Participating in debate can boost critical thinking and graduation rates for students from historically disadvantaged groups, according to a new study. It’s difficult—some say impossible—to change ...
High school students compete in the Congressional Debate at the National Speech and Debate Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa, in June. Credit: Meenakshi Van Zee for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger ...
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — A contrast: At the National Speech and Debate Tournament, two high school students take the stage. The first articulates the position he has been assigned to defend — people ...
Use 'semantic gradients' to turn vocabulary study into a shared thinking activity that explores the subtle differences ...