really interesting I also like animal testing because it affects most everything we use in our daily lives so I think that would be the most interesting.