Extreme situations vs routine

What can one learn about others in crisis situations? In a life-threatening situation like a natural disaster, an accident, severe illness or a terrorist attack, people's reaction may be heroic or bone-chilling and disheartening. But is that revelation relevant to the routine life after the cataclysm? Should we heed its warnings? Should we forsake or marry the person depending on their response in crisis situation?

Raising children or not

Many people struggle to be good parents by any standard and say that theirs is a thankless task; yet many still claim fulfillment and personal growth as a result of their child-rearing experience. If possible, should all people try to be parents, one way or another?

World Schools format

initiere in formatul de dezbateri WS, asa cum se practica el in limba romana acum

Abortion only with father's consent

Should a woman only be allowed to have an abortion with the consent of the child's father? Should the father be legally responsible to raise a child is the mother puts him/fer up for adoption after birth? How much of a woman's decision to have an abortion is related to pregnancy and how much is tied to child rearing?

Internet access

Only half of the world's population can go online. Should the United Nations declare access to the internet a basic human right so that it becomes a priority, like the right to equality, education, freedom of opinion, marriage and work?

Breastfeeding in public

Should women be required by law to cover up if they are breastfeeding in a public place like a cafe, a pool, a tram or a park?

Romania: highways or high speed railways

Should Romania focus on building more highways or state-of-the-art railways?What would be better for our economy, personal convenience, environment and tourism?

Child labour in the clothing industry

Should Romanian authorities ban the import of clothes from countries where child labour is not effectively banned?

Responsibility for posting online

Should all Romanians be required to provide proof of identity when setting up an account online so that they are then held legally responsible for what they post on the internet?

Ban night club hostesses

Should it be illegal to have scantily dressed models provocatively dancing on elevated platforms in Romanian night clubs?

Artist's life vs their work

Should we evaluate and follow an artist's work and ideas depending on our assessment of their life, their morality, their actions? Should we reject poetry because the poet was a drunk or a pervert? Should we discard a novel because the writer collaborated with a dictator?

Gender differences

Should Romanian parents raise boys and girls as different or with the same values and lifestyles?

Video games vs movies

For teenagers and adults, watching movies is preferable to playing video games from the point of view of personal development.

Privatise schools in Romania

Would schools be run more effectively if privatised? Would teachers focus more on good education or on pandering to parents? Would school funding be better if it came directly from parents?

Literary analysis

Literary commentary or analysis should no longer be required as part of the high school graduation exam in Romania

Teachers should encourage students to emigrate

Should Romanian teachers promote emigration to richer countries or building a life on native soil?What are the (dis)advantages for both students and current grown-ups in Romania?

Conservative or liberal

In today's context, is it better to be conservative or liberal-minded? From a religious, cultural, economic or political point of view, from an individual perspective as well an that of the community/country, which is better? Make sure to research what the two terms mean.

Young people should follow politics

Should young Romanians passionately and actively follow the political life of their country or should they pay no attention, focusing on other issues instead? Why?

Should Romania and Moldova unite

The Republic of Moldova and Romania have many things in common and there may be benefits, but also drawbacks to the idea of the two countries uniting. Consider integration, cultural differences, the separatist region of Transdnistria and EU membership.