For years when I taught freshman composition, I centered the class around argument, the form of writing that I took to be at the heart of academic discourse and intellectual life generally. I assigned ...

I have always found the teaching demo portion of a faculty job candidate’s visit to be the least useful component of assessing that individual’s fit for the position. Think about it—for ...

A Sarasota school is teaching civil discourse after a classroom argument erupted over the fictional murder of a political figure. The school's curriculum distinguishes civil discourse from debate, ...

Follow students in Boston and Chicago public schools to witness debate-based pedagogies in action. In high schools across the country, there is a growing belief that debate-based pedagogies improve ...