Clash! The World of Debate. 6
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Contributor(s): Marion Brady 5 6 [] |
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| L11.Ed83el.2007 Disciplining the Mind. | L11.Ed83el.2007 Energizing Learning. | L11.Ed83el.2007 Cover the Material-Or Teach Students to Think? | L11.Ed83el.2007 Clash! The World of Debate. | L11.Ed83el.2007 Testing the Joy Out of Learning. | L11.Ed83el.2007 Closing the Teacher Quality Gap. | L11.Ed83el.2008 Amplifying Student Voice. |
ABSTRACT : For many educators, the main purpose of educating isn't to improve students' thinking skills but to cover the material in math, science, language arts, social studies, and other school subjects. Covering the material contributes to social stability and enables the transmission of useful information, but general education can no longer afford to focus solely on these aims. The most important task is sending students into the future fully able to think clearly and creatively. Current education tools, such as textbooks, favor secondhand knowledge; tests favor recall. Neither focuses on developing the full range of thinking skills. Education leaders can take one crucial step in getting students to think by drawing a sharp line between firsthand and secondhand knowledge. Schools should look to the real world for their subject matter. 56
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Author's note: To obtain additional information about urban debate, contact Colin Touhey, executive director of the District of Columbia Urban Debate League (http://dcdebate.org). The league is housed at the University of the District of Columbia. Several national organizations support urban debate: Associated Leaders of Urban Debate: www.debateleaders.org National Association for Urban Debate Leagues: www.naudl.org National Debate Project: www.nationaldebateproject.org
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