Teachers are reluctant to discuss popular topics in class, as not everything that’s popular has valuable nuggets in it. Fortunately, this isn’t the case with “Mermaid Princess Amelia and the Lost Symphony.” In this article, you will find the list of 15 moral debate topics, that you can use in your class. Your students will love them!
15 Moral Debate Topics from “Mermaid Princess Amelia and the Lost Symphony”
- Adopting a lost baby. Alisha Quintana picked up a lost baby she found on the street. Had she not done so, perhaps, Amelia would have been found by Vera, who lost her, and she would’ve ended in her father’s home, as she was meant to. Do you think that Alisha, had done the right thing, by picking up someone’s baby, back then?
- Breaking the law to save a life. Faced with the tough choice of having to decide between a friend’s life and a breach of international law, Amelia decided to go for the second option, and she signed the contract with Jet Mir. Did she do the right thing? What’s more important, human life or the law?
- Giving second chances. Amelia broke into Edith’s apartment to steal her artifact. She didn’t apologize to Edith afterward, and didn’t go to talk to her. Has Edith done the right thing by deciding to give her a second chance?
- Comparing people’s pain. Even though Darsha and Kashvi were part of Jet Mir’s crew, they eventually decided to stop helping him and join Lumina instead. What do you think about their choice? Who, according to you, needed the artifacts more: a boy who was unjustly exiled or a girl who needed to avenge her mother? Is it even right, to compare people’s pain, and needs?
- Judging people we don’t know. Sawa abandoned her own kingdom and agreed on her younger sister joining the crew of a suspicious captain. At first glance, it was not very responsible, but maybe there are some facts that Amelia didn’t know about this situation. Should we ever judge people, about whom we don’t know too much?
- Being a good friend. Davika, as the leader of the Santa Ana mermaids, reacted badly to her friends negotiating with suspicious people, and all theft attempts she witnessed. But was she always fair and objective towards the people she cared about? Could it be that her friendship had actually caused more damage, than good?
- Hiding important matters from siblings. Lumina didn’t tell Amelia that she planned to avenge their mother. Was it okay to conceal such important information from her younger sister?
- Telling about the past. Araminta, for a very long time, refused to tell Amelia the truth about who she used to be (the missing ruler of another country). But was she really obliged to do it? Do we always need to tell others about who we used to be? When yes and when no?
- Being a good educator. General Asvald and General Aalon are two very important figures in the court of Antemidia. General Asvald is always calm and polite, and General Aalona is strict and fierce. Who would be a better educator, and why?
- Being a good physical education teacher. When Cristovao and Taisuke fought each other during karate training, Sensei Michel praised Cristovao for his kick, but then immediately urged Taisuke to continue the fight. He showed that he was objective and didn’t not cheer on either side. What other qualities should a good physical education teacher have?
- Being cool vs being yourself. Taisuke and Hansuke look the same but have very different characters. Who would you prefer to have by your side as a friend, and why? Is it more important to be “cool” or to be “yourself”?
- Backing off from drama. Seeing a conflict between her friends Edith and Davika, Nubia initially limited contact with Davika, supporting Edith. However, in the end, she backed off from being friends with Edith, too, by going home and vanishing from the picture. Did she act correctly by backing off? Or does this make her a person with no personality?
- Acting fast or acting responsibly. When Amelia and Edith realized that Lumina and Kamadia were most likely in the Mausoleum of Lost Symphonies, Amelia decided to go there right away despite the danger, knowing that every second mattered. Edith, in turn, took the slower but more responsible path, informing Jet Mir and the Global Ocean’s Council. Who, according to you, acted better in that situation, and why?
- Forgiving. Did Sokhanya and Kolthida do the right thing in refusing to avenge their sister Lehatari? And didn’t Amelia and Lumina do the same thing, ultimately fleeing the mausoleum, and leaving Rathana to the Global Ocean’s Army?
- Escaping social pressure. Tikalie was a legendary ruler but one so unhappy that she eventually staged her own death. Doesn’t the terrible pressure on young people in our society, force some kind of escape on them, too, for example through drugs?
Final thoughts on debates inspired by “Mermaid Princess Amelia and the Lost Symphony”
To organize your moral debate well, divide your students into three groups, and each group into two teams. Then, give every group a piece of paper with the chosen topic. Don’t forget to set some time limit for preparation, otherwise, there may not be enough time for the discussion.
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