We have had a couple of awesome debates in class. The topics were:
NASA's budget of 17 billion could be better spent on earth.
The positives of technology outweigh the negatives.
The students researched the position they were given and then we had an animated debate. There were fingers pointing, animated gestures, strong tones, counter arguments, and thoughtful ideas - all the good elements of a debate. It was so great to see them critiquing each other and really thinking about both sides of the issue. On both debates we kept discussing it long after the debate was closed. The debates were very even and I think a number of people changed or at least modified their personal opinions.
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