Debate: Should be required in secondary schools

PHOTO: Berube (left) and Snider during the debate about debate held in Prague.

This debate took place in October 2001 in Prague, Czech Republic at the International Debate Education Association Conference. The topic was, “Debate should be a part of the secondary school curriculum.” Affirmative was David Berube of the University of South Carolina, the negative was Alfred Snider of the University of Vermont. Because Snider was advocating a position he did not believe in he assumed the persona of John Smith, the headmaster of a private boys’ school. The debate runs about 50 minutes and includes questions from the audience.

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