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Debate for Beginners
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Hi y'all, My name is Lindsey and I am a full-time college professor and debate coach! I have dedicated my life to teaching people how to improve their critical thinking, public speaking, and debate skills. I have spent the last 10 years teaching at a major university and traveling all over the world training and introducing students to the art of debate. I wanted to create a class for younger students to get even earlier exposure to the basics of debate. This class is designed for a much...
The goals of this class are: 1. Critical thinking - It's important to engage students in areas that they like but also can help hone their critical thinking skills by constructing arguments and having to respond to their fellow classmates. 2. Argumentation building - building arguments is foundational for all areas of our lives and learning the steps of how arguments are formed and then practicing those steps is paramount to mastering them. 3. Listening skills - A large part of the discourse is having to listen and comprehend what others around you are saying and not just waiting to speak next. This debate helps students to focus on listening to respond not just waiting to talk. 4. Improve Public Speaking Skills - Debate allows students to work not only on their critical thinking skills but helps to build their confidence with public speaking. 5. Building a Community - A great part of debate is building a community of people who also enjoy talking and debating.
Hi, Y'all! I am a Director of Debate and instructor. I started the Debate Society from scratch; over the years, it has grown into one of the most well-respected programs in the country. We travel all over the United States and the world for competitions and training. I put everything I have into my students in the classroom and on my debate team. I love being able to watch students grow, learn and challenge themselves through critical thinking. Throughout the years I have helped to run some of the largest debate tournaments in the United States and the World to help promote critical thinking, argumentation building, and public speaking. I was recently the first woman to ever host the United States University Debating Championship which is the largest debating competition in the country. In debate, we cover every kind of topic you can think of and help students learn how to communicate effectively, respectfully, and with objective information. I have led countless workshops on communicating about difficult topics such as gender, racial, social-economic, and cultural issues. These topics are difficult and complex but can and should be talked about so that students can start to learn and talk about these issues. Below is a list of what I do as a current debate coach and some lists of accomplishments along with the places I have been invited to as a trainer to help promote and develop debate. Personal Debate Awards and Accomplishments Achievement Convener of United States University Debating Championship Clemson University This is the largest debate tournament in the country. The first female to ever convene the national championship. Chief Adjudicator for the United States University Debating Championship Denver, Colorado. This is the largest debate tournament in the country. I was elected to assist in running this prestigious event by my peers at the 2016 National Tournament. Judged the final of the United States University Debating Championship Anchorage, Alaska Atlanta, Georgia Denver, Colorado Chief Adjudicator of Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee Chief Adjudicator United States Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, Colorado Chief Adjudicator Herstory Womxn La Verne, California Chief Adjudicator Huber Debate Burlington, Vermont Chief Adjudicator for the Pan American Championships Montego Bay, Jamaica Chief Adjudicator for the University of North Georgia Oakwood, Georgia Broke as a judge at over 30 tournaments Breaking at a tournament as a judge means you are recognized as one of the best judges at the tournament. Invited Debate Training North American Debate Academy Burlington, Vermont International Debate Academy in Slovenia Ljubljana, Slovenia Southern Debate Academy Clemson, South Carolina. Jamaican Association for Debating and Empowerment Kingston, Jamaica Beihang World Debate Academy, Beijing, China
Homework Offered
Assessments Offered
In class assessment on how learners and improve and work on their arguments.Grades Offered
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
All topics will be appropriate for the age ranges. All topics will be announced in class and students will be given time in class to think through their arguments. I have been teaching debate for over 10 years to all different ages groups from all around the world and I understand how to navigate a variety of topics.
**** Hi! I just wanted to put an update out there for everyone. I am too busy this semester with teaching and my own debate teams travel schedule to teach any classes until May. I will have a lot of camps and classes up throughout the summer and I...
Group Class
$12
weekly1x per week
40 min
Completed by 59 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-10
4-6 learners per class