Finalists Debate The Impact Of Social Media On The Quality of Written Expression By Ashlee Cox
It was a fierce battle, as the Alexandra Secondary School and the St. Michael’s School, battled for supremacy over the moot which posited, ’The Extensive Use of Social Media Has a Negative Impact on the Quality of Written Expression’, during the Finals, of the first ever, Barbados Accreditation Council (BAC) National Secondary School Debate Competition. This competition attracted six schools, and held three preliminary rounds, which saw the students debating the merits of the then moot,
which suggested, ‘The Inclusion of Technology in the class room increases student engagement’. During the first round, the Frederick Smith Secondary School, defeated the Princess Margaret Secondary School, and in Round Two the St.Michael’s School, holding supremacy over their St. Michael counterpart, the Harrison College. It was in Round 3 of these preliminary debates, that the Alexandra team, triumphed over the Springer Memorial School, and out of the three winners, the two teams with the highest scores were chosen to battle it out at the Finals, which was held at the Barbados Public
Workers Cooperative Credit Union Ltd., Belmont Road , St.Michael. The team hailing from Alexandra, the ‘YAPS’ which stands for ‘Young Articulate Public Speakers’, as the Proposition and the St. Michael’s team, the ‘SMS dynamic Speakers’ argued as Opposition. With both teams emphatically delivering their points, it was a truly interesting debate, and the students and teachers who came out to spectate and observe were on tenterhooks, as to which school would rise supreme and take home the big trophy. (cont’d on page 6)
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