Recent Exercises

  • Classroom Podcasting or Video Lectures?

    Still struggling with this question. The arguments for podcasting are a lot more persuasive to me: Audio is small, easy to produce at a high quality, easy to…

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  • Feeling Gratitude

    But everywhere I goI see it all, I see it all‘Cause everywhere I go I can’t even hide my loveI see it all, I see it allBut everywhere…

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  • Remembering Brad Smith

    Debate has been a lot of things to me, but perhaps the most (or only) valuable thing about it has been the relationships I have made with people…

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  • The Week Ahead

    I thought I would start making the Monday post something a bit more personal and reflective, a snapshot of where my mind is for the week, and make…

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  • What’s in a Debate Name?

    Debate Coach makes me cringe for so many reasons. I’m not sure I can list them all here. The first concern with this term I share with William…

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  • We’re Hiring Someone who Does Debate, What do you Think?

    The title of this post is a note I often get. I thought I’d make my common response public. Don’t hire a debate coach to run your debate…

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