Education Debate Topics — page 18

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• Online courses are a way to higher academic excellence
• Online courses broadens access to education

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• The existence of intelligent design certainly is a complicated topic. Intelligent design basically says that everything was created with an intelligent cause, unlike evolution which says we evolved here from something else. Intelligent design and evolution can both be argued to…

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• Homework is just a waste. It uses paper which hurts the environment. Homework takes time away from doing every day things instead of doing homework over the weekend which is meant to give you a break not make you break.
• homework is just a waste of time. we learn everything in school, so why should we do it at home. home is for family time and whenever we have homework it takes time away for you to spend with your families.

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• Irish and English Statements should not be the official judgement of an Individual's Intelligence. It should be based on a continuous assessment. This would Lower Stress on an individual and have mental and physical benefits (Question Based on A levels and Jc/lc)

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• I believe that school starts too young. We need a stronger family. Thats where it all starts. In a broken family, sure, its better than nothing. but I learned to read and had basic math from my mom, who has a job of her own, but she invested her time into my brothers and I.…
• Sorry, our computer had a meltdown, so we put it in the refrigerator to cool down. But on the debate side of everything, preschool is too soon. I think that kids should learn the basics of social etiquette from their parents. I don't think that shoving 20 kids into a room with…

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• The con side has given up again. I would still like to build on my case as I am passionate about education. We must understand that education is the great equalizer. It allows those on the bottom to push themselves up. To get rid of it would go against what America stands for.…
• Unfortunately my opponent has forfeited the second round. I will still take this time to build on my case. In the first round, the pro speaker mentioned using video games for education. Yes, this games do exist for educational purpose, but having the expectation of every parent…

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• As I said before, I came in looking for facts to support an opinion that I could then use to base my belief in either one or the other. So, while I'm not disagreeing with you, I would like to clarify my question, or at least, to further it. I have heard the evidence for…
• Before I begin, please note that I came at this subject indifferently and chose a side based on what I researched. I also hope that this does not become a throwdown of insults. If it does, I will forfeit only because I have no interest in that. I am not set in my opinion, I…

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• I would have to disagree with this. In studies regarding depression in school aged kids, show that school is actually a small factor (while it is still a factor, family, finances, and friends, or lack there of are much larger indicators) [1][2][3]. And with anxiety, private…
• The "public education system" as the common culture of today's society claim that state education is an ideal method of educating the young. In this debate I want to refute this concept and show a darker side of the state education system. Rather than educate it teaches the…

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• Resolved: That merit pay based on student achievement should be a significant component of K-12 teacher compensation in United Sates public schools. This is last months Public Forum topic. Also, this round will be run exactly like a Public Forum round, minus the…
• I have been very busy. Today, I will be rebutting my opponent's arguments. In my opponent's first contention, part A, he says that teachers will go far enough to deprive students of a good education. You can see that teachers would be attempting to give students the best…

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• Shame.
• Why, opponent? Why?

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• You're missing the point. This topic neither "without uniforms" nor "ban uniforms" but give a right to parent to choose what appropriate for their children "cost efficient" as I said early if you think that you will save money by this way you just buy uniforms to your children…
• What is the problem with that? being apart from school or not is what they have to deal with this is what they decide on their own, right? this is case study in my country there is a university that allows student choose to wear or not wear uniform (note: other universities…

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• Alright. Let me be more specific. By 'advance' I meant advance technologically. We cannot repeat anything without learning history. we would still go forward through times, as mindless fools, wishing god had never created us. Ah, but wait. Most likely we could not wish, as we…
• History- the best temporal thing to learn of.This is because of several reasons- first, the fact that without history we cannot advance.For me to advance this point, I must define what i mean by history.Definition in question: History-everything and anything that happened in…

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• So much easier for parents!
• Lessons would feel less broken.

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• By "forced" I mean that it becomes a graduation requirement. I do mean this in response to the financial crisis, which would possibly be over by the time of implementation. However, if you look at American history, the American people have a cycle of making the same mistakes…
• I feel that all students in high school shoud be required to take a financial literacy course, so they will have a clue what they are talking about when it comes time to join a bank, or take out a loan etc.

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• Okay, I didn't mean to offend you by that above statement. What I meant was that when I said literature I was discussing prose and classics as opposed to other types of writing. I believe what you said is totally correct, though I am still uncertain regarding the importance of…
• What you said is very true and I"m glad that you brought this point up. Undoubtedly, it is of utmost importance to educate children how literature is used to manipulate the reader"s beliefs about a certain topic and people should be aware of this. Rhetoric is widely used by…

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• I'm glad to hear that my opponent and I agree that "federal crimes, such as hate speech and illegal information, should be tried and punished by the university and the law." I would, however, consider this to be a statement which necessarily implies that the motion is true; if…
• I will defend the motion that public colleges and universities have the right to restrict campus speech. Tradition dictates that the proponent of a motion defines its terms. Hence, I will take: "restrict" to mean either preventing such speech (for example, by no platforming) or…

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• Even if stress can help kids prepare for the future, it will have a big negative effect on the present. A lot of homework each day or some days may stress the kid out too much. Some kids may finish homework quickly because they learn well, work fast, and don't have a busy…
• I'm saying kids can have a little homework, but it cannot be a lot. I'd say a max of 20-30 minutes of homework. You do have a good point, but I think most of the work the child does should be done at school. The amount of homework a child is given can add stress to the child. A…

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• I am going to discount CON's content in the final round for two reasons:1. CON brings up new arguments on why native speakers of a language cannot act as suitable teachers for ESL students, despite my statement in the third round which calls for no new arguments in the final…
• Rebuttals:CON states that native speakers cannot fully empathize with the difficulty their students face. This can be rebuffed in two ways. Firstly, the motion states the contention to be whether 'we' should learn WITH native/non native speakers, not learn FROM. Hence, CON's…

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• I am sorry i have been busy cuz my moms car is terrible i have to deal with house stuff like rent and phone bills and stuff. My life sucks and i suck at debating
• you make a good statement as i said i do agree with con i left out that the government pays the children in Pre-10th but the government would let them have a student bank account like for lunches you have a school lunch account so you can purchase lunch or something extra, but…

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• I think that we should all go to private schools so that we can all get the best education we need to make this world better. look at all the politics there making heaps of money but how many went to a public school. if we made private schools cheaper everyone could have a…
• I believe that private schools should be cheaper in costs so that more people can get a better future

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• Uniforms help to distinguish students from outsiders. Which is beneficial to the faculty in helping supervise and provide a safe environment for there kids to learn. Students can also conceal weapons in their personalized clothing and accessories which brings dangers and bad…
• Opponent has forfeited. Do you have any reason to vote him

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• From my opinion , fault are on students because they are going to school, not their parents. Parents only teach them the moral values , they cant come to school with them and study with them. In past the education system were not good so parents at that time didnt have much…
• My dear opponent. You've mentioned discipline . For a student, discipline just apart of them and not from the parents. If they feared for parents that they will punished, don't the student have self conscious to think what can do what cant do? Student future is in their hand…

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• School prepares you for the future because it teaches you how to become an everyday worker. Think of it this way, your boss doesn't want you slacking and not doing your work in a everyday environment. Well thats what school is an everyday environment where you complete…
• School CAN prepare you for adult life, but there is no guarantee; you must take school, like life, into your own hands. One point brought up by anti-schooling proponents is the lack of direct correlation between school and "reality," i.e. life without a teacher directing what…

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• It would not cost hundreds of dollars, and if the school already gives out laptops to the kids, all they need is the program, and you get a big discount if you are buying for a school. The parents probably would not mind if it is for 10 minutes, and the teachers could send the…
• If the school gives out laptops, to be used for school (I know many that do), minecraft could be installed easily. You are right, they will not learn history in a historical context. But they will experience it. If the teacher guides them through it and shows them what would…

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• Biased teachers have a very negative effect on the society because when a teacher is biased, his/her students will lose the will to study. Also this can significantly affect the personality of the student. There is an experiment conducted in 1939: The Monster Study is the name…

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• Exactly childhood obesity caused by school lunch, rates are dropping even more, due to the fact that school lunches are getting healthier. Plus like I said the government isn't forcing you to eat school lunches. You can easily pack your own lunch from home if truly want to eat…
• I see what you mean, but school is about learning and making life descions. Why can't the lunches be apart of that. If you want to eat unhealthy its fine by me, all you have to do is pack your lunch. And yes you can also pack your lunch full of nutritional items as well. But in…

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• ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The point of LD is to judge which case makes more logical sense, not to see which statistics provide better evidence. Going back to round…
• I am sorry if i didnt specify case too well, but i was reffering to Lincoln Douglas cases. I am also sorry about your confusion. A core value is what a person seeks to achieve and a value criterion is how you wish to achieve your core value. I am also sorry for the confusion…

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• Thank you for accepting. It is my first debate so I'm pretty excited. I am 14 and I wanted to learn more about debate so this is a great opportunity. Anyway, lets begin. If there is a struggling student who is not able to catch up in concepts, self paced learning could help the…
• Hi, I have been fascinated with the way Khan Academy teaches. I have learned so cool new things like cos and sin which I would never have learned till at the very least next year. I want to debate someone who is against self pace learning .

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• It is scientifically proven somewhere on this Earth that the french horn is the hardest to learn and play. I could learn to play a flute in half the time it would take to learn to play a french horn. If you actually tried to play the french horn it would take you about a year…
• not feeling it today round forfeited

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• First I agree with Corporal Punishment should not be the only way to "encourage" pupils.. In my point of view, physical punishment should not only include hitting but should also include other kinds of physical actives; e.g running laps. In the modern society, as in more…

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• Thank you for reading.
• Thank you for your response.I'm going to go back over that last round then point something out that applies across the debate.1) LearnersMy opponent here doesn't really provide any sort of evidence concerning the highlighting usage of a tablet.I beg to differ. I had an app…

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• Doesn't this mean I win the debate because you agree with me that Monday should be a school day?
• I admit that teachers would have more time to grade stuff and relax, but I don't really think that is an excuse. Teachers signed up for being teachers knowing that they would be stressed a lot, just like any other job. But, that's normal. Anyway, the teacher job application…

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• You make some very good points, but I beg to differ. Since you mentioned cost, I must say that there are many unimportant tech items in our schools right now. For example, those smart boards that I was talking about before cost between $3000-5000. Smart boards are being put up…
• Security cameras are helping lots of people in the world by catching things on tape and recording illegal actions. But one of the most important places that needs security cameras are schools. However, some schools still don't have them. Why are there security cameras in every…

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• as a student myself I have disagree with my opponent due to the fact that I have ask many educated individuals on what reason was service learning hours has been in any from useful? their so-called educated answer was that students just have to do it so they can graduate. Me…
• i believe that more students would be graduating on without service learning hours

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• Definition of Creationism I agreed to in round one-"the belief that the universe and living organisms originate from specific acts of divine creation, as in the biblical account, rather than by natural processes such as evolution. " "In this debate, creationism is the belief…
• My opponent didn't seem to understand a single thing I wrote in the last round. But we have spoken in the comments and I think we have come to some sort of understanding. So let us get right into it. "Creationism is a belief that exists in opposition to natural processes AND it…

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• My opponent has forfeited.
• So you agree with me? Not going to be much of a debate then.

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• I have to forfeit this round due to time. I believe I have said what I can for my point of view though.
• You mention in the beginning of your argument that I started out saying sports should be cut first then at the end changing it to they should not be cut first, just looked at equally. I in fact never stated that sports should be cut, just thought about as much as the Arts,…

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• Rawr?
• Yes, it is true that Communism is a economic ideal, as well as a philosophical ideal. My opponent's detailing of the idea of groups being defined by a 'leader' group, and that leader group sets the world view of the entire group, is interesting. Though, it really doesn't refute…

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• The SAT/ACT has to stay in one form to be fair to all those who take them and an equal measure of difficulty for the colleges to judge them by fairly. Although these tests are challenging for the students that take them they are a measure that ultimately helps a student get…
• Some colleges understand this and are now test optional for the application. However this option it omitted for certain majors like nursing. The reason for this is because after four years of school the college student would recieve their bachelors degree, however they are not…

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• Im not saying i want more options im just saying that i want healthier choices.
• thankyou for the advice but the schools salads and wraps both have some sort of cheese in it. today I Had the same problem every thing had cheese in it but the bigger problem is that our schools snack line wasn't open so I couldn't get corn dogs or a pretzel or anything with…

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• Thank you for accepting. I think education will be the key to our countries sucsess because our children will be tommorows workers. The three-yearly OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) report, which compares the knowledge and skills of 15-year-olds in 70…
• I believe that education is the key to our country and all others future. Con will say why it isn't. My points will be our children will be our counties entire future and I will go off of that bringing into example other countries and past education rankings.

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• I didn't know it was two rounds. I'll fill my argument up I guess "Home schooling is isolated and has lack of competition. Public and private schools provide this competition through constant testing and exams. Students are able to know and understand the pressures of obtaining…
• There is a short word limit. 750 words. I will let Con argue first, however I will state now I am pro for homeschooling and I will argue against Con about this topic.Con, you argue first.

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• They will not get looked down on in school. Because everybody dress like that. Now it's a different story if they wear a bikini.
• Ok, I get that. But that's the way they want to dress. I seen girls dress like whores and still succeed in school. I seen guys who sag their pants still succeed in school. And one of those guys is my brother. He sags his pants but he still gets A's and B's, he is a gentleman,…

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• Cell phone helps communication goes on
• Yes, it should be allowed for the case of emergency.

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• Most children hate school anyway so they should go to school less.. And I know what you are going to say.. "What about their education?!" Well their parents can just teach them...
• Children should go to school less because they will get tired so when they get home they might get sick or be VERY tired.

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• E learning is the new age of learning in the world today. Many colleges and universities have adapted to this learning method which is proven that it is efficient otherwise people would not adapt to this method.
• elearning is definitely the future of learning method and will be recognized and adapted by every education group.

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• We've all been hearing this phrase probably our entire lives- "Imagination has no boundaries./ Imagination knows no bounds". It may indeed be true. The same way, I believe that education can be a boundary for imagination. You may now ask me how? There are several examples I can…
• Number one, it is obvious that there is no such world and we have absolutely no knowledge on this place. Yet you somehow conjured up such a place with such detail. This applies to what you were saying on - K (knowledge) = - I (Imagination). You asked me, a person who had no…

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• Now without further adieu. .. REBUTTAL: 1) Students should have to prove what they have learned throughout the year. There are several problems with this argument. a) Just because someone passes a test does not prove that they have actually learned anything. They could have…
• REBUTTAL: 1) In my first point, I presented 4 arguments against my opponent's supposition that students should have to prove what they learned throughout the year via passing standardized exit exams. These points included: a) Just because someone passes a test does not prove…

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• Home Work in School Should not be Banned!
• Thank you con for an good explanation although there are alot of reason why it should not be banned. :I firmly believe in the axiom "Practice makes improvement." Practice and hard work are bound to make improvements if not perfection. The reason why a majority of students (if…

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• Does school seem to give you the right amount of homework? In fact, the homework giving to you in China is twice as less than Canada! Students need more schoolwork, because there are many good advantages, if we don't have the right amount of homework, the people we see in the…