Stephen and Nathan have joined our local homeschool debate club. In December they participated in a debate round robin. Each team got to debate two rounds, one negative and one affirmative. For Stephen, this was the only debate he would be allowed to do since he is too young to compete and is auditing the course this year. He seems to be a natural at debate and astounded my dh and myself with his passionate speaking style and presence at the podium.
Consulting with his partner before he gets up to speak.
Stephen as first negative speaker.
Stephen did very well and got the win for the team and best speaker in the round.
Nathan and his partner Kurtis preparing to defend their affirmative case.
Nathan in his first affirmative rebuttal.
Nathan and Kurtis won their round as well. As a former debator myself, I am thrilled to see them get this chance to speak and debate. And it brought back all my memories of debating weekends in Kansas City.
1 comment:
Excellent job, boys. And I can't believe what a young man Kurtis has become! It's amazing to think we all started our homeschooling journey together, and everyone is becoming so grown!
~ Betsy
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