The importance of paying attention to the “big picture”

Thought this was a great visual example of how easy it is to miss things, even when you’re paying close attention.

The Great Debaters – A Great Opportunity

If you are in the debate community and you have not yet heard about the movie The Great Debaters, you must have been living in a cave recently!  I am excited to see the movie as it looks like a great story and an inspiration, but I am even more excited to have this opportunity [...]

Happy National Constitution Day!

Today is National Constitution Day.  As educators of advocacy and civic engagement, today offers us a reason to celebrate and to remind our students of the importance in being able to vocalize the importance of the principles protected in this document, as well as being willing and able to take advantage of the opportunities this [...]

Fantasy League made for debaters?

Just a fun post today as I reenter the blogging world from my summer vacation.  The LA Times had a story yesterday about some Claremont McKenna students who have started a Fantasy Congress League.  Players score points according to how well a representative’s legislation does – it is like a fantasy league for politics scenarios!  [...]