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Edina Debate
Welcomes You!
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Andy Charrier
charrier@gmail.com 651.387.8305 (text) edinadebate.com
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About Our Team
State champions 1971, 1979, 2002, 2005,
and 2012 Frequent qualifier to state and national
tournaments 2-time winner of NFL National School
of Excellence Award
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Joining the Team
Register with Activities Office Clear dates so you can practice and
compete First practice is Aug 25th
Parent all-team meeting Sept 8th
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I. Case for Debate
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Qualities for Success
Perseverance, Focus and Dedication Receiving Constructive Feedback Collaboration
The Artistic Edge: 7 Skills Children Need to Succeed
in an Increasingly Right Brain World
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#1 Skill for Employers
Writing - clear, succinct
Verbal Listening - 40% of communication Adapt to Audiences
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Debate is Global
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College & Debate
State-level debaters (+30%) school newspaper reporter (+3%) sports team captain (+5%) class president (+5) band (+3)
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Debate in Adulthood
Kims experience - military, law school
and beyond Peters experience - job interview Justins experience as an engineer and
statistician - getting a job in the dot comcollapse
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Debaters Run Things
64% of Congress 5 members of U.S. Supreme Court Presidents, Chair of Joint Chiefs,
Treasury Secretary, Governors, and
Secretary General of the United Nations
Edina - Rhodes scholar + MIT
Valedictorian
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II. Debate Mechanics
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Debate Topics
Resolved: Oppressive government is
more desirable than no government. Resolved: The benefits of American
drone strikes against foreign targets
outweigh the harms. Resolved: Civil disobedience is morally
justified in a democracy.
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Demonstration
Sukriti Rawal (17) Drew Sposeep (15)
Resolved: Education is a right notaprivilege.
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How Debate Works
Debate with a partner or by yourself Change sides every other debate No Audience except for a judge Debate people of same experience Time limits
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Practice + Season
6 to 8pm on Monday and Thursday
(may do a 4-6PM session too) Monday, August 25th first practice Season for novices ends the first
weekend in December
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Tournaments
About 10 tournaments to a novice
season Mix of 1 and 2-day tournaments Opportunities for overnight/travel
tournaments
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Novice State
Dec 5-6 Novice-JV State @ Eagan Need our novice debaters available that
weekend
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Novice post-Season
Some novices may be invited to
compete at a handful of tournaments in
Dec and Jan
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Making Debate Work
Dont miss practice
Set aside time every day; no cramming Schoolwork before practice Distraction-free study space
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III. Next Steps
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Joining the Team
Register with Activities Office - Aug 4th
and fee is $120 Clear dates so you can practice and
compete First practice is Aug 25th Parent all-team meeting Sept 8th
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How to Contact Me
charrier@gmail.com 651.387.8305 (text) edinadebate.com
http://edinadebate.com/mailto:charrier@gmail.com