Education debate motions (page 3)

This house regrets the shift in focus within the academic study of history from studying great figures and institutions to studying cultural forces and the experiences of ordinary people.

HWS Round Robin · 3

THBT school systems should build curricula in a way that emphasizes national pride

Trinity Open · 5

THR the narrative that a university education is the primary path to success

Helsinki Freshers' ProAm 2017 · 2

THW require post-high school public service.

Penguin Invitational at Dominican University · Open_Semis

TH prefers a higher education system with a large variation in education quality over one in which there is a low variation in education quality. (+ infoslide)

Newcastle IV 2017 · 4

THB the state should lace water supply with a chemical that homogenises people's intelligence to the intelligence level of an average uni graduate.

Newcastle IV 2017 · Open_Semis

THW require universities to use minimum entry requirements which are at least a grade higher for pupils from selective schools (e.g. private or grammar schools)

Sheffield IV · 1

THBT that Universities should exclusively award scholarships and grants on the basis of financial need.

Strathclyde President's Cup 2017 · 1

THBT education in the developing world should be conducted primarily in English - Round 1

NZ Easters 2017 · 1

This house supports universities treating students as customers (eg by allocating significant resources to improving students lifestyles, and granting students influence over university decisions and the content and delivery of course curricula)

Tallin EUDC 2017 · 6

This House believes that every European school system should abolish homework to combat school drop-out

Olimpia di Debate · 2

This House believes that Italian high school students should be allowed to choose their own study subjects from those offered by the school

Olimpia di Debate · 4

THBT policies regarding the teaching and use of language ought to be descriptive rather than prescriptive.

NALSAR IV · 2

THW ban boarding schools

Queen Mary IV · 3

THBT student unions should not take political positions that do not directly pertain to tertiary education

Queen Mary IV · Open_Final

This house believes that governments should promote, support, and incentivise students to attend MOOCs instead of Universities.

York IV · 3

THW actively reward the use of Hiberno-English in schoolwork and examinations.

Trinity Women's Open · 1

THBT, in developing nations with an ineffectual state school system, the government should financially incentivise (e.g through tax breaks) the creation of private schools

Warwick IV · 2

TH Supports the proliferation of free schools

LSE Open · 1

TH would begin writing only in your first language.

Manchester IV · 4

THW create and fund schools that exclusively admit children from ethnic minorities.

Manchester IV · Open_Final

THBT schools should motivate children to believe that anyone can succeed through hard work regardless of their background

Leiden Open · 3

THBT schools should aggressively stream students, according to their ability, from a young age.

Liverpool IV 2016 · 1

THBT Sex Education Classes in Schools Should Teach Techniques For Pure Sexual Gratification (including, but not limited to, anal sex, oral sex, mutual gratification and masturbation).

Erasmus Rotterdam Open 2016 · 6

That we should tax and redistribute wealth contained in university endowment funds

Durham Australs · 1.1

That the state should employ more non university graduates and use tax penalties to encourage other employers to do the same

Durham Australs · 1.3

THW pay stay at home parents.

GUU Womens 2016 · 3

TH regrets the safe space movement's attempts to significantly limit speech on university campuses

Warsaw EUDC 2016 · ESL_Semis

THW require all public and private schools to teach Darwin's theory of evolution as a scientific consensus. [Round 1]

Northeast Regional Opener 2016 Brad Smith Debate Tournament · 1

THW allocate scholarships and financial aid exclusively on the basis of financial need

HWS IV 2016 · 1

THR the new politics of the campus left

HWS IV 2016 · Open_Final

TH supports the creation of grammar schools.

UCL President's Cup · Non_Schools_Final

TH would allow teacher unions to veto education policy that is not linked to pay and benefits.

Imperial Novices · 3

TH, as the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, would significantly reduce summer holidays

JADE College Cup 2016 · 1

This House Believes That teachers should contradict curriculum that they believe will be harmful to society

Cork IV · 1

TH supports academic tracking in primary and secondary education

Indian Schools Debating Society Chennai Leagues, 2016 · 7

THW significantly reduce funding for schools that perpetuate inaccuracies in their teachings of indigenous history

Brandeis IV 2016 · 1

TH would establish English as primary language for education in China (inexact)

Dutch WUDC 2017 · ESL_Semi

This House Would abolish religious primary and secondary schools

WSDC 2016 · Partial Double Octofinals (impromptu) · World Schools Debating Championships

This House Believes That versions of history taught by states through the education system should not be designed to promote national pride

WSDC 2016 · Semifinals (impromptu) · World Schools Debating Championships

THBT in areas of socio-economic deprivation, schools should train students in vocational skills to the exclusion of the liberal arts

Malaysia WUDC 2015 · 3

THW ban religious and ideological schools

Rotterdam Open · 1

THBT all schools in Wales should teach subjects through the medium of Welsh.

Cardiff Schools 2015 · 3

THW aggressively stream children from an early age, according to academic ability

Cardiff Open 2015 · Open_Finals

THW introduce correct porn viewing lessons in schools.

Copenhagen Open · 2

THW force all universities to make their lectures free for all and available online

Vidzeme Open · 5

THBT the State should pay for the education of all students at all levels

Sabanci University International Debate Open · 4

THW compel all students returning from educational tours in the Nazi extermination camps to participate in an educational tour with the organization "Breaking Silence" (An organization which criticizes IDF actions)

Tech Open 2015 · 1

THW compel large companies with paid internship programs (Such as McKinsey and Google) to accept a quota of אוכלוסיות מוחלשות as interns.

Tech Open 2016 · 2

THW give control over all aspects education policy to local authorities

BBU Open 2015 · Open_Semis

THW assess pupils on individual academic development instead of standardized examination results.

EuroDebate 2015 · 2

THBT the government should only fund further education courses that have high graduate employment rates

UCD IV · 5

THR the overwhelming narrative of good triumphing over evil in children's entertainment

UCD IV · Open_Final

THW allow students to vote on the curriculum they are taught in schools

Imperial Open 2016 · Open_Finals

THBT African countries should adopt English as the principal language of instruction in schools

Westminster Open 2015 · 2

This House Would Ban Religious Primary and Secondary Schools

Oxford IV · 1

THW pay a living wage to stay-at-home parents

Birmingham ESL Novice Mini 2015 · 3

This house believes that educational institutions should never attempt to restrict the freedom of expression of students or staff (except when mandated by law)

Cambridge IV · 5

TH prefers a world where memories and accurately recorded and available for external playback.

McMaster Pro-Am · Open_Finals

This house believes that standardized testing, as a requirement for admission to universities, does more harm than good

JADE College Cup 2015 · 1

THS the rise of homeschooling among minority communities

Canadian British Parliamentary Championships (@ York University) · 1

Disinviting college and university speakers does more good than harm.

Claremont 2015 · 1

This House Supports academic tracking in primary and secondary education

WSDC 2015 · Round 3 (prepared) · World Schools Debating Championships

THW make graduates of state universities, who become stay-at-home "parents" (Hausfrauen oder Hausmänner), retrospectively pay their study fees (normally free).

Zeit Debatte Dresden · 1

THBT parents should monitor the electronic communications of their children, for example by installing spyware, requiring their children to give them their passwords, or reading browser histories

Zeit Debatte Dresden · 3

THBT all states should adopt the Flemish system of university admissions

Nottingham Trent Open · Open_Semis

THBT the British education system should aim to give students from all backgrounds a high level of familiarity with the cultural knowledge prized by white, upper and middle class elites

Nottingham Trent Open · Open_Final

THBT imagination is better than knowledge

Paris V · 4.4

THW teach children to question authority, even if it undermines discipline in the classroom

Trinity IV · Open_Semis

THBT schools should attempt to indoctrinate school children with the belief that they are personally culpable for death, poverty and abject misery in the developing world.

York IV · 4

THW only give out scholarships on the basis of academic potential.

Dutch Mace · 2

THW create a small network of public schools accessible only to students with outstanding academic backgrounds

Tornadu · Open_Semi_2

THW support a strict disciplinarian education system, as long as it makes students perform better

Manchester IV · ESL_Final

THW abolish Oxford and Cambridge Universities

Leeds Open · 5

THW consider an academic's publicly stated political positions (e.g. blogs, tweets, editorials) in hiring, tenure and promotion decisions.

NAUDC (@ HWS College) · 6

THW disproportionately teach colonialism in schools

Royal Holloway Open · 2

TH regrets the rise of drinking initiations in universities

Royal Holloway Open · 3

THBT schools should actively seek to instill a strong sense of patriotism

Liverpool IV · 1

Secondary schools should have a mandatory course in etiquette

NK Beleidsdebatteren (Dutch Policy Debate Championships) · 1

Only people with a teaching degree should teach at universities in the Netherlands

NK Beleidsdebatteren (Dutch Policy Debate Championships) · 4

THBT all schools in the Westbank become integrated schools (mixing up children of different backgrounds to enhance integration and understanding)

NK Debatteren (Dutch National Championships) · 2

THW establish vocational schools and aggressively stream academically underperforming children into them.

Northumbria Open · 3

THW aggressively promote scientific rationalism in schools.

Hull Open · 3

THW create a common history curricula for the entire European Union.

IDEA League of Young Voters European Cup · Open_Final

THW create an age-restricted rating that warns the audience when a film has failed the Bechdel Test.

Cape Town Open · 5

THW require universities to write-off the student debt of any student who graduates in good academic standing but is unable to find a job despite actively seeking employment.

Cape Town Open · 8

Should grades be abolished?

Frishlingscup · 1

THW make the payment of family allowances conditional on school attendance

French Language World Championships Debating · 13

THBT the education system should stream children according to their abilities from a young age

Helsinki Open · Open_Final

Students should get their basic study grant back.

Eloquentiatoernooi (Eloquence tournament) · 1.2

More financial support for students is preferable over travel subsidies

Eloquentiatoernooi (Eloquence tournament) · 3.1

THBT sex education in schools should teach techniques for pure sexual gratification (including but not limited to: anal sex, oral sex, mutual gratifcation, and masturbation).

Newcastle Mixed Doubles Open · 4

THW aggressively hire ex-soldiers as teachers

Durham Open · 5.2

THW ban private schools

Durham Open · 6.1

THW teach sex positions explicitly for pleasure in sex education lessons

Durham Open · 10.2

THW abolish Oxbridge

Durham Open · Open_Semi_1

Should cultural institutes be self-sufficient?

HeidelBÄM · 2

THW not offer theology at state universities

Bielefeld Religion debate tournament · Open_Final

This house would pay additional benefits to families on welfare according to their child's performance in school.

Zagreb EUDC 2014 · 1

THS "No Platform" policies in student unions

Edinburgh Cup · 3

THBT universities and other stakeholders should primarily consider teaching ability rather than research outputs when awarding tenure and allocating academic funding

Yale IV · 6

TH, as a parent with the financial means to do so, would not send their child to private school

UCL President's Cup · 4

THBT the EU should make English the primary language of instruction for all students above the age of 14

Turku Open · 1

THBT parents should push their kids to achieve, even if that comes at the expense of their child's happiness.

Turku Open · Open_Semis

THW abolish all non-comprehensive schools and require children to attend their geographically closest school.

Yorkshire Novice Cup · 3

THBT education systems should indoctrinate children to believe they are personally culpable for the death and suffering in the developing world

SSE Riga IV · Open_Final

This House Would not allow unvaccinated children to attend public schools

WSDC 2014 · Round 6 (impromptu) · World Schools Debating Championships

THBT publicly funded universities should be required to reduce enrolment in degree programs within their university that have statistically poor employment outcomes

Berlin WUDC 2013 · EFL_Quarters

THBT publicly funded universities should be required to reduce enrolment in degree programs within their university that have statistically poor employment outcomes (same as EFL_Quarters)

Berlin WUDC 2013 · ESL_Quarters

THBT universities should never prohibit research or teaching on the grounds of sexist, racist or otherwise discriminatory implications

Berlin WUDC 2013 · Open_Partial_Double_Octos

THW not teach vocational subjects at universities

Nottingham Trent IV · Open_Semis

THBT we should not let our schooling interfere with our education

French Debating Association Tournament · B1

THBT we should strive for immortality

French Debating Association Tournament · B3

THBT it is better to learn than to be taught

French Debating Association Tournament · D2

TH, being the US, would oblige the Amish to send their children to public high schools

Rotterdam BP toernooi · 1

THW introduce corporal punishment

Rotterdam BP toernooi · 4

THW introduce graduate tax

Irish Times Open_Semis · Open_Semi_1

THBT youth is wasted on the young

French Debating Association Open_Semiss · Open_Semi_1

THBT schools should teach sex positive sex education (ie techniques for sexual gratification) in secondary schools.

Southampton Open · 2

THW send top teachers to weakest schools.

Czech and Slovak Championships · 2

THW ban professors/teachers from communicating with students/schoolchildren in social networks

VUAS Debate Tournament · 3

THW include debating into school curriculum

VUAS Debate Tournament · 5

THW make higher education free

Royal Holloway Open · 3

THW not become a superhero

Royal Holloway Open · 4

THBT the salaries and the continuation of employment of teachers should be dependent on the academic performance of their students

Heriot Watt Open · 1

THS diversity quotas for university admissions.

HWS Round Robin · Open_Finals

THBT children in the West Bank should be educated in integrated schools (integrated school is one where students sit in the same classroom and share all facilities irrespective of background (including religion, culture or ethnicity))

DCU Open · 4

THW choose a comprehensive education system where the only selection process is geographical location and NOT intelligence, ability or talent

Paris Open · 3

Given the technology, THW, as a genius, use this technology to reduce its intelligence to become "normal"

Paris Open · Open_Final

THW replace the three-tiered education system with one common high school (with infoslide)

Zeit Debatte Aachen · 3

THW pay male teachers in primary school more than female teachers

Kalliope Debattoernooi · 3

THW eliminate standardised testing for university admission

Vienna Mini · 3

THW force universities to make all their lectures available for free online

ULU Westminster IV · 2

Info slide - In recent decades, many educational institutions have instructed their teachers that bullying is a result of low self-esteem and other personal problems. Motion: THBT educators should abandon the "pitiful bully" approach

English Open · 4

THW privatise all education

Mix Team (pro-am tournament) · Open_Final

as a promising young graduate, you are offered two jobs. One with a charity that you would enjoy working for ("First Teach"), with reasonable pay. The other with a large multinational firm (DelcentureMG) that provides higher pay, and better long term career prospects. Motion: THW sell out to the man.

Imperial No Notes Open · Open_Final

THBT African countries should adopt English as the principle language of instruction

Manchester EUDC 2013 · Open_Quarters

TH (as debate couple) would encourage its kids to debate competitively

DDG Masters Cup · 5

THW ban private Universities.

EBS Open · 3

THBT schools should instill unrealistically high expectations in students from lower-socio economic backgrounds

Roosevelt Academy Open · Novice_Final

THBT the state should financially incentivise higher-educated citizens to have children before their 25th birthday

Dutch Masters · 3

THW ban all resit exams

Welsh Novices · 3

THBT every student living in the EU should spend one year studying in the country other than the one he or she is born or is a national of.

Debatijada Open · 2

THBT the state should aggressively discourage university attendance and promote college.

Guindon Cup (University of Ottawa) · Open_Semis

THBT a person of super genius intelligence should transform themselves into someone of average intelligence.

Guindon Cup (University of Ottawa) · Open_Finals

THW not publicly fund universities

Vienna Freshers · 1

THBT state schools should instil in children the belief that anyone can succeed through hard work, regardless of their background

UK Debate Challenge · 4

THW provide mobile teachers for the compulsory education of children in travelling communities (e.g. Roma and Irish travellers)

Oxford IV · 1

THW Pay Additional Benefits to Families on Welfare Whose Children are Excelling in School

Bogwall · 4

THBT too many high school graduates study (go on to university)

Schwarzwald Cup · Open_Final

THW go on a treasure hunt

Zeit Debatte Frankfurt · 4

Should private kindergartens and schools be abolished?

Tübingen Herbst Debatten · 1

THBT the education system should promote expectations according to the students' realistic potential, ability and social status

English Cup · 2

THBT all universities should create separate career tracks for teaching and research.

Brandeis IV · 5

THBT Schools should raise the expectations of children beyond what they can realistically achieve.

Lund IV · Novice_Final

THW stop streaming children in secondary schools based on intelligence

Leiden Novice Tournament · 1

THW financially compensate children who fail to achieve employable grades at school

Birmingham IV · 1

THW include children with special needs into regular school classes

Decemberac (beginners tournament) · 1

THW not undress (with an info slide)

Decemberac (beginners tournament) · 5

In today's world, THW choose a craft rather than the university education

Decemberac (beginners tournament) · Open_Semis

This House supports the introduction of a two-tier education system, that places non-academic students in separate schools that cater towards vocational qualifications and practical skills.

Joynt Scroll 2013 · 1

This House Would require government schools to teach religious studies

WSDC 2013 · Round 6 (impromptu) · World Schools Debating Championships

This House Would require university students to work in their country of origin for a number of years after graduation

WSDC 2013 · Round 8 (impromptu) · World Schools Debating Championships

THW require deaf parents to send their children (whether deaf or hearing) to mainstream schools for their primary and secondary education.

De La Salle WUDC 2012 · 5

THBT public education systems should raise the aspirations of children from disadvantaged backgrounds beyond that which is realistic to expect them to achieve.

De La Salle WUDC 2012 · EFL_Final

THBT education is a federal matter

Berlin Punk · 3

THBT the education system should promote equality of outcomes over equality of opportunities

LSE Open · 4

THW introduce mandatory trips to Nazi concentration camps for Austrian elementary school students.

Vienna IV · 1

THW found one European elite university

Schwarzwald Cup · 1

When paying teachers, THW take into account their students' academic performance

Jacobs Open · 1

THW make Saxon a mandatory foreign language on Saxon colleges (hochschulen)

Saggsn- Masders · 1

THW exempt from mandatory military service any Hasid who chooses to work rather than study in a Yeshiva

Israeli Nationals · 2

THBT schools should teach children from first-generation immigrants in the language of their parents

Berlin IV · 2

THBT general education (wide promotion) is better than education/promotion of excellence.

Boddencup · 1

THBT the state should not pay any university students tuition fee

IDC Porto Debate Camp and Open · 3

THBT Parents Should Choose Not To Send their Children to Private Schools

Belgrade EUDC 2012 · 1

THBT Schools Should Aggressively Stream Students According to their Ability From An Early Age

Belgrade EUDC 2012 · Open_Semis

THW incentivize employers to hire non-college graduates

Red Sea Open · 2

THW defend that universities give preference to disadvantaged students

Open de Lisboa · 2

THBT the State should pay for university education

Edinburgh Cup · 1

THW give the 4-5-6 the 10% of children from the bottom of the league tables (Or, THW implement PLEB) (Torchwood: Children of the Earth)

Alternative Open · Open_Final

THBT the state should, were possible, teach children in their vernacular language

UCD Vice-President's Cup · Open_Semis

THW not allow anybody under the age of 18 to leave school without first having passed all of their exams

Welsh Novices · 1

THBT all children should have location chips

Open de Debates da Sociedade de Debates da Universidade de Coimbra (SDUC) · 4

TH regrets the influence of computer games on the next generation

Iasi BP Open · 2

TH regrets the rapid expansion of online education

IDAS tournament · 4

THW force universities to create stricter entrance requirements, even if this would lead to fewer students

Cicero Debattoernooi · 1

THW force schools to offer students intensive interaction with different worldviews

Cicero Debattoernooi · 4

THW Abolish National School Curriculums

John Smith Memorial Mace England Leg · 1

THW require prospective parents to obtain parenting licences prior to having children

Cork IV · 1

THW set up Christian mission schools in Pakistan

Münster Ironman · 2

Should the UN make the knowledge of how to build an atomic weapon available upon request?

Baden-Württemberg · Open_Final

THBT the expansion in the proportion of the population attending university has done more harm than good

Lancaster IV · 1

THW ban homeschooling

The English Cup · 1

This House Believes That governments should create schools which teach in indigenous languages

WSDC 2012 · Octofinals (impromptu) · World Schools Debating Championships

THW force elected politicians and their families to use only public health and education services

Red Sea Open · 2

THBT a universal minimum standard of education is a prerequisite for democracy

Red Sea Open · Open_Semis

THBT China should abolish the "Gaokao" in favour of allowing universities to establish their own (admission) criteria

EU-China Youth Debate Tournament · 3

THBT Mandarin should be taught as the primary second language in all EU schools

EU-China Youth Debate Tournament · Open_Final

THW give Extra Leaving Cert Points for Extra Curricular Activities

Irish Times Debates First Round · 5