Help Me with My Debate (1 Viewer)
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The Kingdom of The Netherlands sounded way cooler :thumb: I never said to take that out :frown: Oh well, your call 
oh yeah, u're prolly gonna get annoyed that i keep messin with this part, but how does "we do not recognise people by titles" or something sound?... :stress: i dunno man, it's hard not to make that part ambiguous.
oh yeah, u're prolly gonna get annoyed that i keep messin with this part, but how does "we do not recognise people by titles" or something sound?... :stress: i dunno man, it's hard not to make that part ambiguous.
OP
well the debate is next week, I'm guessing they'll tell us the topic the day before :down:
I'm gonna screw up, the teachers favour the school champs and, well, that sucks.
one of the debaters said this last week : "the opponents should do two things. one, open mouth. two, insert foot."
I wish I was as sarcastic
I'm gonna screw up, the teachers favour the school champs and, well, that sucks.
one of the debaters said this last week : "the opponents should do two things. one, open mouth. two, insert foot."
I wish I was as sarcastic
Unfortunately, that's something which requires local knowledge to debate well. Personally, I think it's much easier to debate that as prop than op, but here goes:
pro:
Our culture is heavily education-oriented now, and academic achievement is held on a pedistal as the only way to go. As such, physical education (as it's known here) is given extremely low priority here in Ireland. The problem is that no one cares. You can't fail PE. You don't have to do much of anything at all. Why bother?
On top of the lethargy about the subject which degrades it as a subject, there is the problem of poor fitness in western society in general. Some schools in America have seen parents try to have PE banned as exposing children to a "competitive" atmosphere might harm little Johnny. I don't have referances to hand, but you should be able to google them. Anyone have a link?
op:
:groan: Anyone have any ideas?
pro:
Our culture is heavily education-oriented now, and academic achievement is held on a pedistal as the only way to go. As such, physical education (as it's known here) is given extremely low priority here in Ireland. The problem is that no one cares. You can't fail PE. You don't have to do much of anything at all. Why bother?
On top of the lethargy about the subject which degrades it as a subject, there is the problem of poor fitness in western society in general. Some schools in America have seen parents try to have PE banned as exposing children to a "competitive" atmosphere might harm little Johnny. I don't have referances to hand, but you should be able to google them. Anyone have a link?
op:
:groan: Anyone have any ideas?
I doubt that but here goes:
PE classes in Holland have been transformed by the government. As a reaction to rising water levels in both seas and rivers, PE classes teach students how to survive and swim out of wild waters and how to save someone from drowning.
These classes have become a vital part of education and moving them to any backseat could have disastrous consequences in the near future.
PE classes in Holland have been transformed by the government. As a reaction to rising water levels in both seas and rivers, PE classes teach students how to survive and swim out of wild waters and how to save someone from drowning.
These classes have become a vital part of education and moving them to any backseat could have disastrous consequences in the near future.
Okay. That is seriously localised, but what I get out of it is this:
Suggest reform of PE to a more practical curriculum. Aerobics, yoga, (light) weight training (heavy training in non-adults is potentially detrimental to skeletal development), swimming, etc. to replace the old standards of football, basketball, etc. which alienate those less skillful at them from physical exercise. Make sure that personal training programs are in place, and have a national fitness exam. Should get a few fat people running!
Suggest reform of PE to a more practical curriculum. Aerobics, yoga, (light) weight training (heavy training in non-adults is potentially detrimental to skeletal development), swimming, etc. to replace the old standards of football, basketball, etc. which alienate those less skillful at them from physical exercise. Make sure that personal training programs are in place, and have a national fitness exam.
Should get a few fat people running!