Video | Intermediate Resource
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Topic
That we should ban private scools
BreakdownActor – We (the government/education department)
Mechanism - ban
Subject – private schools
Reasonable basis statementBoth teams can agree that they want good educational outcomes for all Australian students
What to prove - Affirmative— Why equity is better than choice in education.
— Why the instrument of a ban on private schools is effective and necessary to achieve educational equity.
— How governmental sole control in providing education services would be more effective overall than a dual system
What to prove – Negative— Why choice in education is important for society
— Why uniforms are necessary/important for students.
— How the current mixed system is an efficient means of providing education for our demographically complex mix of students.
Common mistakes— Straightforward topic but involving an interplay of quite complex ideas.
— Too much attention to behaviour issues.
Conclusion— Black markets are not necessarily the only result of a ban. In this debate, market forces can shift the demand for private schooling to another form of private educational support.
— This debate also offers a clear reminder that one stakeholder groups does not necessarily have uniform interests