Re:How critical theory is radicalizing high school debate
by nrfulton on Saturday July 29, 2023 @10:09PM
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> But why are the organizers choosing judges who refuse to judge?
Debate tournaments happen after school or on weekends.
I think you are vastly over-estimating the number of adults who are willing to show up to a school for an entire evening or an entire weekend and listen to 5+ hours of high schoolers debating one another.
By and large, outside of the most elite tournaments, organizers don't have the luxury of choosing judges. It's far more common to have 7 judges for 10 rounds than to have 10 judges for 7 rounds.
Debate tournaments happen after school or on weekends.
I think you are vastly over-estimating the number of adults who are willing to show up to a school for an entire evening or an entire weekend and listen to 5+ hours of high schoolers debating one another.
By and large, outside of the most elite tournaments, organizers don't have the luxury of choosing judges. It's far more common to have 7 judges for 10 rounds than to have 10 judges for 7 rounds.