THBT educational institutions should heavily de-emphasize the value of academic excellence (e.g., using pass/fail marking, abolishing distinctions or letter grading)
2
THBT schools should adopt a "Flipped classroom" over traditional teaching methods
Info Slide
A flipped classroom is an instructional method that expects students to study lecture materials at home using video and paper resources supplied by the school. Class time is exclusively focused on the application of that knowledge. For the purposes of this debate, in a "flipped classroom" , the teacher always assumes that students have studied the material and does not cover the assigned material in class.
3
THBT teachers should prioritize the emotional needs of an individual student even if it requires ignoring the academic needs of the remaining class
EFL Semifinals
1
THP a world where the use of relationship contracts is the predominant norm
Info Slide
A relationship contract is a legally binding set of terms partners agree to when entering a relationship (e.g., hygiene standards, frequency of sex, monetary contribution to dates). The contract also defines monetary fines the counterparty has the right to demand if a term is breached. The contract can be dissolved by either party at any time by communicating the end of the relationship.
2
THR the rise of short-form media (e.g., TikTok, Instagram Reels, and Youtube Shorts)
3
THBT SNS has done more harm than good for social relationships
Grand Final
1
TH, as a parent in South Korea, would not send their children to any form of private education
2
THBT South Korea has failed the Korean youth
3
THR the glorification of self-care in South Korea (e.g, body profile, skin care)
Semifinals
1
THBT educational institutions should heavily de-emphasize the value of academic excellence (e.g., using pass/fail marking, abolishing distinctions or letter grading)
2
THBT schools should adopt a "Flipped classroom" over traditional teaching methods
Info Slide
A flipped classroom is an instructional method that expects students to study lecture materials at home using video and paper resources supplied by the school. Class time is exclusively focused on the application of that knowledge. For the purposes of this debate, in a "flipped classroom" , the teacher always assumes that students have studied the material and does not cover the assigned material in class.
3
THBT teachers should prioritize the emotional needs of an individual student even if it requires ignoring the academic needs of the remaining class
Quarterfinals
1
THP a world where the use of relationship contracts is the predominant norm
Info Slide
A relationship contract is a legally binding set of terms partners agree to when entering a relationship (e.g., hygiene standards, frequency of sex, monetary contribution to dates). The contract also defines monetary fines the counterparty has the right to demand if a term is breached. The contract can be dissolved by either party at any time by communicating the end of the relationship.
2
THR the rise of short-form media (e.g., TikTok, Instagram Reels, and Youtube Shorts)
3
THBT SNS has done more harm than good for social relationships
Octofinals
1
THBT environmentalists should pursue strategic voting over fielding their own party and candidate
Info Slide
Strategic voting occurs in elections with more than two candidates, when a voter supports another candidate more strongly than their sincere preference in order to prevent an undesirable outcome.
2
THBT voters should vote solely on politicians' policy agendas without consideration for personal lives or actions
3
THP a world where governments don't have access to individual preference data collected by companies
Info Slide
Preference data is data that a customer shares directly or indirectly with a brand which includes information such as style, budget, purchase intentions, contextual data, habits, and demographics.
Round 4
1
THBT the Korean feminist movement should actively support choice feminism
Info Slide
Choice feminism is the philosophy that any choice a woman makes is inherently a feminist one, solely by the virtue of her exercising her agency
2
THBT women's sports teams should not hire men as coaches even in instances where male applicants are more qualified than female applicants
3
THBT feminists should discourage women from entering professions that are traditionally female dominated (e.g. nursing, pre-school teaching, flight attendant)
Round 3
1
THBT governments of aging societies should advocate the the narrative that senior citizens are neither weak nor vulnerable
2
THR the prevalent use of age-based commentaries (such as "okay, boomer!") in social discourse
3
THW give parents the right to receive compensation from their children for the money invested in their upbringing
Round 2
1
TH, as a recently graduated university student, W choose a 월급루팡 ("free riding") job over a job you are passionate about
Info Slide
월급루팡 ("free riding") refers to the act of doing minimal work at the workplace yet still receiving salary. A 월급루팡 ("free riding") job is a job where you can 월급루팡 ("free riding") with little possibility of getting fired.
2
THR the glorification of startup culture
3
THBT we should allow young people to opt out of specific protections of workers' rights when applying for jobs (eg. minimum wage maximum working hours penalty rates)
Round 1
1
THBT the predominant narrative in corporate culture that diversity and inclusion initiatives are directly related to profit has done more harm than good for social minorities
2
THBT influencers of social minority backgrounds should focus on highlighting the discrimination their community faces over the beauty of their culture
3
THBT pop-culture portrayals of neurodivergence in South Korea has done more harm than good (e.g. Extraordinary Attorney Woo, The Good Doctor)
Info Slide
Neurodivergence refers to those psychology is non-standard, e.g. for reasons of mental health, mental disability, etc.