Junior WSD 12/1月辯題發布！

🎃 Trickortreat~ 🎃 今天是一年一度的萬(wan) 聖夜也是Junior WSD 12月/1月已備辯題公布的日子！

猜猜我們(men) 還給大家準備了什麽(me) 驚喜🎁？

今天除了為(wei) 大家公布Junior WSD第二波已備辯題，我們(men) 還將根據其中一個(ge) 辯題 帶來最新的Sample Argument～先來看看這次又有哪些新辯題吧～

Junior WSD 12/1月已備辯題

▋MOTION 1

THBT the commercialization of education has done more harms than good.

▋MOTION 2

THW set up a school court to investigate and carry out punishments for bullying, run by students and staff members.

▋MOTION 3

THP a world in which parents could give their children a magic pill which would make them obedient for a certain period of time.

▋ 賽程及辯題發布計劃

1. NHSDLC秋季常規賽循環賽階段共設置4輪比賽，將采用3輪已備辯題+1輪即興(xing) 辯題形式展開；淘汰賽階段將全部采用即興(xing) 辯題。

2. 已備辯題發布計劃：

10/11月辯題：已發布

12/1月辯題：已發布

3. 2024 NHSDLC冬季邀請賽計劃采用12/1月已備辯題。

本次辯題主要圍繞學校、家庭、教育展開

其中MOTION 1所提及的教育商業(ye) 化 對同學們(men) 來說

可能是一個(ge) 比較少接觸到的話題

接下來就有請資深教練Robert Raos 圍繞MOTION 1，為(wei) 大家帶來本次 秋季Sample Argument

Robert Raos

超6年WSD/BP辯論及教學經驗

Radboud大學辯論隊主席

曾獲多項國際辯論賽事冠軍(jun) ，包括歐洲Queer公開賽2020，芝加哥公開賽2022等。

2023 NHSDLC

秋季Sample Argument

This sample argument will run you through the arguments for proposition and opposition on one of the prepared motions for the next Junior WSD tournaments.

The motion reads "THBT the commercialization of education has done more harm than good. " We choose this topic to present sample arguments since this related subject might be less familiar with junior students.

#1、Topic Background

辯題背景

曆史上，教育部門由政府管理。這意味著國家將管理教育機構的建設和維護以及課程設置等事宜。而私有化則使這些機構由私人經營，以獲取利潤。

The commercialization of education refers to the privatization of the educational sector. Historically, the educational sector was managed by the government. Most educational institutions such as middle schools and universities were publicly owned.

What this means is that the state would manage things like the construction and maintenance of these institutions, as well as their curriculum. They would be funded by the taxpayer and would hence be free or quite affordable to students applying for their admission.

Privatization, on the other hand, makes these institutions privately run for profit. Individuals decide to invest in businesses that compete with public institutions for students.

A famous example of a country with a commercialized education system is the United States of America, where the largest universities are all private universities (Harvard, Princeton, et cetera).

#2、Proposition

正方觀點

第一個(ge) 論點是教育商業(ye) 化會(hui) 擴大貧富差距，使貧困學生更難獲得高質量的教育。富裕的家長會(hui) 把孩子送到私立學校，同時他們(men) 也失去了投資公立教育的動力。這就意味著公立學校沒有那麽(me) 多資金去聘請優(you) 秀教師以及獲取資源來幫助學生學習(xi) 。

另一個(ge) 論點則涉及教育質量。利益驅動改變了課程設置的邏輯。這樣做的後果是學校減少了以藝術、文化和人文學科為(wei) 重點的科目，使學生失去了更廣闊的人生視野。

What are the disadvantages of this phenomenon? The first argument to run from proposition would be that this widens the gap between the rich and the poor and makes it more difficult for poor students to access high-quality education.
Since private institutions offer better education for higher tuition fees, wealthy parents send their children to private schools. In turn, those same parents lose the incentive to invest into public education since they know their children will not go there.
As a result, there is less political pressure for the government to invest into public schools.

This means that public schools have less money to hire good teachers and acquire crucial resources to help students learn. In addition, employers tend to discriminate against students who go to public universities since private colleges are seen as more prestigious. This puts pressure on poor students to get into a lot of student debt to afford a private university.

Another argument to entertain from side proposition concerns the quality of education. Profit incentives shift the logic behind drafting the curriculum. No longer is education valued for its own sake. Rather, parents want a return on investment when they pay private schools to educate their children.

The consequence of this is that schools have fewer subjects focused on arts, culture, and the humanities – as these subjects lead to fewer employable skills – which robs students of a wider perspective on life.

Furthermore, for-profit universities tend to only study research subjects in which investors are interested, limiting the scope and creativity of potential research.

#3、Opposition

反方觀點

反方的一個(ge) 明顯論點是，如果有更多的私立教育機構，學生就會(hui) 有更多的選擇。公立/私立學校往往采用不同的教學方法，教授不同的科目和學位。這對於(yu) 有學習(xi) 障礙或有獨特才能的學生來說是至關(guan) 重要的。

第二個(ge) 論點是提高了教學質量。當私立大學之間需要相互競爭(zheng) 生源時，投資者在聘用教師時一定會(hui) 精挑細選，並投入額外資金購置最好的設備，為(wei) 教職員工提供最好的培訓，以確保為(wei) 學生提供最高質量的體(ti) 驗。

From opposition, the obvious argument to run is that students are given more choices when there are more private educational institutions. When there are only public universities available, there is a limited number of institutions a student might choose from, as the government does not have infinite resources. However, private universities compete both with public universities and with each other, creating a much higher number of colleges.

Additionally, to differentiate themselves from one another, they often employ different teaching methods and teach different subjects and degrees. This is a good thing because different programs are suitable to different students with different needs. This is a crucial impact on students with learning disabilities or unique talents that often get overlooked by the mainstream educational system. On top of the extra choices students get when choosing a university, private educational institutions exist outside of higher education, including language schools, debate camps, music schools, exchange programs, and similar institutions that enable students to nurture their skills.

The second argument to run from opposition is that education increases the quality of teaching. The problem with public education is that professors often get lazy. The government offers them a full-time job that they get to keep irrespective of their performance. Consequently, there is no pressure for the faculty to improve and give their best.

When private universities have to compete with each other for students, investors make sure to be extremely selective with the hiring of teachers and invest extra money into obtaining the best possible equipment and giving the best possible training to staff to ensure the highest-quality student experience for the children.

以上就是Junior WSD秋季常規賽