Tag: parliamentary debate

  • Expert Adjudicators or Extra Adjudicators

    I was having coffee with a good friend of mine and colleague from the debating world recently, when the subject of debate theory came up. My colleague mused about how lucky American debaters were to have such a rich tradition of theory behind what they do. At the time, I disagreed. I like BP/WUDC debating…

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  • Returning to my Normal life

    I think I am fully recovered from what little jet lag I had. I only became very sleepy at 4:30PM yesterday so I went to the grocery store to shop and to hopefully avoid the inevitable nap. Today I am feeling good, up since 6:30 piddling around the house. Right now the requisite transfer of…

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  • ESU-J Tournament Champ!

    Mr. Isao Ayabe, half of team “Mind the Gap” who won the ESU-J tournament yesterday. Yesterday was fantastic. We spent most of the day at Chuo University in the Tama area outside Tokyo giving a workshop for high school teachers who are thinking of using debate in their English classes. The session was 3 hours,…

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