May 9, 2015 By: mta
by Avraham Novick ('15)
Last Thursday, April 30, the MTA debate team visited the Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls for an inter-school debate against teams from various area yeshiva high schools, hoping to bring home some awards. The topic for the debate was: Resolved: New York State should adopt a large school voucher program, allowing parents to transfer their children's share of state public school funding to pay private school tuition. Many of the arguments were centered on whether such a voucher program violates the first amendment (freedom of religion and the separation of church and state) and whether vouchers are an effective way for lower income children to gain access to superior education.
MTA had a lot of success in the first round, winning three of their four debates, including victories over top schools such as JEC and Kushner. That success was short-lived, however, as our debaters lost three of four second round debates. On the bright side, MTA negative B (Ezra Epstein '16 and Avraham Novick'15), who went 2-0, nabbed the 3rd place team award. Furthermore, Ezra Epstein took home the 3rd place individual award as well.
Last Thursday, April 30, the MTA debate team visited the Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls for an inter-school debate against teams from various area yeshiva high schools, hoping to bring home some awards. The topic for the debate was: Resolved: New York State should adopt a large school voucher program, allowing parents to transfer their children's share of state public school funding to pay private school tuition. Many of the arguments were centered on whether such a voucher program violates the first amendment (freedom of religion and the separation of church and state) and whether vouchers are an effective way for lower income children to gain access to superior education.
MTA had a lot of success in the first round, winning three of their four debates, including victories over top schools such as JEC and Kushner. That success was short-lived, however, as our debaters lost three of four second round debates. On the bright side, MTA negative B (Ezra Epstein '16 and Avraham Novick'15), who went 2-0, nabbed the 3rd place team award. Furthermore, Ezra Epstein took home the 3rd place individual award as well.
