Debate Reflection

I love aruging. Debating is always a great idea in class, to get students involved and passionate about the topic. However, I felt the way the debate was conducted was a little robotic, with students just reading arguements off their paper and not really adapting their second round of debating to their opponent's arguements. Plus, groups were put together but really 2 people from each group did anything. I think if the class was divided and a more informal approach to debating that involved everyone's opinion would be a bit more engaging. However, I definitely think debating in general should be pursued in our class.