Reduce homework, lengthen schooltime
Proposal: Have a strong reduction in homework, lengthen school to a 9-5 length day.
Rules
The debate shall adhere to the following structure:
Round 1: Acceptance, Rules,...
Santa is real
Santa is real. How would so many children believe in him if he weren't? Source: Arthur Christmas movie...
Should God be taken out of schools?
Hello. And thank you for taking the time to debate with me on this topic. Main rules: 1. No profanity 2. No vulgar language 3. Be polite to the other 4. Answer your best So my main focus is on of course, should God be taken out of schools? If so, why do you believe so?...
Young should go to abroad for higher studies
Should parents have a say in their child's future?
Parents should have at least some say in their child's future. They should be able to decide if they want their child to keep on working at McDonald's as a cashier or if they want their kid to go to college. They shouldn't be too controlling, though, because that can cause problems between the child and the parents and also make the child uncomfortable. For instance, on http://www.millenniumforums.com/showthread.php?5340-Do-parents-have-any-right-in-deciding-their-child-s-future (1), some senten...
Creationism should not be taught in schools
My argument is that in a science class in secondary and high school education Darwin's natural selection should be taught in schools across the world without any religious argument being in opposition to it. It is proven through sound scientific study that over millions of years species' have slowly evolved to their surroundings and have diversified. This is backed up by a huge fossil record and gene studies of current species'. In my argument I focus primarily on the United States but also a...
America's education system would be more effective if completely privatized.
My general opening statement: America's education system would be more effective if completely privatized. Competition is a key ingredient when considering the results of any sector of our economy. Public/subsidized schools effectively prevent competition; therefore, the price of education is higher than it needs to be (considering educational spending from taxes/debt), and the quality of education is sub-par. The ultimate remedy for this would be to allow privatization and competition to exist...
Homeschool
What's wrong with homeschool? Why are so many people against it?...
Year Round School
Bullying in school and why I'm for it
Ok this is my first debate so I might as well start off strong. I am debating on the healthy effects of bullying in school. Not many people that I know of share my opinion around where I live so I want to know what the Internet thinks. Well I'll start the actual debate now... I constantly find myself assaulted In the media by the image of a cruel person/group of people bullying someone who is different. this is almost always inevitably followed by the tragic story of a suicide as the media and f...