Archive for July, 2009
Great essay on the importance of debate
Thanks to Tuna Snider at the Global Debate Blog for posting this link about how debate changed a young student’s life. I’m sure so many of us have similar stories.
I know that when I joined my school’s debate team it really transformed my ability to stand up and speak out. Not only on [...]
Great resource
Thanks to Michael Miller for posting this resource from the DOT to the comments section. I reviewed the executive summary and this would serve as an excellent source for the year. It would be especially great to read right before the topic comes out to give you some good ideas for cases.
With a section entitled [...]
Funding
Debate theory is an ever evolving and dynamic thing. One of the reasons I like NFA-LD is that the framework is defined in the rules to a much greater extent than other debate formats. This, in my humble opinion, allows debaters from all skill levels to have a greater understanding of the expectations [...]
NFA-LD summer day camp at RCC (Riverside, CA)
It is my pleasure to offer a jumpstart to the NFA-LD year with a FREE day camp at RCC. I know what you are thinking. It is hot. It is really hot. But we will have A/C.
The first RCC summer LD camp will take place over four days. The camp is open to all [...]
Happy 4th of July!
Hope everyone has a wonderful and safe 4th. It was great watching the John Adams series and seeing all the powerful debate that went on on whether to declare independence – yay for good debating!
2009 NFA-LD Debate Cooperative
This is a reminder that the registration deadline for the 2009 NFA-LD Debate Cooperative at Otterbein College is nearing! Payment and registration forms are due by July 17th, 2009. If this is a problem we can try to make alternate arrangements.
If you are considering attending camp this summer, please e-mail lafayettedebate [at] gmail [...]
