9e1 - Dollar Street - Which family is the happiest? by James Schofield - Geography Leader (BIS HN) https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y lesson workpage en-us 2017-01-20 01:00:38 UTC 2024-04-13 09:14:00 UTC hello@padlet.com TASK 1 jimschofield https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148264274 Create a new post-it note for your family and list a MINIMUM of 5 pieces of evidence that show why your family is happy]]> 2017-01-20 01:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148264274 Butoyi family-Burundi- 27$ hnguyen411 https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148276754 Tri, Viet, Phuong Anh, Mai, HaPhuong
1) Yes, my family is happy with what they have and are happy with their family
2) They seem to be with their cattle and food they have. However, the house has no water as well as electricity. they have no money and they are not planning on buying anything.
40mins- to collect firewoods.
Stove- use open charcoal or animal dung fires to heat a traditional or side-feed stove.
Toy- Instead, children play with discarded objects in and outside the home.
Stove- They use open charcoal or animal dung fires to heat a traditional or side-feed stove.
Water- They also tend to have a septic tank or filtering mechanism ensuring the water is clean.
4)Rich families usually feel happy because of all the things they have to play with, but not all families. Most families have toys and everyday necessities, which can fully satisfy their needs. However, other families that are not happy their wealth feels empty. They earn money every day but they are just monitoring the workers and not actually working hard to accomplishing and feel happy with your accomplishment.

]]> 2017-01-20 05:02:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148276754 Tran Family (Vietnam) https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148276894 Xuan Minh, Duc Manh, Tuan Long, Dae Hong and Duc Tuan
- Toy: Plastic Toy
- Stove: Marble Stove
- Steam Exit: Electronic
- Bed: Wooden 
- Phone: Samsung 
- TV: Old 1990s
- Medication: Wooden Medication Storage
- Fridge: Plenty Of Food

1) Yes (We're Vietnamese, we're happy people)
2) They have a large family and they own a decent Pho restaurant 
3) Their dream ambition is to own a old KIA car.
Have a more comfortable sofa, due to the fact that they only have a wooden bench as their living decor
A Washing Machine, since they are currently washing their clothings with soap and a water. (Manually)
4) A point that proves rich people are happy that they satisfy what they currently have. Money is an example that could define as happiness. On the other side, poor people also have proof that they feel well

]]> 2017-01-20 05:05:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148276894 Latvia family https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148276906 Lokometi family

Reasons Why Our Family Is Happy: 
- Decent Income: $11381
- Essentials: Sofa, Bed, Toys, Toiletries, Tampon
- We have a roof over our head
- Well Furnished  
-   close to work, school, and the city center. 

 Reasons why our family is not happy: The family has to buy 100% of their food, which costs them about 30% of their income. Drinking water costs them around 10% of their income. We are not happy about our kitchen.  

4. 
Richer families are not always happier than poor families. Richer people always want more and desire more whereas poorer families even though are not always happy with what they have, they usually don't crave for more and are mostly satisfied.


Richer families are always happier than poorer families.

]]> 2017-01-20 05:05:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148276906 Malawi (Njoka) Family h00250 https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148277191 1) No

2. Our family is not happy because they are lacking everyday necessities such as hygiene or equipments. Their toilets, utensils, house are all very low quality which shows their unsatisfaction with their current situation.

3.Their next big plan is to spend money on building a brick house with cement and iron sheets. They dream of being able to buy bed sheets. This will help them as their house will be cleaner and they will have a proper place to sleep and live. This will also decrease the chance of getting diseases. So that's what


4. Richer families are always happier than poorer families?
Richer families, comparing to the poorer like Malawi, has a much better life standard as they have more money. With improved life standard, they live a much more easier life 

5 evidence why they are happy:

1)They can provide their food supplies

2)They have 2 bedroom house

3)They have wood for cooking

4)They were still able to go on vacation

5) They still have a wall around their toilet
]]> 2017-01-20 05:11:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148277191 Latvia h00118 https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148277336  The only thing that bothers them is the apartment’s kitchen. The family’s most favorite item is the family photos. Their next big plan is to renovate the apartment. Their dream is to buy an apartment in an older house]]> 2017-01-20 05:14:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148277336 Tran Family (Vietnam) https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148622862 Xuan Minh, Duc Manh, Tuan Long, Dae Hong and Duc Tuan
- Toy: Plastic Toy
- Stove: Marble Stove
- Steam Exit: Electronic
- Bed: Wooden 
- Phone: Samsung 
- TV: Old 1990s
- Medication: Wooden Medication Storage
- Fridge: Plenty Of Food

1) Yes (We're Vietnamese, we're happy people)
2) They have a large family and they own a decent Pho restaurant 
3) Their dream ambition is to own a old KIA car.
Have a more comfortable sofa, due to the fact that they only have a wooden bench as their living decor
A Washing Machine, since they are currently washing their clothings with soap and a water. (Manually)
4) A point that  proves rich people are happy that they satisfy what they currently have. Money is an example that could define as happiness. On the other side, poor people also have proof that they feel well]]> 2017-01-23 06:32:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148622862 Tran Family (Vietnam) https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148622934 2017-01-23 06:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148622934 Answer Statements (Duc Tuan) https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624184 Richer Families Are Happier Than Poor Families
Supportive
- Richer Families don't have to worry about their economy and salary.
- Richer Families have more to spend.
- Richer Families are able to get their children proper education.
- Richer Families don't have to work hard to earn money
Agaisnt 
- Rich Families will sometimes stress if they own a company which can have several negative possibilities.
- Rich Families can sometimes have inhertiting aguements. 
- Marriages become hard to hard to decide
- Rich people can create barriers between the social relationships between the middle class and the rich

There has been many aguements between wether the rich or the poor is more is happier. We can split it into two different ideas, Socially and Economicxally. We can disscuss this as following, Socially how being too rich or too poor can affect your relationship between you and the commoners. Economically, how can your job create stress on you. We will first take a look at it at the rich families. ]]> 2017-01-23 06:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624184 Duy Anh https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624283 I think that richer families are generally happier than poorer families but it doesn't apply to everyone. 
Being rich usually comes with happiness but being to rich could also have negative impacts on you and your family. People might get to stressed about work and money to a point that their families fall apart.
On the other hand, being poorer could sometimes means happier. For example, compared to the other families,  the Njoka family from Malawi might  not seem very happy but if you look from a different perspective, they can also be considered as a happy family. Their most prized posesion is a simple bucket and their biggest dream is to have beddings. Their satisfaction or happiness 'line' is very low so they are prone to be happy with little, simple things.]]> 2017-01-23 06:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624283 Tran Phuong Anh https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624285 I believe that richer families tend to be happier than poorer families because money can buy happiness to some. With money, a being could buy the necessities that he or she wanted and needed to be able to survive. Things such as sanitary products, comfortables, surfaces, security and entertainment could be bought with money. With money, you'd be able to buy healthy sanitary products that could lower the risk of catching a disease. During winter, interiors such as beds and technology such as a heater would be useful to chase the cold away. Poor families like the Butoyi family ]]> 2017-01-23 06:53:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624285 Nguyen Ha Minh h00250 https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624291 2017-01-23 06:53:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624291 Mai Huyen https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624309 Money can not buy happiness. However, this statement is not always true. In reality, richer families can be happier than poorer families because they're wealthy enough to buy necessities such as water, food, shelter.. etc. and other toiletries. If they can afford to buy toiletries, that means they are hygienic therefore reduce the possibility of getting a disease. Another reason why richer families might be happier than poorer families is because poorer families sometimes are not able to afford a shelter, a place to live whereas if the family is rich, their choices of choosing a house is way more broad and open. Maybe in poor families, the husband and the wife might have conflicts constantly thus lead to]]> 2017-01-23 06:53:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624309 Nguyen Ha Minh h00250 https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624327 Money can affect happiness as richer families can be happier than poorer families. Richer families tend to have a better condition as they have more money to buy the necessities. For example, simple toiletries such as toilet paper requires money. These simple things can affect happiness as they make people feel more comfortable, affect their mood positively.  Bigger things like beds, houses are also an element that contributes to happiness. Families that have money have the ability to buy comfortable beds, warm blankets and a house. These things make people happier because, for example, one comfortable bed and a warm blanket help a person to sleep better. Research studies show that if you have a good night sleep, your day tend to be better. Privacy and security are affected, too. As shown on the "Dollar Street" website, richer families were able to afford front door locks, bathroom locks, etc. This protect human's right and the stress of lost are also decreased.

However, in my opinion, richer famile]]> 2017-01-23 06:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624327 Hang Giang https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624338 I believe that rich most family have a better life quality and therefore happier than the poor families. Regardless of other factors that might affect their family hapiness such as conflicts caused by money, the rich obviously can buy the most basic necessities up to the luxurious ones. It's undeniable that even smallest things such as a better meal or a softer bed can play an essential role in the way we feels about our lives. For instance, the Butoyi family plate of food was so little as they only have $27 per month to live on. Not only how little the foods are and how it might taste like, the Butoyi family was too poor that they couldn't afford to buy meat and other foods that are high in vitamins among with other minerals]]> 2017-01-23 06:54:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624338 Chau Anh h00118 https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624393 Richer families are happier than poorer families?
 This view has many points in its favour, firstly money can buy things than make us happy. You can use money to buy essentials and necessities. For example, if they can afford a sofa or a bed, they would feel much more comfortable when they come home. Or small things like toilet papers, pens or toothbrushs can affect the family quite a lot. They can spend more time with each other because they don't have to work as hard to make money to buy those little things. In addition, money can buy experiences. If a family can afford plane tickets, they could travel to many places. If they get to travel, they will create happy memories with each other. Not only that, as I said before, money can also buy time. For example if they are flying somewhere and they buy Business Class Tickets. They would enjoy the trip more since they don't have to wait as long. Or if a family can afford to hire a maid. They could spend more time with each other because they don't have to spend much time cleaning and cooking. Moreover,  if they can buy a electrical device,
Though money can't be happiness directly, they can buy thing that lead to happiness. ]]> 2017-01-23 06:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624393 Quoc Huy nicholas_fryden https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624427 Are richer families always more happy than poor families?
I think not because sometimes; Being too rich can cause inner problems such as affairs and lies. On the other hand, poor families are always sticking with each other. In any situations. Some people agree to the phrase ''Money cant buy happiness'' and some dont so its a very open statement and its very debateable about the conclusion. Richer families are not always happier than poor families. Richer people always want more  whereas poorer families even though are not always happy with what they have, they usually don't ask for more and are mostly satisfied. If you look at the Butoyi family in Burundi; You will think that they wont be happy because all they have to spend is 27$ a month for 5 people but on the other hand, if you look on their perspective; They are still happy with what they have and even though they still have dreams stuff. They are happy with what they have. If you earn a decent amount of money like the Lokometi family which is living in Latvia. In conclusion, I think it's all about which point of view you are looking on.]]> 2017-01-23 06:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624427 Duc Huy https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624429 Richer families are happier than poorer families.

First of all , how do you define happiness? Having a Lamborghini, a house and money?Or just being satisfied with what you have. 
Many people say that money doesn't buy happiness but that is not always true. For example, rich families are able to buy things for satisfaction while poor families can't. Furthermore they don't need to worry about not being able to pay taxes or work hard for long hours to buy food. Their children will be able to have proper education and they have all of the necessities like sanitary products, a house , food , water etc. However the stress from the big salary jobs should be mentioned. Not seeing your family for months and bearing the weight of Having money does affect happiness but that does not mean that money equals happiness. 
The media portrays poor families as

]]> 2017-01-23 06:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624429 Viet https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624435 Are richer families happier than poorer families? In my opinion I think it's debatable. On one side there are the rich families where they could get anything , buy anything , have anything then you're pretty much happy but the happiness will only have to depend on the money and the income. However, rich people will have a bigger possibility of getting robbed and when they  do then wouldn't be such a happy family. Also if they had money to spare they might give someone a lend. However the worry of waiting to be paid back can affect their happiness. If you're poor because you had to pay a huge debt that ripped every single penny out of you and you were rich before then you're family will be unhappier than the richer families. As a mental effect, it would take loads of effort to change from a rich person to a poor person. Spending less , getting less and having less but worrying more.  ]]> 2017-01-23 06:55:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624435 Richer families are happier than poorer families?- HaPhuong hnguyen411 https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624447 The richer families have always been assumed that they're happy according to the amount of wealth they own but that isn't the case most of the time. As we all heard before "money can not buy happiness"- typical but a true statement. The richer family may receive a  more significant amount of income but the will be the cause for stress. As you get richer, you will have more desire for different items and more desire for even more of what you own; putting pressure on your own self.  However on the other hand, poorer and lower-class families are usually satisfied with the basic necessities they have such as a stove, a ]]> 2017-01-23 06:55:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624447 Xuan Minh minhnx_vn https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624468 Money in a lot of situations is associated to happiness. Because when people are poor, they have to work harder, longer hours, or not have any work at all. The media always portray people in poverty as very unhappy and suffering from the giants of rich people, which is in a lot of times is the case. The can't be happy because everyday, they try to earn enough money to feed themselves and their family, worrying whether they will live to see another day. Then whenever the cold winds come, they may die in the coldness of winter.
But this doesn't mean that being rich warrants happiness. There are plenty of people who are happy with what they have and are much happier than richer ones. However, the media doesn't cover the problems that arouse unhappiness for wealthy people because then, others who are less fortunate will disagree, saying that they can get whatever they want and they should be happy about that. Again, this is partly true. While wealth brings happiness, the way they make it may not. One may have to bear the weight of a multi-billion conglomerate, working 60 hours a week, not seeing their family for months at a time. It's hard to argue that they are unhappy, but that doesn't mean that them being the richest is the happiest.
At the end, money may affect happiness, the lack thereof surely does. But if one can afford the necessities, being richer doesn't strictly make them happier than poorer ones.]]> 2017-01-23 06:55:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624468 Tuan Long https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624476 Richer families might be happier than poorer families because the amount of money that they   have. Having a larger amount of money can gain  the richer families a wider access to things to buy and do, such as buying a rich car and going to a high class restaurants. As well as they can access a bigger range of stuff, they can experience less stress in their life, their work or their children education. Talking about their work, the richer families would probably won't have to work as hard to get money and their jobs as well would also isn't as tiring. A comparison might be between manager and a worker. One example is the Latvia family, earning $11381 as their monthly income. From what their house looks from the inside, they couldn't be not satisfied to own a place like this. 

However, richer families might not be as happy as the poorer ones



]]> 2017-01-23 06:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624476 Duc Manh https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624482 In my opinion, I don't believe that richer families own a happy life. Therefore, richer people satisfy with their highly living standards. Money could also define as happiness according to their perspectives. According to the popular beliefs, they think wealthy people will have a better lifestyle with their cars, houses ,...However, many people have not noticed the downsides of being rich. First of all, they will feel stressful and feeble after a tired day at work. Though, going to work only supports to these points. Looking after your child's education, affording necessities, such as toothbrushes, pens and all kinds of stuff. For instance, the Tran family also face with the exact situation, whereas they make about 3000 dollars a month, around 60000 million VND. However]]> 2017-01-23 06:55:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624482 Tri h00125 https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624560 There are many things to measure the happiness of families in the world. Some people think that amount of money the family has is what determines the level or how happy they are. There are many different opinions about this idea. In my opinion, money does not decide how happy a family is for many reasons.
Firstly, families with a lot money are not always happy with their state. Even though they have money and can buy what they want to fully satisfy them, they can not always be happy. They have money and can buy many things but they may not be happy. This shows that even though you are rich you can still not be happy with what you have. Since money can not buy everything you can not use your money to buy happiness. Another reason is that if you are rich you may have a big house and the big house has a lot of space so it will feel empty and sad]]> 2017-01-23 06:56:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624560 NGUYEN QUANG MINH https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624660 It is very complex to actually recognize the happiness level of each "class". Still, there is a fine line between "stress'' and "crisis" and the families that is on that line should be the happy ones. Thinking realistically, the balance between work and family is very offset. Too much work is equivalent to stress]]> 2017-01-23 06:57:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148624660 Gay minhnx_vn https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148625751 2017-01-23 07:11:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148625751 Gay minhnx_vn https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148625772 2017-01-23 07:11:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148625772 Gay minhnx_vn https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148625776 2017-01-23 07:11:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148625776 Gay minhnx_vn https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148625789 2017-01-23 07:11:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148625789 Gay minhnx_vn https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148625823 2017-01-23 07:12:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148625823 GAY minhnx_vn https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148625829 2017-01-23 07:12:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148625829 TASK 2 jimschofield https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148920919 Copy these questions into a new post-it note. Discuss the answers with your team then write them down in the post-it note

1. Is your family happy?
 2. Explain, in detail, why is your family happy / not happy?
3. Explain, in detail, that could be done to make them more happy?
4. Richer families are always happier than poorer families?  Discuss (HINT! - 1 paragraph FOR the statement, 1 paragraph AGAINST the statement, and a conclusion)]]> 2017-01-24 06:07:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jimschofield/qyf2eerqvh1y/wish/148920919