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Re: now I'm mad....Re: to Law...
Absolutely. I certainly was not questioning or criticizing the fun that
takes place in debate. I was responding to a plea for reasons for
placing education above fun when evaluating the benefits of the
activity. I think having both is preferable, but I think fun without
education would be hazardous to the long term existance of the activity.
If we can have fun, learn a lot, and be competitive (which probably is
happening now), we will all benefit from the activity. We just need to
be sure that education is emphasized and maintained.
Glenn Kuper
U of Washington
On Fri, 29 Apr 1994 glen1@aol.com wrote:
> Glenn, I think the point about debate being fun is that, in order to justify
> the hard word associated with the activity, debaters must enjoy the activity
> and, as it were, have fun. Having fun and enjoying the activity is not
> contradictory to the education paradigm. Nor does the emphasis on
> competition rule out the educational value of debating. In the short term,
> debaters work hard, enjoy what they are doing and place great emphasis on
> success. In the long term, debaters benefit from the skill development which
> takes place in the competitive arena. No other activity provides a person
> with more skills than does the activity of debate. Debate is a demanding
> activity. If debaters can't have some fun, then they can't justify the hard
> work associated with the activity.
>
> Glen Strickland
> Emporia State
>
>
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