
Resolved
Debate Can Revolutionize Education and Help Save Our Democracy
Robert Litan(Author)
Brookings Institution (Publisher)
Published on 6. October 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
220 pages
978-0-8157-3787-2 (ISBN)
Description
Adopting a simple education reform to restore civil discourse and transform American society
In this era of extreme political polarization, it's tempting to believe nothing can be done to heal a nation that is so obviously divided and led by dysfunctional politicians.
But there is a relatively simple and powerful way to begin the healing, and at the same time prepare the next generations of leaders for the rigorous demands of a constantly changing economy and society. The solution offered by this intriguing book is for schools across the country to focus on developing in students the skills of successful debaters. These are the skills?so clearly lacking in contemporary society?of listening and persuading, through civil discourse backed by fact-based evidence and reason.
Resolved explains how one simple educational reform can help address the nation's political divide and at the same time help ensure that today's young people will actually enjoy learning, and thus will have the necessary skills to lead productive and economically rewarding lives. The book offers practical ideas about a positive future for parents, educators, state legislators, business leaders?in fact, anyone interested in how debate-centered education can fundamentally change the country for the better.
In this era of extreme political polarization, it's tempting to believe nothing can be done to heal a nation that is so obviously divided and led by dysfunctional politicians.
But there is a relatively simple and powerful way to begin the healing, and at the same time prepare the next generations of leaders for the rigorous demands of a constantly changing economy and society. The solution offered by this intriguing book is for schools across the country to focus on developing in students the skills of successful debaters. These are the skills?so clearly lacking in contemporary society?of listening and persuading, through civil discourse backed by fact-based evidence and reason.
Resolved explains how one simple educational reform can help address the nation's political divide and at the same time help ensure that today's young people will actually enjoy learning, and thus will have the necessary skills to lead productive and economically rewarding lives. The book offers practical ideas about a positive future for parents, educators, state legislators, business leaders?in fact, anyone interested in how debate-centered education can fundamentally change the country for the better.
Reviews / Votes
Litan makes a great case for involving debate in a wider context, and those who know debate, those who teach debate, and those who love debate will probably agree wholeheartedly... Litan has done a great job here of outlining the need for debate as a possible cure for party politics in America; following up with a clearer plan on how to reach the masses with the message would be even better. * inallthings.org *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
365 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8157-3787-2 (9780815737872)
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10/2020
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10/2020
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Brookings Institution
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Person
Robert Litan is a nonresident senior fellow in the Economic Studies program at the Brookings Institution, a program he formerly directed. He has had a distinguished career in economic research covering a broad array of public policy issues, in high-level appointed positions in the federal government, as a practicing lawyer, and as an executive of the Kauffman Foundation and Bloomberg Government.
Content
Contents:
Preface
1. Improving Education and Healing America through Debate-Centered Education: An Introduction
2. Competitive Debate as a Model for Education Reform: Virtues and Limits
3. Beyond Competition: Debate-Centered Instruction for All
4. Debate-Centered Instruction Can Help Revitalize Our Democracy
5. Debating Skills Are Not Just for Future Lawyers
6. Objections and Challenges to Debate-Centered Instruction
7. A Political Roadmap for a Debate-Centered Educational Revolution
Notes
Index
Preface
1. Improving Education and Healing America through Debate-Centered Education: An Introduction
2. Competitive Debate as a Model for Education Reform: Virtues and Limits
3. Beyond Competition: Debate-Centered Instruction for All
4. Debate-Centered Instruction Can Help Revitalize Our Democracy
5. Debating Skills Are Not Just for Future Lawyers
6. Objections and Challenges to Debate-Centered Instruction
7. A Political Roadmap for a Debate-Centered Educational Revolution
Notes
Index