Tag: education

  • What is a Desirable Debating Culture?

    Debate education, like debate in most democratic/capitalist countries, is set up poorly because it is set up in opposition to a way of thinking and judging. As any first year debate student can tell you, you can’t win a debate by setting up your position as “Don’t do what they want to do.” The debate…

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  • Competitive Debate is not in the Hands of Educators

    The biggest issue facing the Tournament Debate Regime around the world is that they willfully exclude the educational perspective and also work to exclude educators from participating in the creation and administration of debate events. The biggest shock during the pandemic is that debate tournaments continued, unimpeded through online means. There was no discussion and…

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