My Debate Topic: free college education
Resolution: college education should be free to all citizens of a country
| PRO | CON |
| Sam | Liam |
| Harrison | Francesco |
My Debate was about college education being free. I was debating on the con side so I had to agree that college education should not be free. One of the arguments me and my partner thought of for the debate were how if they have free education people taxes will go up by a lot. The other side (pro side) was arguing that if they have free education it will give people more opportunities and they wont have to pay for College education because it is very expensive.
My Debate Reflection
Debating helped me be more confident in talking in front of people. It also helped me a little bit with my stuttering and speaking louder. Throughout the debating unit I realized I learn best and can make a better speech for my debate when the topic i am debating about is something I like and easier for me to understand.
My favorite Quote
“A loud mind is greater than a loud mouth.”
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/debate-quotes
― Matshona Dhliwayo
Works Cited
10 Reasons Why College Should Not Be Free and 12 Reasons Why It Should Be – College Reality Check. https://collegerealitycheck.com/should-college-be-free-or-not/. Accessed 23 May 2023.
Legislative News, Studies and Analysis | National Conference of State Legislatures. https://www.ncsl.org/. Accessed 23 May 2023.
nair, madhu. “5 Reasons Why College Should Be Free | UoPeople.” University of the People, 30 Jan. 2020, https://www.uopeople.edu/blog/5-reasons-why-college-should-be-free/.
NW, 1615 L. St, et al. “Pew Research Center.” Pew Research Center, https://www.pewresearch.org/. Accessed 23 May 2023.
“Should College Be Free: Pros And Cons – College Raptor.” College Raptor Blog, https://www.collegeraptor.com/find-colleges/articles/affordability-college-cost/why-should-college-be-free/. Accessed 23 May 2023.
“The Institute for College Access & Success.” The Institute for College Access & Success, https://ticas.org/. Accessed 23 May 2023.
Core Competency Reflection
Communication
Throughout the entire semester communicating happened a lot. We would communicate a lot in our table groups and even with our partners for projects. Like the big project we had to communicate a lot in was doing debates. While we did debates you didn’t just communicate with your partner but you also communicated with the people you are arguing against. We also got to Collaborate with a lot of people because our seating plans would change up so much we got the chance to talk to people that we don’t normally talk to as much.
Collaboration
I knew my partner and I were working well together when we both have solid information and are working hard on the project/assignment. I have had to so this a lot throughout the semester especially for debates when me and my partner had to write our debate speeches and we had to make sure we were talking about the same information.
Critical and Reflective Thinking
I remain open minded as I explored my topic and how I would develop my argument as evidenced like how my group did a lot of research and though about ideas of the pros and cons of the topic.
Creative Thinking
When I was faced with ambiguity or setbacks in the debating unit, I just kept on researching and tried my best to not give up. I asked for help from a few different teachers and tried my best to understand the topic of the debate and after a while I researching and asking questions i was able to have a better understanding of the topic.
