Debate has made me humble about what I can believe – it’s shown me that there is much more to uncover on both sides of a question than I have thought about, and it’s helped me break out of those shallows.
…debate does make smarter thinkers, interviewees or college papers. But, far more importantly, it makes empathetic, aware, and just better humans.
… debating as an activity has helped me become better at expressing myself and critically assessing problems. These are skills that have had immense value since they’re transferable to my academic pursuits as well.
Debating as an activity changed the way I saw the world around me. I learned how to ask the right questions (be it in politics or in personal life) in a way that has helped me truly understand my surroundings.
…only when you’re forced to think about issues like LGBT rights or how a war in the South China Sea affects the rest of the world, you learn to connect facts and logic all into one beautiful speech…
I was fourteen when I was first introduced to debating by ISDS and the love of knowledge and debating that the training and experience gave me is still an important part of who I am.
Debating genuinely changed my life. It has forced me to challenge my assumptions about the world…and myself – who I am, how hard I can work and what I can achieve if I push myself.
In my 8 years of debating, both as a debater and a coach, I’ve come to watch the lives of young people transform. It is a beautiful maturation that I wish every child in this country will one day have access to.
Debating is fun and rewarding while you’re at it, and international debating leaves you with a wonderful network of friends from across the world.
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