...for rough draft)? I'm doing Lincoln-Douglas debate and the topic is: "Public High School students ought not be required to pass standardized exit exams to graduate."
AFFIRMATIVE
VP Justice
VC Equality
CI Standardized exit exams test skills unfairly.
a. passing an exit exam does not equal a great career or success
b. Nicolas Cage dropped out of high school and is now a multi-millionaire
CII Students are more focused on different things.
a. one student may play sports and spend more time at practice then at home studying
b. another student may not do any extra-curricular activities so they would have more time to study giving them an unfair advantage over someone who goes out and gets involved.
CIII Some schools are more priveleged than others.
a. Schools with minorities tend to be under priveleged. This means the students may not have access to the proper learning materials, therefore they wouldn't learn as much
b. school funding can also be an issue because schools with less funding cannot pay good teachers and get the proper textbooks while schools with more funding can.
The points I have listed show how un-equal things can be when it comes to education, so forcing all public high school students to pass the same exit exam would not be just.
NEGATIVE
VP Social Equality
VC Fairness
CI Standardized tests ensure that everyone has basic skills needed for everyday things.
a. the tests are set low enough that everyone can show that they have basic skills such as reading, writing, and math
b. the tests allow someone to show that they have the basic skills required for any job, and with extra knowledge they can work their way up to better jobs
CII All students take the test, so it is fair
a. there are no biases because it only questions basic things that everyone has the ability to learn
b. it is required for all so no one get's an easier or harder way of graduating
The points I have listed show how exit exams are fair and are basic enough for any student to know the information and allow everyone to be equal.
Does this seem good? Are there any more points or philosopher's quotes I can add in? Are there any points I should drop because they aren't good? Thanks so much in advance!
AFFIRMATIVE
VP Justice
VC Equality
CI Standardized exit exams test skills unfairly.
a. passing an exit exam does not equal a great career or success
b. Nicolas Cage dropped out of high school and is now a multi-millionaire
CII Students are more focused on different things.
a. one student may play sports and spend more time at practice then at home studying
b. another student may not do any extra-curricular activities so they would have more time to study giving them an unfair advantage over someone who goes out and gets involved.
CIII Some schools are more priveleged than others.
a. Schools with minorities tend to be under priveleged. This means the students may not have access to the proper learning materials, therefore they wouldn't learn as much
b. school funding can also be an issue because schools with less funding cannot pay good teachers and get the proper textbooks while schools with more funding can.
The points I have listed show how un-equal things can be when it comes to education, so forcing all public high school students to pass the same exit exam would not be just.
NEGATIVE
VP Social Equality
VC Fairness
CI Standardized tests ensure that everyone has basic skills needed for everyday things.
a. the tests are set low enough that everyone can show that they have basic skills such as reading, writing, and math
b. the tests allow someone to show that they have the basic skills required for any job, and with extra knowledge they can work their way up to better jobs
CII All students take the test, so it is fair
a. there are no biases because it only questions basic things that everyone has the ability to learn
b. it is required for all so no one get's an easier or harder way of graduating
The points I have listed show how exit exams are fair and are basic enough for any student to know the information and allow everyone to be equal.
Does this seem good? Are there any more points or philosopher's quotes I can add in? Are there any points I should drop because they aren't good? Thanks so much in advance!