The SYDHR Regional Youth Forum will take place near Belgrade August 16th-23rd. Debaters from Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Macedonia will attend.
The 2008-09 Global Debates begin October 1st, with the topic, "The world should adopt our plan to significantly combat climate change." Visit www.thepeoplespeak.org/register to register your school!
Debatabase is the world's most useful resource for student debaters. Inside you will find arguments for and against hundreds of debating Topics, written by expert debaters, judges and coaches. Also included are background summaries, links to websites of interest and recommended books, example motions and user comments.
On September 2nd and 3rd, IDEA will partner with the WSDC Debate Delegation from Qatar to host a WSDC Debate Event in New York City. The event will consist of a team mingle, coach training, and mini-tournament prior to the WSDC Tournament in Washington, D.C.
How many words can you associate with the words "climate change" and "debate"? IDEA needs your help preparing for the 2008-09 Global Debates! Send us a list of words associated with debate and climate change! Send your list to: kuzevski[at]gmail.com
IDEA and the UNF announce the 2008-09 TPS Global Debates, to begin October 1st. You can register your school now and begin topic research and activities! Visit www.thepeoplespeak.org/register to sign up for the Global Debates. Combat climate change and win a trip to New York City!
IDEA is recruiting for a new debate trainer position in South Korea with the Korea Poly School (KPS). KPS is seeking Canadian or US citizens to teach debate to elementary and/or middle school students for at least one academic year at one of their four campuses (Daejeon, Ilsan, Mokdong, or Bundang). Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree and be willing to work in Korea for one academic year.
The Citizen Journalism students at this year's Institute in Turkey have a blog. Visit the blog to get day-by-day CJ lessons and see some great class videos!
IDEA presents www.idebate.org/mdg. This new website provides students and teachers with tools and information for raising awareness about the MDG's. Check out our resources!
Homework, ban Should students be given homework tasks to complete outside school? Or are such tasks pointless? Added: 29 Jul 2008
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Mosquito ultrasound device Should we allow the ultra-sonic Mosquito device to be used to make young people move away? Or should it be banned? Added: 21 Jun 2008
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NASA, Government funding for Should the National Aeronautics and space administration (NASA) be government funded? Added: 12 Jun 2008
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Football (soccer), restrictions on overseas players Should the game of football adopt FIFA’s six-plus-five plan for a maximum of five foreign players in a club side? Should the European Union change its rules to allow this? Added: 01 Jun 2008
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Estate Tax Should there be a tax on property at the time of death? Added: 28 May 2008
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