by Isaiah McPeak | Apr 21, 2011 | Ethos Info, Featured
We have opened registration for all of our summer seminars. We have 15 confirmed locations counting Singapore where you can come attend a day-camp style debate camp by the top instructors in homeschool debate. EthosSeminarBrochure
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by Nathanael Yellis | Apr 12, 2011 | Soapbox
I judged a debate tournament on Saturday. I enjoy debate because of the creativity bred by its constraints. While talking with other judges, I tried to explain what motivated my decisions. What kind of arguments typically won? What debaters tended to make those...
by Isaiah McPeak | Mar 19, 2011 | Featured, Tournaments
On April 8-9 I will be hosting the first annual Fun Tournament, here in Virginia. We have over 30 students registered from four states in attendance and are running TP, LD, and Parli (open to anyone). We are using the flexibility provided by Stoa qualifying rules to...
by Isaiah McPeak | Mar 12, 2011 | Coaching, Featured
Congratulations to Dan Pugh, who just won the National Parliamentary Debate Association’s (NPDA) Novice Nationals!! Dan wrote briefs for Ethos the previous two years and was coached by Isaiah in the Vector Debate Club for three years, where Dan spent 2008/9 and...
by Isaiah McPeak | Mar 7, 2011 | Featured, Parliamentary, Strategy
Zack Voell/Lydia Bode vs. Josiah McPeak/Peter Voell at a recent parli practice. The resolution was: “This house believes that World War 3 is imminent”. Watch and critique (I mean learn… what to not do and what to do). PMC — Zack Voell LOC...
by Isaiah McPeak | Feb 15, 2011 | Coaching, Featured, Strategy, Video
Ethos author Drew Chambers (and partner Katie Bode) paired off against fellow Vector team Chloe Lorence and Rachell Smith in semifinals at last week’s Region IX tournament. Drew and Katie went on to win the tournament (their second tournament win in three...
