Why Watching Debate Rounds Is One of the Most Underrated Ways Students Improve
Learn why watching debate rounds is a powerful learning tool that helps students develop strategic judgment, persuasive reasoning, and big-picture thinking.
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We Teach Students to Write for Years. Why Don’t We Teach Them to Speak?
Discover why students must learn spoken argumentation and real-time reasoning alongside writing, and how debate-based learning prepares them for life beyond exams.
Beyond the Three R’s: Why Debate Must Be a Core Literacy for Today’s Learners
Explore why debate and structured argumentation are essential literacy skills for students in the AI age, and how Ivy Spires prepares learners to think, judge, and communicate.
Why Debate Practice Is Becoming Essential — Not Optional — for Students Today
Explore why regular debate practice is becoming essential for students’ academic and life success, building argumentation, critical thinking, and communication skills in an AI-driven world.
Generative AI Isn’t Just a Tool — It’s a Mirror Showing What Students Must Learn
Explore how generative AI impacts student learning, why critical thinking and ethical reasoning are essential, and how debate-based education prepares students for an AI-rich future.
Debate Isn’t Really “Debate.” It’s One of the Most Important Ways Students Learn.
Discover why debate is not about arguing but a powerful learning method that builds critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and clear communication in students.
Why Critical Thinking and Ethical Reasoning Are No Longer Optional for Students
Explore why critical thinking and ethical reasoning are essential skills for students, and how structured debate helps develop thoughtful, responsible communicators.
Building a National Culture of Debate: Ivy Spires’ Vision for Inter-School Leagues & Tournaments
Learn how Ivy Spires is working with schools to build a structured inter-school debate league, offering sustained tournaments that develop critical thinking, ethics, and public speaking skills.
From Confidence to Clarity: How Ivy Spires Builds Structured Learning Pathways in Speech & Debate
Discover Ivy Spires’ structured speech and debate learning pathways that build critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and confident communication for students.
Why Schools Are Integrating Speech and Debate Into Academic Culture
Learn how speech and debate strengthen academic culture by improving critical thinking, communication, and respectful student discourse.
My Child Is Bright but Struggles to Express Ideas Clearly—What Can Help?
Discover how speech and debate help students organise ideas, think clearly, and communicate confidently in classrooms and beyond.
Why Speech and Debate Are Essential Skills for Students in the 21st Century
Speech and debate develop critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and clear communication—essential skills for students preparing for university and leadership.
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