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houseofsky
Review for ProCon.org, Santa Monica, CA, USA
I teach an public speaking class to post-graduates at an independent school in Worcester, MA. Because I wanted students to focus on delivery, not writing speeches, I allow them to quickly form a speech based on the Pro-Con summaries. This permitted my students to have access to accurate information quickly, about issues that they care about, thus increasing investment in the topic and improving delivery outcomes. The kids love the topics! And, as they develop their informational speeches into persuasive speeches, they further develop their critical thinking skills. Pro-Con makes this easy, highly accessible (I don't need library logins), easily differentiatable for different levels of ability. Great Work!
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
my classroom, as I see students expand their awareness of the different perspectives of an issue-and the power of the spoken word.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
...encourage ProCon to continue to expand their topics as well as marketing to allow more teachers and citizens to use this as a primary resource for decision making.
