Education Debate Topics

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• My opponent still failed to respond. I extend all prior arguments.
• My opponent has failed to come up with a response. I extend all previous arguments.

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• While my opponent has brought up the point that children are home schooled, he/she has not detailed any of the reasons why parents say they choose to home-school or unschool. Also, as many are single parents, home-schooling is not an option for a majority of those who must work…
• compulsory as defined by Dictionary.com adjective 1. required; mandatory; obligatory: compulsory education. 2. using compulsion; compelling; constraining: education (n.) as defined by etymonline.com 1530s, "childrearing," also "the training of animals," from Middle French…

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• Basic Rules and Agreements: 1. No vulgar, slang, or racist language is allowed. 2. Intentional spelling or grammar errors are not allowed. 3. The first round is for introduction and agreement purposes. 4. If sources are used, they must be cited with URLs or titles of books and…
• Because this is the final round, I wish to make a short conclusion for this debate. I cannot counter-argue with what my contender has said. Thus, I resign from this round.

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• Schools are responsible for student health! agree why? disagree why?

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• Public schools should require their students to wear uniforms. They would end up saving money for parents, could help stop bullying, and help focus students attention to the lessons that matter. Personal outfits can often be too distracting, revealing, and results in sutdents…
• I concede that it's not the responsibility of the school to clothes its students. However, requiring uniforms would help both parents and the school out, making it a win-win for everyone. Unfortunately, the money schools receive is not enough. Schools are constantly being faced…

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• Your opposition to Intelligent Design steams from your belief that Evolution is considered scientific fact when in fact it is a theory yet to be proven, so Intelligent Design should be allowed to be taught because it doesn't oppose anything that is considered actual scientific…
• Intelligent Design does not deny the scientific merit of evolution and is not supportive of any religion in particular. It is important to teach intelligent design beside evolution because it is important to expose young minds to a wide variety of opinion and theory in all…

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• Thanks to Pro for challenging me. Pro claims, "As much as any other market, labor markets adhere to how when supply goes up, price goes down. The key to modern prosperity, therefore, is not to increase supply." According to Pro it is impossible to ever have a need for anything,…
• The resolution Pro defends is "America Does Not Need More STEM Education. " The Bureau of Labor Statistics says that in STEM occupations in the nation there are two job openings for every unemployed STEM worker, whereas in in the non-STEM occupations there are three unemployed…

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• And back to me, for one last statement. The clarification for why is, as I have previously stated, that a. Freedom of speech, and b. both world wars were results of nationalism. I would disagree, yes, in some cases it would be them disregarding the US, but I would argue that I…
• I did not say to disregard the nation, I said you should be able to choose not to show nationalism for the country.

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• By allowing our students to drink flavored milk, we're only training them to prefer sweetened foods. This can have devastating consequences, especially later in life.
• Kids who drink plain milk will indeed absorb more calcium than those who drink chocolate milk:According to my opponent's link, a child who consumes one carton of plain milk will absorb 6 more milligrams of calcium than a child who consumes a carton of chocolate milk. This…

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• I believe you shold have oral eaminations rather than written because it would be a challenge to work your mind more.Some people have a tendacy to know the information but can't put it down on paper.Our school sysytem needs to be more direct with its students find out what the…
• In response to your arguments I find that as a person who lives with a mentally handicapped student and friend I find that oral tests or examinations, are easier for her due to that fact. I find that statisically speaking written examinations are harder for those with mental…

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• I guess your right, but this will encourge bravery to talk to teachers, ask questions, and make better english. That's what I mean.
• kids SHOULD be aloud to talk in class because it gives them a chance to learn and be encouraged to ask questions!!!

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• I think that homeschooling is a great idea too, but even if there is more than 5 people homeschooling with yoou, you can't LEARN how to make new friends. cause the only friends you got is the ones in the room that you learn in. I thank you all for reading this debate and hope…
• Homeschooling dosen work if you don�t have brilliant parents. and because your prents dodnt get certificates of proper teaching, it's not really effective. School can help you socialize with people. If your homeschooled then your cooped up in a room wwith a parent beside you.…

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• The purpose of school is not to learn. The purpose of school is to see how well students can show patience, obedience and the willingness to work, so that colleges can pick out the people that are going to work hard. If you ask any college senior, they will have completely…
• You are assuming that the people in charge of the education that millions of children get are too stupid to understand the outcome of it? I don't think so. You say that high schools offer clubs and after-school programs. Is most of their time spent in the clubs and after school…

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• yes junk food should be allowed a school because it can help kids that have diabites and can it them for more energy.

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• Con's argument proves that Physical Education should be taken out of schools. If Con had more lecture time in an English class and less time playing Dodge ball in her Physical Education class, maybe Con would write proper English. School is primarily to teach EDUCATIONAL…
• Thank you for your reply. Pro says: "obesity can cause diabetes" My answer: Maintaining a child's health is not the school's responsibility. The school is solely there to educate the child. The child's health is the parent's responsibility. If the child was fed properly and…

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• ah I withdrawal then I didn't understand sorry
• But if you're in a professional environment such as school or work you can not be dressing in slutty attire . Lets say you needed a lawyer would you go to one wearing a crop top and sweat pants or would you go to one that was wearing a blazer and a pencil skirt . No one will…

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• I'm sorry I haven't had enough time to respond to you, Wylted (got exams). I will reopen this debate when i think i have enough time and when i do reopen it i assure you i will respond. If you are still willing to debate this topic I would ask for you to wait until I have the…
• Private education is causing a great split in our society between rich and poor. The two-tier system is disabling social mobility and is a major cause of socio-economic inequality. As the political director for the Huffington Post, Mehdi Hasan, says, "It should be a national…

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• Your last statement. .. Then in your closing you say if we remove it, schools will receive the aid they need. Now, OBVIOUSLY, if these schools have to lower their standards in order to receive the aid [. .. ] THEY WON'T RECIEVE IT OTHERWISE! This is wrong what I was trying to…
• I am here to debate, and we shall. Lets first start with what the no child left behind act of 2001 really is. Quoted from Wikipedia. The Act requires states to develop assessments in basic skills to be given to all students in certain grades, if those states are to receive…

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• This argument will be about abolishing exams in a given education system. Standard DDO conduct applies.
• R1: China/UKMy opponent agrees that exam stress here is resulting in a lot of problems for students. R2: Structure of ExamsI agree to an extent that the grading scheme needs to be altered to better accommodate student stresses as a result of rigorous intellectual regime.…

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• I made a mistake. In a class where everyone is wearing non uniform students look at one another for who has the best clothing school-uniform it distracts the lesson!(Research has proven it)You still haven't mentioned other ways students can be identified By the way below are…
• Don't you get it?Let's say there's a soccer match and everyone is wearing the same thing.People will support their own team.While if they are wearing casual,some may go to an extent of supporting the other team.This makes them less proud of their school.I think you haven't…

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• The way classes are taught (starting from a very early age), students have it drilled into their heads that a certain type of problem has a certain solution. The way teachers teach classes, they do not emphasize (with the exception of a select few elite schools such as Phillips…
• Recent data shows that 92% of students grades 5-12 surveyed state that they participate in at least one "creative, fun" activity while at school.Would you be able to provide me with a source for this information? Additionally, I find that the students' perception of a…

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• So, i'm thinking that schools should have better security. Reason why: well i think it would be a lot more safe and parents would suggest that school for parents looking for a school for there children. It will also prevent bullying and in case of a emergency there will be more…
• Well sure they might have officers in almost every school but think about it the schools with more people need more security and hey do you know what security means? It means Safety, protection, and peace of mind who wont want that and people who bring weapons will be easily…

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• Since my opponent has posted no counter arguments, I have no points to refute. I can assume they either concede the debate or wish to continue it in a separate debate. If my opponent chooses to post an argument in this round, I request a second debate in order to make…
• Firstly, written exams only assess one facet of a student's ability in any given subject: writing. For example, there might be a student who is incredibly knowledgeable on the subject of science, but finds it difficult to articulate themselves when writing an extended answer.…

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• -"some students are brilliant and don't do the homework." This debate is about abolishing grades, not that the students wouldn't do any work. School homework is VERY different than real world "homework" and in the real world there are not grades. Without grades students would…
• Regarding placing students with certain classes based on grades, some students are brilliant and don't do the homework. They would then get put in a class that is way below their skill level. This could go both ways when a student who doesn't know the material could copy of the…

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• You say that education can be saved with Ken Robinson's planned method of schooling, but I say this is false, because they are impossible to implement. First off, public schools are run by the government. Which means the government sets standards and rules for how the schools…
• You say that other countries such as the DRC have horrible poverty due to a lack of education, however, I did not advocate having the children of America getting as little education as them, or no education like them. I simply said that the public school system should be…

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• I agree with everything you said. What I meant was (I'm sorry for my lack of explaination in previous arguments)- Education is either used for these things: 1. Power 2. Detriment 3. Helping society with our knowledge 4. Gaining wisdom 5. Simply just knowing it so we won't get…
• All of what you just said is true. However, several high school or college dropouts become successful. I'm guessing what I am trying to say is education should not be simply being a bookworm, being a nerd, or anything simply JUST learning and experimenting. Education must be…

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• The purpose of the military entering schools is not solely recruitment but awareness
• All high schools accepting state funding should accept military recruiters once a year

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• I would first like to point out that there were no answers to my points in the last speech. I gave you three impacts of good things that could come, while the con gives you one why it will not. My arguments outweigh his because their would be much more good than bad with this.…
• <> This would not put any pressure on kids. As I have stated, it would boost self confidence and make the student feel better. What teachers are doing now is frankly insulting, and putting this plan into action would create a sustainable atmosphere for kids to be open with…

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• nice to see con forfeited this round so i shall do the conclusion. exams should be abolished since they are a disgrace to students and this causes a lot of pressure, i enjoy the debate though and i wish to see you again.
• thanks for your suggestion and i am happy to accept it. exams should be abolished, according to a survey done by an university it was stated that 94% of students and teachers would like to abolish exams in school and most of the students and teachers explained that exams would…

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• Extend. Also, viruses spread when you don't wash your hands, not when you touch long-since dried, air-exposed things. Just avoid the wet gum and wash your hands regularly. I still don't see some magic enforcement mechanism that unproblematically deals with such a discreet act.

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• Unfortunately, my opponent has forfeited this round and I cannot defend my case from his rebuttals, since he made none. I will however be telling the voters why I have won: My "deterrence of crime" argument outweighs my opponent's "cost" argument (which I refuted) I have…
• Introduction and Important Procedural MattersThanks for a good constructive speech, I had a lot of fun reading it. I'd first like to say, before any major rebuttals on my opponent's case, this is my burden of proof (I thought it would be obvious but I have to explain what it…

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• The guidelines are the same as my other debate. Lets Go!!! Pro: A: Encourages responsible financial management. R: Judge, as a kid if you were to have some money given to you what would you do with it? �Most kids would go spend it on a candy bar or something else that would…

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• Standardized tests result in teachers "teaching the test"
• Standardized tests discriminate against minorities

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• Wow your cool. Are you really trying to put me down? May I ask why? Is it because that a girl is more intelligent than you? Anyways I think a good question to ask right now is "You mad bro?". Really though, you must not know the basics of how a debate should be, its meant to be…
• Well I'm so glad that think that way.. You must be ignorant of the feeling of having a teacher in your life that cares and doesn't put you on some "one way of learning things" program.. When you have a teacher, they conform the way they teach to accommodate each student and…

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• To counter my point of contention, the opposition has cited a couple of examples in which brilliant yet egotistic individuals who refused to directly have anything to do with people of inferior academic background still gave back to society and contributed to it as a whole.…
• INTRO Social elitism is a significant problem in the world today, especially in education systems that stream students into different classes of academic aptitude based on examination results. While it's true that pretty much all education systems do this, just on differing…

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• Practical knowledge is very very important than bookish knowledge . The one doing the business will be far more better than the one studying how to do in the books .
• Oh no no my friend I don't want to spit on those who have written books. And first of all practical knowledge Is gained by doing that particular thing and not on the basis of somebody else's experience . I hope I am clear. Coming back to the point . Reasons why practical…

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• "Your bible made the claims first, not I, so it is you who actually has the burden of proof." Nice cop out. The Bible does say that they exist and until you give a reason (other than your assumption that the Bible is false) to mistrust what the Bible says, you have no reason to…
• I must say that I was a tad disappointed with that response. But nevertheless let us get into the issues... "You say that without creationism there can be no meaning in life. Since all humans eventually will die then that is their only purpose. Why is that the case? How can you…

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• Given that Proposition opened this debate it would be inappropriate for me to use this last speech in any way that could be judged to have swayed the debate. For this reason, I would simply like to thank my opponent for suggesting this stimulating motion and wish him the best…
• In this final speech for the Proposition we seek to do two things: we will issue one final reel of rebuttal against the previous speeches from the Opposition before moving into a summing up of both cases which will explain why ours is stronger. Firstly, we have a significant…

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• Don't believe it, facts are easy, and for one thing, teachers do the exact same work kids do!

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• Thank you for joining my debate. Common core is bad for schools because it values tests over learning. The way the whole system is set up makes it so that intelligence is measured by standardized test upon standardized test each year, causing stress, anxiety, and depression. If…
• While Common Core does set standards for students, many of these standards are not right. Common Core math is overcomplicated, using the method of grouping numbers for basic addition problems which is not the best approach for teaching second graders. There is no need to…

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• FYI its not me that cant last only 2 rounds. the people ive had the debates with never write back -_-. plus i put it to 5 rounds, because it is part of an assignment i havemy point is that many find it as an easy way out. and did you see me say anything about "old people?…
• i feel that a lot of teens take advantage of the fact that they can drop out of high school and just go to a GED program and not do the same amount of work as they would in high school. i also feel that the course load is completely different

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• I. Abuse of Power That the Romeike family was accepted to the US under refugee status, lends that the harsh action of the German government traumatizing the Romeike children by physically removing them from their home and escorting them to school is in fact an abuse of power.…
• I will defend my arguments, attack CON's points, then add a new argument. I. Given control, a state [Germany] abuses power. The persecution is relevant. I have shown you an example of a state that does not allow parental control of education, and how that state abuses that…

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• In america today the common core has deprived from education the things that children need. for example school does not teach how to obtain and maintain a mortgage, manage taxes and bills, how to take care of themselves. sure math and reading are very imorptant but without…
• hahaha! im a he first of all. and deez nuts will smite you!

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• Yes what you say is true but those student that teachers know fool around could be kept on extra watch and since there isn't much staff there could be more jobs for people to watch those kind of kids and to keep an extra eyes on those who do that.
• I think us students should be allowed to use cell phones during school hours. One fact why I think we should because the school could save money on supplies like calculators or/and computers. The student could have fun on their phones during recces break and during class they…

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• 1. The current math system does not even do what you are trying to do. In addition, the current math system as well as what you propose is not hands on enough to develop the important skills that you are trying to teach. However, my social studies plan will expand the brain by…
• Criticisms 1. But hyperbolas and matrices are not important like knowing how to calculate interest. Everyone should know that, but only statisticians need to know about the formulas for matrices. My social studies program, instead of randomly teaching history, would be about…

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• In schools' there are always people that complain about Male/Female Teachers are always staring at them. Personally as a woman, most girls do not like to stretch with there butt in the air why they are surrounded by men. Most of us girls just turn around when ever we have…

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• but also the qustion the person does not know so that might stupid be to the person that they are asking it to. but the person might have have the same qustion. So in everry ones heads they know a stupid qustion does not exist.
• there is nothing such as a stupid qustion! they all are good.

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• if kids want to be unhealthy then let them be unhealthy they don't have to be forced something that they don't want to do that won't help them in the future
• people should have a choice

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• Why do students cheat? Students cheat because of pressure from their parents to do well in school, rather than laziness. Those students that do well do so because of cheating. -86% of high schoolers cheat.. -Most cheaters do not get caught. -80% of students at the top of their…
• It is a proven fact that the people that get good grades only achieve them by cheating. Us regular Joes who acheive regular grades achieve them by hard work.