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  • This House Prefers secondary schools adopting a classical education model rather than a progressive education model

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    Classical education relies on teacher-led, structured lectures, with minimal student driven discussion or exercises. Subjects are distinct units that are clearly delineated (e.g., math, English, etc) and taught primarily through textbooks. In contrast, progressive education positions teachers as facilitators with a focus on student-led discussion, project-based learning, and experiential learning. Learning is organised thematically around a single topic (e.g., environmentalism, space exploration, etc) and can draw on sources such as news articles, fiction books, documentaries, and academic papers from different areas (science, history, etc.). For the purpose of this debate, secondary schools refer to schools with students from age of 14 to 18.

    Panama World Universities Debating Championships 2025 · Round 1 · 2024-12-27

  • This House prefers a world in which it is the norm to remain single

    Pre-WUDC Vienna Online Open · Round 3 · 2024-12-21

  • This House regrets the mass recruitment of Gastarbeiter between 1955 and 1973

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    After World War II, West Germany and Austria established formal 'guest worker' (Gastarbeiter) programs to address severe labor shortages. Between 1955-1973, millions of workers, primarily from Turkey and Yugoslavia, were recruited for low-skilled industrial and service jobs. While intended as temporary labor, many workers permanently settled despite lacking integration support or clear paths to citizenship.

    Pre-WUDC Vienna Online Open · ESL Finals · 2024-12-21

  • This house would end all state-run gifted education programs

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    Gifted education programs are specialized curriculums tailored to meet the needs of young students identified as gifted or talented. These programs feature a more rigorous and accelerated curriculum, allowing students to progress at a faster pace and engage with advanced material.

    IIUM Open 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-12-21

  • This House would implement an annual tax on shares owned by individuals or entities

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    A share (sometimes referred to as stock or equity) represents a unit of ownership in a corporation's capital stock. Its value increases as the company's worth grows, and companies may pay dividends based on annual profits. Generally, people purchase shares for dividend income or sell them at a higher value, which both subjected to capital gain tax regulations. However, mere ownership of shares is not taxable.

    IIUM Open 2024 · Quarterfinals · 2024-12-21

  • Assuming that bodily features (face, height, skin color, body shape) still differ from individual to individual, this house prefers a world where everyone has the same self-presentation (same clothes, same car, same hairstyle, same accessories).

    IIUM Open 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-12-21

  • Assuming you're born in a western liberal democracy, This House Prefers to be born as a member of the Baby Boomer generation than as a member of Generation Alpha

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    Baby Boomer refers to individuals born approximately between 1946 and 1964, during the post-World War II population boom. In contrast, Generation Alpha includes individuals born from 2010 onwards.

    Pre-WUDC Vienna Online Open · Grand Final · 2024-12-21

  • This House supports 'L' becoming widely available

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    'L' is a pill that allows individuals to ignite or reignite feelings of love for a target individual in themselves. Feelings can fade over time, but it can be used repeatedly. For the medication to be effective, the user must consciously desire its success and actively envision the target individual.

    Pre-WUDC Vienna Online Open · ESL Semifinals · 2024-12-21

  • This House believes that it is in the interests of Mojtaba Khomenei to introduce social and economic liberal reforms in Iran

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    Mojtaba Khamenei is the likely successor to his father, Ali Khomenei, for the position of for the Supreme Leader of Iran. The Supreme Leader is the head of state and the highest political and religious authority of Iran. He delineates the general policies of and supervises the legislature, judiciary, executive and military branches.

    Pre-WUDC Vienna Online Open · Semifinals · 2024-12-21

  • A. This house would cap individuals' non-essential expenditure.

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    A. Non-essential expenditure refers to spending on goods and services that are not necessary for basic survival or well-being, such as luxury items, entertainment, dining out, vacations, and other discretionary purchases that go beyond fundamental needs like food, shelter, healthcare, and education. Any amount exceeding the cap can either be redirected into savings (personal savings accounts, retirement funds), or contributed to public welfare initiatives (e.g., social programs, healthcare, education), as mandated by the government.

    Cambodia Debate League Open S3 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-12-21

  • This House prefers a world composed of many smaller communes as opposed to a few large empires

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    For the purposes of the debate, a commune refers to a group of people living together and sharing possessions and responsibilities. They have their own governance structures and do not report to or pay taxes to any authority outside of their commune. An empire is a political unit made up of many territories and peoples, usually through conquest. It has a central supreme authority or central government, usually an emperor or empress, exercising political control over subordinate peripheries.

    Pre-WUDC Vienna Online Open · Round 4 · 2024-12-21