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Reasons to Agree : +3 It is worth it to have animals be part of your life You should take your kids outside where they can walk around, see different people, and explore their surroundings. Kids get to see all different types of people at the zoo. You should teach your kids about Animals. Kids learn about Animals by going to the zoo. You can't learn to appreciate animals unless you see them. When kids learn about animals, they learn about biology which may result in medical interest. Medical interest can result in an interest in many different jobs, from pharmacy to being a doctor. Learning about animals also teaches about geography. At least it did for our kid, as he learned what animals lived where.  Reasons to disagree : -2 Usually people don't spend much time studying animals at the zoo. People tend to look at the animal, watch it for a few minutes, and move on...  Kids will learn more about animals by having a pet than going to a zoo. Letting your kids have a ...

Reasons to agree : + 1 There are a lot of Bolingbrook parks. Kids don't need anything special, but each neighborhood should have open places for kids to play soccer, baseball, or swing on a swing-set. Bolingbrook has that. Reasons to disagree : -2 Often Bolingbrook parks are occupied by thuggish territorial teenagers (reason to disagree: this happens everywhere, perhaps). Often Bolingbrook parks have small vandalization.  Bolingbrook doesn't have parking for hardly any of their parks... its mostly just street parking. Very few of Bolingbrook parks are connected with bike paths Score: # of reasons to agree: +2 # of reasons to disagree: -4 # of reasons to agree with reasons to agree: +0 # of reasons to agree with reasons to disagree: -0 Total Idea Score: -2 Century Park Bolingbrook, Illinois View Larger Map Parking: On the street Safety: Parking is an issue, as it gets very congested, and cars are trying to ge...

Background, Context, and Assumptions Jonamac apple farm is a farm-tourism destination outside Chicago. It is located at 19412 Shabbona Rd Malta, IL 60150. Their phone number is (815) 825-2158. Best reasons to agree : +3 Its good for kids to see farms. Kids should learn the science of producing food. It is good for all of us to try to produce food. Joanamac is is a good farm.  They have a:  petting zoo with mules, sheep, chickens, and a Lama apple picking, with a lot of different apple types pumpkin canon,  a big thing like a trampoline.  old-timy-machines slides Kids like to play in the corn silo.  they have an easy corn maze that kids can handle. They have a harder corn maze for adults. they have a place where you can buy food they have live music playing they often have farm equipment on display Joanamac is close to Chicago. It is 70 miles from Downtown Chicago, and less than that from the suburbs Link Best reasons to disagree : -...

Images that agree : Ali watching fire works with Cousins in McCall, Idaho. 2012.  It seems that we watch fire works at the Bolingbrook end of summer fire work show each year. But the best fire works are on the beach of the Payette Lake in Idaho. They bring a barge to the middle of the lake, and freak out the local wildlife. You can hear the explosions from the fireworks bounce off the mountains. They usually have a great show. Fire works are hard to capture on Camera, so sorry it is sort of a lame post...

Images that agree :   Punting Challenge    Climbing the Pole Vault judging thingy  Not much of a hill, but enough for James to get some speed

Background : Before James loved animals, he loved trains. He spoke about them all the time. In particular was a train movie we got from the library that he must have watched 30 times. I ended up driving up their with James on day, and Megan stayed home. Best reasons to agree : +3 Kids like trains.  The Illinois Train Museum has lots of trains.  Trains are cool. Trains are some of the biggest things that people will see move. Trains have changed a lot over time. Trains used to be very important to our county's development. Learning about trains will also allow you to learn a little about what our grand parent's lives were like. Best reasons to disagree : -1 Union Illinois is 59 miles from Chicago. It would be cooler if it was a little bit closer.  Score: # of reasons to agree: +3 # of reasons to disagree: -1 # of reasons to agree with reasons to agree: +0 # of reasons to agree with reasons to disagree: -0 Total Idea Score: +2 Don't like the...