November 9, 1991
EL UVALDE TIMES
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Kolinek's Debate Class Exciting for Students
By Sandra Romo
Getting a student so dedicated to a school assignment that she is willing to work night and day on it is one of the best lessons a teacher can teach her students. These past few weeks, I've had the opportunity to learn this valuable lesson. I am a student of Karen Kolinek's Introduction to Speech class. This is the first year that Uvalde High School offered this particular class.
About three weeks ago, teacher informed us that would be embarking on
journey of debate. You could see the fear in all fifteen of our faces. Not all of us really knew too much about debate and so just hearing the word scared us to death. We took a couple of days to decide on a topic that we would be able to debate.
We finally decided on a current.
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Do you have a high school diploma?
If not, you may warn « G.E.D. G.E.D. means "general educational development". Some people call it the "high school equivalency test". It is a group of tests to show if you hve skills of most high school graduates. The five tests are:
•Writing Skills
•Social Studies
•Science
•Interpreting literature and the arts
•Mathematics.
For the writing skills test you will need to write an essay. The other tests are multiple choice.
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El Uvalde Times is proud to present this personal experience of Uvalde’s debate class because debate provides students with the challenge to solve issues that affect not only the school environment but society in
controversial topic. Our resolution read: Should the UCISD School Board change the present hair code to one which allows difieren t/non-conservative hairstyles? The negative team was to debate in favor of leaving the present hair code as is. The affirmative team was to debate that the hair code needed to be changed.
Two team captains were selected; for the negative team-Elena Muñoz and for the
You are given plenty of time to take the tests.
Who May Take the Test?
Each state has its own rules. Call your local high school, adult education progam or vocational school, ask about the G.E.D. they will know the rules in your area.
Where and When Can I Take The Test?
G.E.D. tests are given at many times and places. When you call your school, ask how to find out where and when you can take the tests.
general. Sandra’s excitement for her debate class is a reflection of an excellent teacher, Karen Kolinek. To acheive such excitement and motivation in her students is indeed the ultimate goal of a good teacher.
affirmative team-myselt, canora Romo. The teams were divided anerthe research soon began.
The big day finally came...October 25lh, our first debate. It was one of the most exciting and scary experiences I've ever had. The negative team won the first debate, but there was still the re-debate, that took place on October 30th.
At first, I thought it would be hard to get my group organized again and to raise spirits, but I
Then Get Ready!
The tests are not easy. You may want to go to a class. Many times classes are free, but you may need to buy the books.
If you can't attend class, you can study on your own. For about $10 you can buy a G.E.D. book at a bookstore to help you. The book gives you sample problems to work on.
Get a G.E.D.! It’s a good step to:
•Getting a job
•Getting a better job
•Or even going to college.
For information about obtaining a G.E.D. in the Uvalde area call the J.T.P.A. offeie at 278-4491 or the office of Adult Basic Education
(A.B.E.) at 278-2111.
Speed Control Requested
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had lived here in Uvalde 20 years and no one had done anything about it.
I have a child who I must always keep inside my home becuase the other day she was almost run over by a car that was going very fast, and she wasn't even on the street. She was on the side of the street. Please print my letter so that someone can hear the voice of a concerned parent.
Mrs. Evadulia Orta
was wrong. Losing the first debate only made us work 100% more. We met each night at a different team members' home to work until we nearly fell asleep. When Wednesday came around, we were ready to win. We were confident and we were prepared.
All in all, our hard work and dedication paid off and we won the second debate. Winning the debate didn't mean a guaranteed "A" or some kind of wonderful prize, but it did mean knowing that we could do it. It meant that hard work can make any plain old average student a winner. I learned a lot about leadership, team work, dedication, and let's not forget DEBATE from this assignment, but most of all I learned that if you put your heart and soul into your school work
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you're bound to come out on top.
Now it's time to move on to Lincoln-Douglas Debate or in plain English ONE-ON-ONE debate. Another big move and yes, another great lesson to learn.
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