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Debate a winner at high schools: County students, teachers get tips from Columbia expert.
Byline: Sandy Alexander
Dec. 10--Kevin Li was ready for passionate arguments and contentious opponents when he joined Centennial High School's new debate team, but he says he was not really prepared for the filing.
"I thought it was going to be: 'These are my beliefs and I am going to defend them,'" said Li, a sophomore. "It's definitely more analytical. Everything has to be backed up, everything has to be proved and supported."
That means many hours reading and organizing hundreds of pages of support -- including academic studies and government reports -- so that they can be used at a moment's notice.
That might not seem like exciting stuff, but local educators think that if they can get students comfortable with the format, lingo and organizational basics, they can build competitive debate programs at every Howard County high school in the next five…
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