The Great Debate: A Debating Class for High Schoolers

This class will offer instruction and practice on debating skills, with different formats and topics to try.

573 total reviews for this teacher

20 reviews for this class

Completed by 81 learners

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90 minutes

per class

Once per week

over 10 weeks

13-17

year olds

4-13

learners per class

per learner - per class

How does a “Multi-Day” course work?

Meets multiple times at scheduled times

Live video chats, recorded and monitored for safety and quality

Discussions via classroom forum and private messages with the teacher

Great for engaging projects and interacting with diverse classmates from other states and countries

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Description

Class Experience



In this 10 week, hour and a half per week, course learners will learn the basics of debating, including both types of format and positive and negative debating skills and styles. They will practice structuring arguments as well as thinking on their feet to gain skills in rebuttal.  Learners will leave this class with both an operating knowledge of classic debate and a stronger skill set in critical thinking skills and argument structure.  Learners will regularly practice debates during...

I am a human rights lawyer, and have spent many years in international courts of law putting my debating skills to good use. Previously, I worked on policy with Washington D.C., structuring arguments for policy makers on Capitol Hill. My educational training in debating and the Socratic Method is extensive.

1 hour 30 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 1 - 2 hours per week outside of class.

Teacher

Kirsten Bowman JD

Human Rights Lawyer, Advocate and Professor

573 total reviews

302 completed classes

About Me

I am a human rights lawyer by profession and a university professor and homeschooling mom by passion. I have my JD with a specialization in international law and will complete my PhD in international law in 2021. 

I have travelled the world...