Something I have noticed with schools, even when I was in school is just how much they tolerate debates within school. Most schools if not all tend to stay away from any kind of debates even if they are healthy debates and would help a lot in education.
Debates can be held in a way that they are healthy and can allow everyone to air and voice their opinions in a safe way but schools for some reason do not believe that any kind of debate should happen in school.
What are your thoughts? Do you think allowing healthy debates in school would be a good idea?
All through my school days, I used to participate in debates. And you know what, my public speaking skills was taken a notch higher with that. I think and advocate that debates should still be done in schools. It educates and helps a child build confidence.
Schools letting debates happen is also a good way for the students to build their public speaking skills. If they can speak in front of the students, they can use it to build their confidence in speaking publicly elsewhere as well.
During my time in school, some students engaged in debates that served as a platform to assess and improve their knowledge and communication skills. Participating in these debates allowed them to develop into excellent public speakers. I believe that including debates in the school curriculum can bring about several different benefits for the students.
The challenge with these debates in schools is that they can easily create biases in the minds of the children. If it is possible for schools to have very objective debates, it would be a positive for the development of the children.
