Ah, private schools - of course. That's where the money goes.
Can't you all tell it's Federal Election week down here - and I dissemble
that remark!
AndrewF
>It's still alive and well in Oz particularly in the privately funded
>education area. We figure prominently in international debating contests for
>secondary school students. Which probably accounts for the articulate and
>statesman-like deliverances of our senior politicians, :-).
>
>JohnW
>
>
>It hadn't disappeared as of the time of my education--alas, some years ago,
>now. The main thing it taught me was to be able to think on my feet. You
>can not rely on notes but must be aware of what the opposing side proposes.
>JP
>
>At 08:07 PM 11/05/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>>Andrew,
>>
>>Do or did Australia have debating teams in school? We used to have them
>>in High School. That seems to have disappeared in the US. One of the
>>desirable outcomes that resulted in past generations of college graduates
>>was the ability to attack an idea and not the individual presenting it. I
>>see less of that happening in educational circles today.
>>
>>Gregg
>
>
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