“Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument.”
[Address at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton, Johannesburg, South Africa, 23 November 2004]
Desmond Tutu
- Is competition a necessary part of students’ education?
- Is online learning the future of the education system?
- Does a child learn more outside the classroom than inside the classroom?
- Can artificial intelligence replace the human intelligence?
The debate was an exquisite experience. Learning new things help you explore different fields. Battle Of The Minds helped students to form their thoughts and express them vocally. We feel the debate was the perfect event for the student body to nurture their oral and argumentative skills. The whole event functioned in a way to help students build confidence and enjoy the art of verbal debate.
Aditi
The debate was one of its kind and gave a new insight to an event. We learnt what it takes to bring up the event, the amount of coordination, planning and other experiences as well. Battle Of The Minds was an event that helped students develop the skill of debating and public speaking. This debate came with a whole lot of challenges. With the event being online-only, we had to do a lot of planning from that perspective as well. This debate has not been a new experience for students and also for us in the organising committee.
Dishier
The debate Battle Of The Minds was extremely interesting because it was different from anything we have taken part in before or even organised. It was a great example of what teamwork can achieve. The planning process was new to us all but we were able to pull it off well. We had very enthusiastic participation and I think the event was a big success. It was new for all the students - but they did an extraordinary job! I hope our other events get a similar response and are enjoyed as much. I hope it can become a regular annual event at B.D. Somani. Also a big shout out to all the teachers who helped make this event a success.
Aayush
The debate Battle Of The Minds went so smoothly. If I am being honest with you I was very sceptical about how a debate would take place online but with the support of the judges, the Junior Student Council and the students, it all went through very well. There were few first time debaters, but I really couldn’t tell if they were because all of them spoke so well. I think this event was different to what we would normally plan but it was a success and I really got to see some really good speakers.
Trisha
This was a real fun and engaging competition and the young debaters put across their points extremely passionately. As a judge it was a great time hearing the debaters put across their points and their views made your sit back and think.
Way to go JSC – 2020-21. Congratulations on organizing this wonderful event.