James Pavur, a student at Westminster Schools, has created several graphical representations of the cases that teams are reading on the 2011-2012 high school policy debate topic. His graphs—of the field at the 2011 University of Michigan tournament, based on the NDCA Wiki—are available f...
- Does your school require you to earn professional service hours? - Do you wish you understood what your debaters are talking about? - Do you want to spend some stimulating intellectual time with your colleagues and begin the school year with confidence?
Now that the topics are out, there is much to discuss! It would be great if we could get a discussion going on the topic options and advantages and disadvantages of each. The college community frequently does this to be able to flesh out the ideas of the topics and be able to understand some o...
NDCA Annual Elections for the Executive Board will take place in the coming weeks. If you believe in the mission of the organization and would like to be a part of the Board's efforts to continue to grow debate, please read on...
The NFHS Topic Meeting held in August 2010 has generated 5 problem areas for consideration. Read about the topic areas here and look for an email soliciting your votes for the most preferred topic areas! Only NDCA members may vote to select the top 2 problems areas that will go onto the ...
MILITARY DEPLOYMENTResolved: The United States federal government should substantially reduce its military and/or police presence in one or more of the following: South Korea, Japan, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Iraq, Turkey.
It's now mid-summer, and many policy camps are in full swing. For those of you following along at home, this summer provides a host of new electronic lectures for you to be able to access some of the camp education. This allows debaters who are not attending the camp to get a glimpse of the types ...
There is a discussion going on over at the vibrant Minnesota Debate Teachers Association forums regarding the passage of a travel ban being applied to sports governed by the Minnesota State High School Association.Steve Fetzik, the debate coach at St. Francis High School wrote:The MSHSL just passed ...
This is the time of year that coaches and students start thinking seriously about camps. Instructors are gearing up for the summer, while students are day-dreaming of camp while procrastinating studying for finals. This year in particular, economic concerns make debate institute a stretch for many...
A lot has been written about the “Justin Skarb” evidence that became an issue during TOC and afterwards. This is an attempt to catalogue (1) the known facts, (2) some analysis of those specific facts, and (3) our conclusions about ethics in debate.
One thing I tend to do in the spring is go through the tips and tricks I picked up over the course of the year. This compilation of electronic research advice and tools is certainly not comprehensive, but I hope it makes your research a little easier.
Looking forward to the 2009 season, I've just posted a new article on my site that offers a beginner-level introduction to economics and the US economy. It's part of my ongoing series "Picking Up: A Debater's Guide"One of the important skills to gain this year to be successful in debate, especially...