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title: "CERCA Now: The Olympics"
description: 3 Topic to Spark Courageous Thinking This Week!
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# [CERCA Now: The Olympics](https://blog.thinkcerca.com/cerca-now-olympics)

 Written by [ThinkCERCA Team](https://blog.thinkcerca.com/author/thinkcerca-team) | January 31, 2022

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## ELEMENTARY: [A Special Kind of Olympian](https://info.thinkcerca.com/e3t/Btc/RE+113/chwFg04/VWTy5J7j8sd0W3h1rx061jzgLW3_3yVc4D-ggzN2ZRHCf3q3phV1-WJV7CgC1dW2PtQx07yqC1bW2w5nKK12kH6JW2sLdxW8zNBnyW28gjzW5VgrzdW9h2y5K8KCkpDW9fXdCj4FvRgcW5sNS-J6LQKSfW1sBjJr6J8CrqW3DghTd8l4sPHW9ddYY08P2RdmW6YtJQY7b-B6yW2HKKXx5JvXddN1fzgdsD17WGW69qTm872RCkvW5tP1tw1YM2dYW5Mw2fQ6k_VdjW3Fnqw31thFFmW4dPCG78FwG8jW9ctnDJ7l2S3jW5fnLY58t8FMJW2bHkj-5m9MRYW4cGlbC9jL7xdW92bNrX1ZkxTjW3vKp_y5_Jq9gW2wWMpJ4TKX_rVkHYTD31Z5q8W4wpjzS89KSy-W2BLyCp3_jSfl3lVP1)

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## MIDDLE: [21st-Century Olympics](https://info.thinkcerca.com/e3t/Btc/RE+113/chwFg04/VWTy5J7j8sd0W3h1rx061jzgLW3_3yVc4D-ggzN2ZRHBZ3q3n_V1-WJV7CgWjPW34FHzq14bG3JW2KjQrf2bkQ-kW4v6rYk9kNF7_VK6Drz2pLK2wW1dvYDX2gc_2bN1xTB8KYP5X8W1Z4NKL9jpkbBW4Wc5xm5kfsPSW6H750Q8GXtVdW5Vwlxm69BZ_3W4PNrmJ1j_3j5W8f_xhL44X6rkW1kLjfL7MvSJPW5vmMb23_kCg1W8dvhBl1r8QPqW1z9kV_24qgLGW71b9BB6-L4r7W91bjd-3XcVmHW1W-rfF2fJR9KW7fTgVw2s_jnNW6w3kbQ2lPtNPW4smhph630_TTW3TwcGX2yZXzbV6lK5N5g6JknW5LGFGr7wjyCbW62vS7Q5HSXFc361_1)

## HIGH SCHOOL

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[The 1936 Berlin Olympics Boycott Debate](https://info.thinkcerca.com/e3t/Btc/RE+113/chwFg04/VWTy5J7j8sd0W3h1rx061jzgLW3_3yVc4D-ggzN2ZRHBZ3q3n_V1-WJV7Cg-cqW4KRMFq3nkLWpN6KwD1n-0NL1VX5VNV3bb9LZN3q0R7RyK-T9W7N5q9C3DXwNZW2KST2R5TyYfWN2Nykd2pdC72W96np858sX0cgW5JnqT51qRYrhW3nKdJc8zl8PJW3r0X0Y1BjsC6N3vHgyHtgXhgW1X1ZvV7M6Y2LW4XhqLf9jxYdVN8YlbwzDCTLcW7D31JX5V4jcXW20wqpQ7MMMBDW97Gf-y79hGHbW1J04Kj5KKQ_sW5_h3Zq3T4BNSW3MSBGy62c-bCW36BXRv4hTn7kW8NzFlL4zl-14W2HYx2b4f5ZF_W2dXyfx2gp-knW3wZrnX63BSjy3d0R1)

 

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#### ELEMENTARY

Should watching the Olympics be a homework assignment for students across the world? (Consider the value of learning about other cultures and countries and outstanding athletes from around the world. Research more about the Olympic torch relay, the opening ceremonies, and individual profiles of countries and athletes that are broadcast in the Olympic Games.)

[➡️ Beyond the Games](https://info.thinkcerca.com/e3t/Btc/RE+113/chwFg04/VWTy5J7j8sd0W3h1rx061jzgLW3_3yVc4D-ggzN2ZRHBG3q3nJV1-WJV7CgB8MW4QNdbc1pdD6zW7j0FXH3VkNwgW531cp_7QTsN3W79HsdC7prKZLN6DHXN0vh-SFW7v4gNj73HWvvW8bSQQp7J0LvJW4HKMSW4477FhW3Nq_9f2-H02LW3_cmXz2sZhwPW56pczD20ynnfW65QLgn7s60M-W297hRB4S18xlW8sCZ4n5Mq3tHW7YGVBf8CZZm7W1dSPpj6W01vyN5kjxf0QHg-NN83kMX250Gf6W84-TrB39FvPdW4cTB_82lfzNkW3t51dC6MhYDyW9bJBtV3yvsC1W2vxsfP319hVGW3DYWzg5v-4hK33R81)

#### MIDDLE

Would it be possible to gain agreement from governments to apply the concept of the “Olympic” truce to other global events?

[ ➡️Olympic Truce](https://info.thinkcerca.com/e3t/Btc/RE+113/chwFg04/VWTy5J7j8sd0W3h1rx061jzgLW3_3yVc4D-ggzN2ZRHBG3q3nJV1-WJV7CgKWrW5nCF_C7BR-XjW7yNpxd6vzYM2W4frHy04yrs3DVD5H5b7XM3Y7W5qCL5h89BRcZMYzHgMwYjBjW7cLFlz6MR_PJW58ZvfS8G3HHwW6KJt2t4xKppwW4ll9sv6MvsvpW5dX89D8dYTrhW33LmXM149BtZW8gzs0v96Pf_QW2PFMBR6RptGkW62qNTm3JrnRfW2Qv99y4kTTljVKwp4Y5DGRb6W98GFzX5BrKKqW4HKtYl3SxST7W93zkBx3p0ck9N2Vm9j2HY_WWVTNgVJ7KJYdDW4HlF2b1MjTqBW7ryw686V2dLX3pSG1)

#### HIGH SCHOOL

Should athletes use the platform of the Olympics to comment on global issues they care about?

[ ➡️ Olympic Movement](https://info.thinkcerca.com/e3t/Btc/RE+113/chwFg04/VWTy5J7j8sd0W3h1rx061jzgLW3_3yVc4D-ggzN2ZRHBG3q3nJV1-WJV7Cg-XFW4sJ2mq8C_SLkW8GqQ8t3H3_5fW76B0qM544ZQTN4m9CR8YGwdKN14-c8HyXyTxM5Ksdk_pFsYW4ztMwr7-P1ttW6m-QkX2q8p6MW8LjQZF9g-DgFW2td6RT4mTjK1W1kFJvM3GPcf3W6K4_K26hlKHFW1qyy5-5RvzYgW3DwX6W79339xW10y2v3453Hs7N5hHvdss31fbW97CRGP79Dvy3V-n_tP1jrSyZVltcJ237HcVLW2CFYV45sRKjSN5qsn6RlnZLNW1ZJj9C3BkHyhW3sZWLz1lPs4_W26d0Nx7kJ-NT34Hj1)

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