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Help a Public High School! Become a Debate
Judge!
For struggling public schools around the country,
people look for a way to make a difference. Judging a debate
is one IMMEDIATE, TANGIBLE, EASY way to make a difference
in the educational life of a young person. Students who
are members of emerging debate teams need your help. To
compete, they must have judges at the tournaments they attend.
These adults, be they teachers, parents, college students,
or community members, listen to arguments and give debaters
feedback on their performance. It is in many ways, a revolutionary
experience for both parties. High school students, used
to directed instruction and tests, get a chance to voice
their opinion and guide their own learning. Adults get individualized
interactions with kids and a chance to help them develop
their speaking, critical thinking, and organizational skills.
Training Workshops Available
The Jersey Urban Debate League will begin training workshops
on Wednesdays prior to its tournaments starting at 6:30.
Training sessions usually last about one and a half hours,
but we are flexible. Judges attend Saturday
tournaments, listen to high school students engage in
sophisticated discussions of this year's national debate
topic (dealing with mental health), evaluate rounds of debate,
and get compensation for their efforts. If you are unable
to attend the workshop, but would still like to judge, special
arrangements can be made. If interested, please email us
at judges@judl.org, or simply fill out our on-line judge form.
Judges learn:
- the format of a competitive policy debate (time limits,
speech order)
- the specialized jargon debaters might use (topicality,
disad, kritik, etc.)
- to take notes in a debate to make a good decision
- to justify a decision, including how to complete a debate
ballot
- to discuss a round of debate afterwards with students
- common arguments on this year's topic
- to be prepared for common scenarios for what might happen
in a debate
- Judges will watch, judge, and discuss a sample debate.
By the end of the workshop, judges will be ready to judge
at a tournament!
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