edina info meeting 2014

8/12/2019 Edina Info Meeting 2014

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Edina Debate

Welcomes You!


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Andy Charrier

[email protected] 651.387.8305 (text) edinadebate.com
http://edinadebate.com/mailto:[email protected]


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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

[email protected] 651.387.8305 (text) edinadebate.com
http://edinadebate.com/mailto:[email protected]

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