2010/02/25 15:12:03
Sadly, the proper skills required for rational debating aren’t mandatorily taught in schools. More disappointingly, the importance of debating is fading from the public consciousness. To increase the awareness of debating, the Korea Debating Organization is investing time and money every year with one principle aim to spread the importance of rational debating.
The annual debate competition was once again held in February. This year, the contestants surpassed the expectations of many. They showed that constructive debating is an art and that it can be mastered.
On February 6, 25 teams from 17 high schools across the nation gathered to sign up for the competition. The long day began to sort out 8 winners that would make it to the semi final. The Seoul Campus of Dong-guk University was heating up as the teams warmed up their well prepared skills and put their knowledge of debate to the test. The National Schools Debating Championship for the Senior Division was hosted by Times Core.