Should the military be banned from visiting schools to promote the armed forces and recruit new soldiers, sailors and airmen? All the Yes points: The army is short of manpower due to high casualty rates and the unwillingness of current soldiers to reenlist. Allowing members of the military into schools is a form of propaganda. … Read more
Religious topics and prayer used to be a part of the school curriculum and school days in the U.S. up until June 25th, 1962 when in the Engel v. Vitale case, the Supreme Court decided against it. While religion is sometimes taught from a secular perspective, there isn’t an emphasis on it as a study … Read more
Corporal Punishment as described by the Collins Dictionary and Thesaurus (in one volume – 1990) is “punishment of a physical nature such as caning”. The term mainly relates to children being punished at school but can also refer to children being punished at home. As of 2008 corporal punishment has been banned in 24 countries, … Read more
Should we change the way words in the English language are spelled, to make them more like the way they are spoken? All the Yes points: The way in which many English words are spelled does not make sense. Over hundreds of years the way… Spelling needs to change so that children’s reading and writing … Read more
Should students be given homework tasks to complete outside school? Or are such tasks pointless? All the Yes points: Homework has little educational worth and adds nothing to the time spent in school. Some schools an… Homework is almost always done when a child is already tired from a long day at school. As a … Read more
As clearly stated in the title, this debate aims to resolve the never-ending issue and might as well name it as a predicament for all the International Students in the UK. They face a VERY BIG discrepancy, when it comes to tuition fees they have to pay, compared to ordinary Home Students. Is it reasonable … Read more
