Moral Forum and Grading

malanai
Fri, 26 Jul 2013 14:53:39 +0000

FWIW, my son had never debated in his life (other than with his parents ) prior to this course. He and his partner, both freshmen, lost in the finals to a pair of juniors who’d been members of their high school debate team. The final debate was very cool. It was held before the general public in an auditorium and covered by the school newspaper. The finalists were required to wear business attire.

What this course is really all about is a rigorous immersion in critical thinking.

BTW, participants in this course can either choose their debate partner or opt for random assignment. My son, knowing nobody, opted for the latter and scored with a terrific young man from Alabama.

Also, for those of you unfamiliar with Stephen Black’s pedigree, he is the grandson of former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black.