With a live, in-office debate, eight high school students with the NAUDL1 proved that respectful discourse is possible.
rarely evoke feelings of optimism, given the current state of polarization in politics. Within the often malicious and inaccurate discourse, real solutions are few and far between. But at theoffices in downtown Manhattan Friday night, spectators got a glimpse of what a future of respectful and constructive debate looks like.
That's where NAUDL comes in. Cooper said urban debate leagues give students the chance to develop the skills to have"respectful, critical and honest give-and-take." The debate demonstration consisted of four 15-minute one-on-one debates, with one student representing the affirmative and another representing the negative, although their debate positions may not have been in alignment with their personal beliefs.
Next, the team from Washington, D.C., debated affirmative action. Senior Noemie Durand argued that the policy is the best way to cancel the obstacles racism has caused in Black students' upbringing. Haven Howard, a junior, proposed that colleges and employers look at more than race when considering applications, to take into account the differences that economic background and geography play in the types of opportunities applicants have.
Durand said there are two populations who will benefit from national coverage of high school debate. The first is teenagers.talking about debate, that would mean that teenagers maybe are more likely to do debate, which I think is really helpful for general life skills, and it also educates them about these issues that are really important for teenagers to know," she said."A lot of the time, adults don't realize that the youth want a voice in things," she added.
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