Teacher notes — Discussion & Debate
Universal basic income: a ready-to-run lesson for advanced high school classes
- Pair students strategically. Put a strong speaker with a mid-level one; avoid pairing two shy students unless you want silence.
- The Gyeonggi program in 2021 was real but narrow: a set quarterly payment for residents aged 24, funded by local taxes. Check the current Gyeonggi provincial government page for the exact figure before citing it in class. It is not the same as national UBI, and results are still debated.
- Common errors to watch for: "people will be lazy" (article missing), "more better" (double comparative), "government have to pay" (subject-verb agreement).
- If a pair finishes early, send them to design a Korean pilot program: who gets it, how much, how long, what gets measured.
- Extension for fast finishers: Compare UBI to Korea's current unemployment insurance. Which system is fairer?