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Debating, Friday September 7
A good three minutes after the bell had rung, Mr. Noblet walked into the classroom. He took one look at the faces staring back at him, gave a smile, put his briefcase down on the desk, and left the room.
Screaming could be heard coming from the hall.
“I am not teaching those kids! I had some of them last time. Repeats! For God’s sake, please be reasonable! Aaaaaarrrgghhhh!”
A few moments later, Chuck stormed back in, red-faced and with a clenched jaw. “Hello, students. I see some new people here. And you have no idea how happy it makes me to see some fresh faces.” His jaw remained clenched, and though he tried to turn it into a smile, the effect was nothing short of disconcerting. “I am Mr. Noblet, and I will be your teacher for Debating class. If you’re here for another class, I suggest you leave and go find that room.”
He watched, a little hopeful. When nobody left, he gave a wracking sigh of disappointment, then moved away to write on the board.
Winning
He turned back around to face the class, tapping the word with his chalk. “When it comes down to it, that is what debating is all about. It’s not about progression of ideas both ways, it’s about letting your ideas progress by forcing them on someone else. If you let yourself consider, even for the slightest minute, that your opponent is correct, you’ve let your resolve waver, and you’ve already lost.”
"alking like this seemed to bolster the teacher’s spirits, and he went on. “In debating, determination is the key. You must be determined to make your opponent cave at all costs. Snide remarks, personal jibes, pulling in seemingly unrelated material and going off on tangents are a few things that we will discuss, as they are all great ways to trip up the other person.
"In this class, we will spend the majority of our classes learning debating techniques, and once a month we will have practical debates, sometimes on set topics, and sometimes on topics of your own choosing. I also hope to have you debate on your own time with other people, for grades and extra credit. With any luck, you’ll all know people who you’d like to convince that they’re wrong. Here, you can do it and get good grades for it. So, that, in general, is what we’ll be doing for this class.
"I am still in need of a TA, someone who would be willing to teach a class in the event that I am sick, be it physically or just plain tired of seeing your faces. If this duty is performed well, there may be extra credit involved. See me after class.
"Any questions?” He looked out at the students, trying to be simultaneously welcoming to the new ones and forbidding to those he knew.
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Screaming could be heard coming from the hall.
“I am not teaching those kids! I had some of them last time. Repeats! For God’s sake, please be reasonable! Aaaaaarrrgghhhh!”
A few moments later, Chuck stormed back in, red-faced and with a clenched jaw. “Hello, students. I see some new people here. And you have no idea how happy it makes me to see some fresh faces.” His jaw remained clenched, and though he tried to turn it into a smile, the effect was nothing short of disconcerting. “I am Mr. Noblet, and I will be your teacher for Debating class. If you’re here for another class, I suggest you leave and go find that room.”
He watched, a little hopeful. When nobody left, he gave a wracking sigh of disappointment, then moved away to write on the board.
Winning
He turned back around to face the class, tapping the word with his chalk. “When it comes down to it, that is what debating is all about. It’s not about progression of ideas both ways, it’s about letting your ideas progress by forcing them on someone else. If you let yourself consider, even for the slightest minute, that your opponent is correct, you’ve let your resolve waver, and you’ve already lost.”
"alking like this seemed to bolster the teacher’s spirits, and he went on. “In debating, determination is the key. You must be determined to make your opponent cave at all costs. Snide remarks, personal jibes, pulling in seemingly unrelated material and going off on tangents are a few things that we will discuss, as they are all great ways to trip up the other person.
"In this class, we will spend the majority of our classes learning debating techniques, and once a month we will have practical debates, sometimes on set topics, and sometimes on topics of your own choosing. I also hope to have you debate on your own time with other people, for grades and extra credit. With any luck, you’ll all know people who you’d like to convince that they’re wrong. Here, you can do it and get good grades for it. So, that, in general, is what we’ll be doing for this class.
"I am still in need of a TA, someone who would be willing to teach a class in the event that I am sick, be it physically or just plain tired of seeing your faces. If this duty is performed well, there may be extra credit involved. See me after class.
"Any questions?” He looked out at the students, trying to be simultaneously welcoming to the new ones and forbidding to those he knew.
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