Debating?

philologos

does anyone here do debating in any language?

BlueRollingPin

I haven't done any debating yet this year but I'm pretty sure I will be. I did debating in English (as well as a small bit in Irish) last year though.

Rozabeez

I do the concern debates.

*MmmPie*

Did the Concern debates and J.E.D.I. debates.

Diarmsquid

I do Irish debating. Our team is into the next round.

philologos

:eek: in the gael linn competition?

Dearv

Im doing it in english, irish, french and spanish!:D

Flashling

Jedi debates? Hmm....Yeah, I debate in english, but when I say debate I mean get so horribly nervous that I shake so much I can't read my notes. Saying that, I keep doing it, and I'm going to EYP (european youth parliament) Anyone else going?

Diarmsquid

Jakkass wrote:

:eek: in the gael linn competition?

Yep.

Dearv wrote:

Im doing it in english, irish, french and spanish!:D

Wow. Multi-lingual.:eek:

EvilPixieOne

I'm going to the EYP too. Don't really know what it's all about, but I suppose I'll soon find out...

*MmmPie*

Flashling wrote:

Jedi debates? Hmm....Yeah, I debate in english, but when I say debate I mean get so horribly nervous that I shake so much I can't read my notes. Saying that, I keep doing it, and I'm going to EYP (european youth parliament) Anyone else going?

JEDI = Junior English Debating Ireland
I get so nervous too, standing up infront of everyone...But I still keep doing it too for some reason! What exactly is the EYP, how did you get involved in it?

PurpleFistMixer

My school doesn't seem to do debating. There's some Rotary Youth Public Speaking thing they do, but only some students do that and nobody knows how in the first place, 'cause they tell us nothing.
Bit of a shame, 'cause I'm oddly calm with speaking in front of people.

Hugh Hefner

I'm part of the debating committee in my year. We have a debate once every 2 weeks or so. Oddly enough I haven't debated in my school, merely organised them. I wouldn't mind doing it, and I fully intend to, but I may have to constrict myself due to my, eh, "reputation."

philologos

Hugh Hefner wrote:

I'm part of the debating committee in my year. We have a debate once every 2 weeks or so. Oddly enough I haven't debated in my school, merely organised them. I wouldn't mind doing it, and I fully intend to, but I may have to constrict myself due to my, eh, "reputation."

why should your reputation have anything to do with debating in any shape or form

Diarmsquid

Flashling wrote:

Jedi debates?

The council recognises Master Yoda:
Come here have we today, the topic to discuss, .ie boards of.

Hugh Hefner

Jakkass wrote:

why should your reputation have anything to do with debating in any shape or form

It's.......... complicated... *Shifty* Trust me.

Rozabeez

Next debate....Your school vs. mine.

November 24th....

It's a pity I'm not allowed go to watch...

philologos

Rozabeez wrote:

Next debate....Your school vs. mine.

November 24th....

It's a pity I'm not allowed go to watch...

huh?

Hugh Hefner wrote:

It's.......... complicated... *Shifty* Trust me.

elaborate?? :eek:

Flashling

Roe, why aren't you allowed go watch? That's...strange....Jakkass, can you go back and edit your post so that it at least mentions transition year? for legal reasons. You understand.

philologos

it wont let me edit the top post im afraid. and I can only edit the post if it is the last one posted, sorry for inconvenience (which post btw)

Flashling

Never mind, just try relate things to TY in future.

Example: does anyone here do debating? Because fourth year allows you to try different things like Concern debates and EYP.

Or some crap like that.

philologos

Well TY has given me more time to do more things in general to be honest like taking part in the musical and doing the irish debating in the first instance

Hugh Hefner

Jakkass wrote:

elaborate?? :eek:

It's too boring an explanation for me to bother writing.

Rozabeez wrote:

Next debate....Your school vs. mine.

November 24th....

It's a pity I'm not allowed go to watch...

My school? Belvedere? Which school is yours?

Rozabeez

Coláiste Chiaráin....a certain Chelly will be debating!

Hugh Hefner

Seriously? I must go to that. What year in my school are you debating?

Rozabeez

Probably 4th or 5th....not sure!

Hugh Hefner

Not 4th. I would know about it. The 24th you say? Very good. Is it in my school or in yours? Or in some 3rd party place?

Rozabeez

3rd party place....that's why I can't go!

Hugh Hefner

Argh, my neither in that case. Anyway...

Diarmsquid

Diarmsquid wrote:

The council recognises Master Yoda:
Come here have we today, the topic to discuss, .ie boards of.

Wow, that looked a lot funnier yesterday.
I apologise.

Strokesa

Diarmsquid wrote:

Wow, that looked a lot funnier yesterday.
I apologise.

Ahh, I thought it was pretty funny!!

Victor

Flashling wrote:

Roe, why aren't you allowed go watch? That's...strange....Jakkass, can you go back and edit your post so that it at least mentions transition year? for legal reasons. You understand.

Fascist!

philologos

Victor wrote:

Fascist!

:eek:

Hiho Flashling

Flashling

Victor wrote:

Fascist!

And that's related to fourth year how?!:p

philologos

its one of the possible careers you could take

Outcast

I'm doing Gael Linn, Leinster Schools, Aoife Begley.
I've gone through my first rounds in AB and Schools and first round of Gael Linn is next week.

And I'm doing EYP Ashling so I'll see you there

philologos

Gael Linn is in the second round, we just got through the 1st round a week and a bit ago

Outcast

That's nice, they're still running 1st rounds though. Which compeition are you in?

Diarmsquid

Outcast wrote:

That's nice, they're still running 1st rounds though. Which compeition are you in?

Oh God, that was brilliant. Shut him up good.

Sorry Jakkass:o

philologos

Outcast wrote:

Which compeition are you in?

http://www.gael-linn.ie/useIrish/secondary.aspx?lang=En&ProductID=SCEDIOS2&areaCat=ACT002
I think its that one

andyman

Anyone agree that the Concern Debates are the biggest pile of sh!te in the world?

Foreign Aid Is Doing More Harm Than Good. Give me a break.

The ajudicators said our school lost a round last year because someone didn't have to read his cards.

J Campion

I'm doin Gael Linn, Concern and Denny's. We're through to the second round of Gael Linn. We're tied on 4 points with three other teams in our unit in Concern, and our first round of Denny's is tomorrow night.
Oh and hi Flashling.

Rozabeez

andyman wrote:

Anyone agree that the Concern Debates are the biggest pile of sh!te in the world?

Foreign Aid Is Doing More Harm Than Good. Give me a break.

The ajudicators said our school lost a round last year because someone didn't have to read his cards.

We've lost both of our debates. gah.

Next one is on the 5th and we haven't seen our captain in about 2 weeks!

Wasn't it Overseas Aid? We had to oppose that...we really do suck.

andyman

Might've been. Whatever it was it was still a stupid motion

Flashling

Andyman, language! There are children around....

But I COMPETLEY AGREE with you. The next motion was "the west is responsible for child labour" The high school were against. There's just not that much you can say to that! We keep getting the anti-concern motions....

Hi J Campion!

Victor

Flashling wrote:

Andyman, language! There are children around....

But this is TY, Piste doesn't come in here ....

Hugh Hefner

In your schools do people have fun with the debates? I mean, do they stick to the motion religiously and try to present the best speech to win the debate or do they, as in my school, make jokes and take the piss (in a very funny, non-idiotic way)?

In my school we do a lot of internal, casual debates, so there is obviously no competition and the objective is to do your best, not to win it for your team. The newbies or less confident people usually do a normal debate while the others take the piss and try to entertain the house.

I can remember that at the last Teachers Vs. Students debate ("That this house would 'rate its teachers'") things such as bull horns, concierge bells and Aretha Franklin lyrics were employed to great effect.

So yeah, just wondering if you guys usually just have "vanilla debates" or mess around with it?

Flashling

Well, we don't have internal debates, but at the last debate I was in there was quite a lot of joking from my team, but none from the other... It was more slight sarcasm though, like when someone went on a "if you smoke 90% of a cigarette are you not a smoker and other analogies" speech, and then a girl on our team stood up and said "firstly, I would like to congratulate you on your use of verbs..."

Diarmsquid

Our school had a student-teacher debate a few weeks ago about cororal punishment and it was practically comedy. Both sides were taking the piss and straying away from the point, comparing the beating of kids to farming and Star Wars. 'Twas funny.

Outcast

Does anyone know if we're supposed to do any kind of prep for EYP?

Dearv

I think u have 2 no a bit bout ur topic but thats it? what committee re u on?? Im doin develompent 2 cya there