[eDebate] reply to Scott elliot (and his apology to Darren)

[Jacob.Thompson at unlv.edu]

I would like to respectfully point out a different take on this topic and 
my personal (and my team's) experience with it.  Although I am not 
questioning Scott's personal experience with the topic, mine has been 
quite different. 

I run a new program and have a dozen new debaters--next year I'll probably 
have a total of 20 debaters.  We have a very good mix of students with 
lots of experience, some experience, and absolutely no experience in 
policy debate.  All of the debaters, the assistant coaches, and I love 
this topic.  The research is interesting, there is a good aff/neg balance, 
and it's not too big.  I don't personally feel that this topic has created 
any barriers to participation on my team, even for younger folks without 
previous policy debate experience. 

Jake

Dr. Jacob Thompson, Ph.D.
Director, Sanford I. Berman Debate Forum 
Assistant Professor In Residence
Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
Department of Communication Studies
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 Maryland Parkway Box 45052
Las Vegas, NV 89154-4502
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