Take some time to read the news summaries and responses on some of your classmates' blogs. As ideas for issues that we could use for our debates come to mind, post them here.
A few things to remember:
* Issues suitable for debate need to have both a pro side and a con side. Try to frame your ideas as a questions that set the issue up as something that can either be argued for or against.
* If the issue is going to lead to a good debate, there has to be enough people who would be willing to argue one side or the other. So, if most people would have the same opinion on the issue, it's not going to work because there won't be anyone to argue against.
You can post as many ideas and comments as you can think of!
Should Donald Trump actually have been elected president? Or did he rig the voting machines?
ReplyDeleteShould Donald Trump actually have been elected president? Or did he rig the voting machines?
ReplyDeleteShould siesta be kept in Spain or no?
ReplyDeleteShould we have standardized testing in schools?
ReplyDeleteTopics for debate:
ReplyDeleteShould minimum wage be increased?
Should government funding for Planned Parenthood be cut-off?
Should all states raise smoking age to 21?
Should “recreational use” of marijuana be legalized in all states?
Should the school year be year round in the USA?
Should junior league and high school football be banned due to concussion risk?
Should the government be able to regulate the size of your soda?
Do calorie and salt counts on menus affect what people order?
Do all Americans really have equal rights? IE: women, minorities, LGBT’s
Should the USA accept more refugees?
Should Apple have hacked into the terrorist’s iPhone for the FBI?
Should drones have less regulation or more?
Is climate change an urgent problem that the United States government should work to manage immediately?
ReplyDeleteHow do we deal with North Korea and/or ISIS?
ReplyDelete-Should recreational marijuana be legalized?
ReplyDelete-Is Conservative skepticism of climate change absurd denial or reasonable doubt?
-Should more refugees fleeing the Middle East be allowed into Europe or other Western countries?
-Should the federal minimum wage be increased?
-Does the federal government have the right to potentially undermine security systems on phones and other technology when hunting for dangerous criminals?
Are standardize testing ruining the true meaning of learning?
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Delete-Is school more about learning or just the number on a test nowadays?
ReplyDelete-Is global warming an (important/urgent) issue?
-Should North Korea (or other countries) be able to test nuclear weapons?
-Should minimum wage increase to at least $10 or more?
-Should teachers be allowed to continue handing out assignments when they have not done their work?
ReplyDelete-Is tenure being misused by teachers?
-Should colleges almost force students to do volunteer work and more importantly sports?
-Should gym still be a part of school?
-Should the Government be able to access peoples phones?
-How much control should electronic companies like Apple have?
-Is history being taught improperly?
Is it fair for large companies to move abroad to avoid taxes?
ReplyDeleteShould countries (such as the US) let refugees from Syria into the country?
Should the death penalty be used?/Is the death penalty an effective form of punishment?
Should parents shield their children from the news?
ReplyDeleteIs Capitalism or Socialism the ideal economic system for a country?
1- Can alternative energy effectively replace fossil fuels?
ReplyDelete2-Should nations be more accepting of refugees?
3-Should churches, temples, mosques and synagogues be exempt from taxes?
4-Should adults have the right to carry a concealed handgun?
5-Should the drinking age be lowered from 21 to a younger age?
6-Should the United States continue its drone use abroad?
7-Should physician-assisted suicide be legal?
8-Should felons who have completed their sentence be allowed to vote?
9-Should more gun control laws be put in place in the United States?
10-should the federal minimum wage be increased?
Should gym class be required for all students in high school?
ReplyDeleteShould the driving age be raised from 16?
Do standardized tests have more benefits or detriments to education in the U.S.?
Should abortion be illegal?
Should the government be able to make companies such as apple open up phones?
Is common core really beneficial to everyone?
Topics for the Spring Debates:
ReplyDelete-Should the USA be doing more to help refugees fleeing from the Middle East?
-Should abortion be legal or illegal?
-Should government access to information on our cell phones be more limited?
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Should the national minimum wage be significantly higher than it currently is?
ReplyDeleteShould refugees be allowed passage through the Balkan route?
Are standardize testing ruining the true meaning of learning?
ReplyDeleteShould abortion be illegal/legal?
Thoughts on gun control laws
Should the government ban the abortion rights for women?
ReplyDeleteShould the U.S become more or less involved in future foreign affairs?
ReplyDeleteIs standardized testing a bad thing for students learning?
ReplyDeleteShould minimum wage increase?