In Platilanta, the jobs and businesses are pretty much the same as on Earth.
Students will be trained for their jobs by going to specialty classes, after their basic schooling, sort of like the learning style of an apprenticeship, very hands-on, so that they can develop the technique as well as the knowledge for their new jobs.
People get to choose their jobs, but their teachers and parents will watch them and give them suggestions on what they think they’d be good at.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Responsibilities
At age 12, the children start having adult responsibilities, like taking care of younger children, and things like that. That’s also the age where they chose what they would like to become as adults, and start their specialty training for that. They become adults at 17, and start their adult jobs then.
The adults’ responsibilities are to take care of their children, and also to have daytime or night-time jobs.
The elderly don’t have very many responsibilities. One of their responsibilities is to care for their grandchildren (if they have any) when the parents can’t, if the children aren’t in childcare. People are considered elderly at age 70. At that point they can either retire or keep working, if they like their job and want to. If they retire, they have the choice of going to live in a retirement home or staying at their own home. If they chose to stay at their own home, it’s their children’s responsibility to see to their well-being.
If the elderly begin to go senile, they will be put into a special retirement home where they can still enjoy their life as best as they can, with special counsellors who will help them to remain as sane as they can so that they can still enjoy their life.
The adults’ responsibilities are to take care of their children, and also to have daytime or night-time jobs.
The elderly don’t have very many responsibilities. One of their responsibilities is to care for their grandchildren (if they have any) when the parents can’t, if the children aren’t in childcare. People are considered elderly at age 70. At that point they can either retire or keep working, if they like their job and want to. If they retire, they have the choice of going to live in a retirement home or staying at their own home. If they chose to stay at their own home, it’s their children’s responsibility to see to their well-being.
If the elderly begin to go senile, they will be put into a special retirement home where they can still enjoy their life as best as they can, with special counsellors who will help them to remain as sane as they can so that they can still enjoy their life.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Recreation and Entertainment
On Platilanta, recreation and entertainment are pretty much the same as on Earth. We still have singers and dancers, and we still have all the sports that are on Earth, except with one very special addition. The platypus imitation race!
To compete in the platypus imitation race, you need a skateboard and someone to compete against. You lie on your stomach on the skateboard, and push off with your hands and feet, looking a lot like a platypus. The distance needs to be at least ten metres. There are long distance and short distance races, just like running.
In Platilanta, even kids can participate in the Platilympics! Platilympics are like Olympics on Platilanta We have five age groups. Little kids (5 to 8), Kids (9 to 12), Teens (13 to 19), Adults (20 to 59) and Seniors (60+). That way, everyone can participate. The best person of their age group, sport, and gender from each city will come to one city (it changes every year) and participate in the Platilympics.
The Winter Platilympics include:
• Ice hockey
• Figure skating
• Alpine skiing
• Cross country skiing
• Free-style skiing
• Ski jumping
• Bobsled
• Curling
• Snowboarding
• Speed skating
• Luge
• Skeleton
• Platypus imitation race (snowboards)
The Summer Platilympics include:
• Archery
• Badminton
• Basketball
• Canoeing
• Lacrosse
• Gymnastics
• Field hockey
• Swimming
• Volleyball
• Diving
• Golf
• Fencing
• Dressage
• Eventing
• Show jumping
• Cross country (horses)
• Tennis
• Sprinting
• Cross county
• Jumps
• Hurdles
• Dancing (ballet, jazz, acro, hip hop, ballroom)
• Platypus imitation race (skateboards)
More sports can be added if people request them.
To compete in the platypus imitation race, you need a skateboard and someone to compete against. You lie on your stomach on the skateboard, and push off with your hands and feet, looking a lot like a platypus. The distance needs to be at least ten metres. There are long distance and short distance races, just like running.
In Platilanta, even kids can participate in the Platilympics! Platilympics are like Olympics on Platilanta We have five age groups. Little kids (5 to 8), Kids (9 to 12), Teens (13 to 19), Adults (20 to 59) and Seniors (60+). That way, everyone can participate. The best person of their age group, sport, and gender from each city will come to one city (it changes every year) and participate in the Platilympics.
The Winter Platilympics include:
• Ice hockey
• Figure skating
• Alpine skiing
• Cross country skiing
• Free-style skiing
• Ski jumping
• Bobsled
• Curling
• Snowboarding
• Speed skating
• Luge
• Skeleton
• Platypus imitation race (snowboards)
The Summer Platilympics include:
• Archery
• Badminton
• Basketball
• Canoeing
• Lacrosse
• Gymnastics
• Field hockey
• Swimming
• Volleyball
• Diving
• Golf
• Fencing
• Dressage
• Eventing
• Show jumping
• Cross country (horses)
• Tennis
• Sprinting
• Cross county
• Jumps
• Hurdles
• Dancing (ballet, jazz, acro, hip hop, ballroom)
• Platypus imitation race (skateboards)
More sports can be added if people request them.
Education
Schools in Platilanta teach basically the same subjects as here on Earth, but focus more on knowledge in nature, like farming, survival, knowledge of animals, etc.
Children start going to school at age six, and stay there for six more years, until they’re twelve. When they’re twelve, they choose the job they want to do as an adult, and start specialty training for that job.
If an adult ever wants to get a new job, they can go back to school and learn what is required for them to do that job. They will not have to relearn subjects they already learned, but will just have a small review to make sure that they haven’t forgotten everything. If they have, they will just have to relearn that specific thing.
Children start going to school at age six, and stay there for six more years, until they’re twelve. When they’re twelve, they choose the job they want to do as an adult, and start specialty training for that job.
If an adult ever wants to get a new job, they can go back to school and learn what is required for them to do that job. They will not have to relearn subjects they already learned, but will just have a small review to make sure that they haven’t forgotten everything. If they have, they will just have to relearn that specific thing.
Outside influences
Platilantis is a planet itself, and considers the whole planet to be just one country. It has many areas, with different natural resources and to get more needed items to different places, traders from those regions come to trade. Although some people in Platilantis may look different from one another, they are still all one nation.
Government
In Platilanta, we have a democracy. Our main leader is a Prime Minister. Like here on Earth, the Prime Minister is decided by the people’s votes. Whichever person gets the most votes will be Prime Minister.
Laws
• No one is discriminated. Everyone has equality rights.
• Violence is not allowed, even in punishments.
• No possession of a lethal weapon, unless you have a licence and are using it to hunt animals used for food.
• Protect the environment.
• Respect each other
• Don’t steal
Punishments depend on how severe the crime/rule-breaking was. Some punishments are fines from 20 to 35,000 platisos, community service, or getting your welfare taken away for up to seven years.
Rules are enforced by police, and the general community.
Laws
• No one is discriminated. Everyone has equality rights.
• Violence is not allowed, even in punishments.
• No possession of a lethal weapon, unless you have a licence and are using it to hunt animals used for food.
• Protect the environment.
• Respect each other
• Don’t steal
Punishments depend on how severe the crime/rule-breaking was. Some punishments are fines from 20 to 35,000 platisos, community service, or getting your welfare taken away for up to seven years.
Rules are enforced by police, and the general community.
Money
Our currency is called platisos. One platiso is equal to ninety-five cents Canadian. We have five different coins, all worth different amounts. We have copper coins, bronze coins, silver coins, gold coins, and platinum coins. Here’s a table for what each coin is worth.
Copper coin = 1 platiso = $0.95
Bronze coin = 3 platisos = $2.85
Silver coin = 30 platisos = $28.50
Gold coin = 50 platisos = $47.50
Platinum coin = 100 platisos = $95.00
We also have a welfare system, which provides 270 platisos per week for those without jobs. If somebody tries to pretend they don’t have a job and get caught, our welfare system will not apply to them for five years. Otherwise, people might try to cheat the system.
The minimum wage is nine platisos per hour. If someone pays someone less than this, they also will not be covered by our welfare system for up to two years, depending on how much they did or didn’t give them.
Copper coin = 1 platiso = $0.95
Bronze coin = 3 platisos = $2.85
Silver coin = 30 platisos = $28.50
Gold coin = 50 platisos = $47.50
Platinum coin = 100 platisos = $95.00
We also have a welfare system, which provides 270 platisos per week for those without jobs. If somebody tries to pretend they don’t have a job and get caught, our welfare system will not apply to them for five years. Otherwise, people might try to cheat the system.
The minimum wage is nine platisos per hour. If someone pays someone less than this, they also will not be covered by our welfare system for up to two years, depending on how much they did or didn’t give them.
Transportation
In Platilanta, we use horses, gondolas, snowshoes, and bicycles for transportation. We have public gondolas that can hold about three people, and bicycles and snowshoes that you can rent for a low price.
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