A booklet for every debate

More than 30, each written by Teacher Memi, and part of every term. Every booklet runs over two classes: first the topic and one skill or logical fallacy, then the debate.

Three to read at home, free

Fame, Abroad and Slippery Slope, in English. Swipe through the pages, then get all three by email.

Cover of the Fame booklet

Debate topic · 10 pages · free, in English

Fame

Would it be good to be famous?

  • Page 2: Introduction
  • Page 3: No privacy
  • Page 4: Opportunities
  • Page 5 of the Fame booklet
  • Page 6 of the Fame booklet

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Cover of the Abroad booklet

Debate topic · 9 pages · free, in English

Abroad

Should we travel abroad for vacation?

  • Page 2: Introduction
  • Page 3: Go abroad!
  • Page 4 of the Abroad booklet
  • Page 5: Personal growth
  • Page 6 of the Abroad booklet

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Cover of the Slippery Slope booklet

Fallacy series · 2 · 12 pages · free, in English

Slippery Slope

Schools should allow video games during school breaks.

  • Page 2 of the Slippery Slope booklet
  • Page 3: The fallacy: slippery slope
  • Page 4: Listen for… and check the evidence
  • Page 5: Spot it!
  • Page 6 of the Slippery Slope booklet

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Every booklet in Teacher Memi’s classes, with the question on its cover.

Debate topics 26

  • FameFree

    Debate topic

    Would it be good to be famous?

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  • AbroadFree

    Debate topic

    Should we travel abroad for vacation?

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  • 3-day weekend

    Debate topic

    Should the weekend start on Thursday?

  • AI at school

    Debate topic

    Is using AI at school cheating?

  • Aliens

    Debate topic

    Do aliens exist?

  • Breaking the rules

    Debate topic

    Is it OK to sometimes break the rules?

  • Chinese characters

    Debate topic

    Do we still need to write Chinese characters by hand?

  • Gaokao

    Debate topic

    Fairness of the Gaokao

  • Guns

    Debate topic

    Is it OK to own guns?

  • Homeschooling

    Debate topic

    Homeschooling

  • Kids’ freedom

    Debate topic

    Should kids be allowed to do whatever they want?

  • Language vs music

    Debate topic

    Language vs music

  • Manners

    Debate topic

    Are manners important?

  • Movies vs books

    Debate topic

    Movies vs books

  • Musical instruments

    Debate topic

    Should every student play a musical instrument?

  • Pets

    Debate topic

    Should every home have pets?

  • Rent

    Debate topic

    Should kids pay rent?

  • Sharing pictures

    Debate topic

    Should we share our pictures online?

  • Smoking ban

    Debate topic

    Should smoking be banned?

  • Sports

    Debate topic

    Are some sports dangerous for kids?

  • Grading teachers

    Debate topic

    Should we grade teachers?

  • TikTok

    Debate topic

    Should children be allowed to use TikTok?

  • Town or city

    Debate topic

    Should people live in cities or small towns?

  • Traditional medicine

    Debate topic

    Is traditional medicine useful?

  • Uniforms

    Debate topic

    Should students wear uniforms?

  • Zoos

    Debate topic

    Should zoos be abolished?

Fallacy series 6

  • Slippery SlopeFree

    Fallacy series · 2

    Schools should allow video games during school breaks.

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  • Bandwagon

    Fallacy series · 1

    Should every student have a smartphone?

  • Ad hominem

    Fallacy series · 3

    Students should be allowed to redo a bad test!

  • Straw man

    Fallacy series · 4

    Weekend homework should be no more than one hour.

  • False cause

    Fallacy series · 5

    Should our school make students eat breakfast before class?

  • Appeal to authority

    Fallacy series · 6

    Should students choose their own after-school classes?

Skills series 2

  • Weighing

    Skills series · 1

    Is it better to have a few close friends than many friends?

  • Flowing

    Skills series · 2

    If you did not write it down, you cannot answer it.

“Thinking is the foundation of a life. If the foundation is wrong, nothing you build on top of it will be stable.”

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