Debate Writing: A debate is a formal discussion or an argument on a subject on which people have different opinions. It is used as a means of putting your points forward to convince the audience about the point of view. In this type of composition, the person is free to express his/her views by writing either in favour of or against the topic. In the examination, word-limit for the descriptive composition is 300-350 and it consists of 20 marks weightage.
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Debate Writing for Class 10 ICSE Format, Examples, Topics, Samples
Purpose of Writing a Debate
Following are the main purposes of writing a debate
1. To convey information orally among a group of people forcefully convincingly and to persuade the listeners to the speaker’s point of view.
2. To express an opinion, share a point of view, experience, observation etc.
Points to be Kept in Mind While Writing a Debate
- Prepare the debate properly by considering both the positive and negative aspects of the topic. (for and against)
- Make it clear in the beginning whether you are speaking for or against the motion.
- Debate should always have a good introduction to grab the audience’s attention and garner their interest in the topic.
- Bridge the gap from opinion to reason.
- Try some examples in support of your view.
- In the end, sum up your opinion.
The following expressions can be included to enhance your debate to make it more emphatic
- I support the motion whole heartedly
- In my opinion
- I fail to understand why my worthy opponent feels
- Let me explain my point
- I reject/submit/sympathise/agree
- My knowledgeable opponent has submitted that
- I strongly oppose the motion
- I’d like to present my views
- I totally disagree with the view
- My worthy opponent has just pointed out… But I feel
- It may sound strange but
Sample Debate 1
It is better to be in a group. At times, isolation gives solace. Considering this, write a debate on the topic “Whether Joint family or Nuclear family to Live In”.
Answer:
For the Motion
Respected Principal Sir, staff members and dear students; today, I am going to speak in the favour of the motion “Whether Joint family or Nuclear family to Live In?”
I am in favour of joint family. In India joint family system has been in existence since ancient times. The father is considered the head of the family and undertakes all the responsibilities of his family. Everyone in the joint family is delegated a responsibility, and mutual understanding and cooperation are the key words on which the joint family system works.
If we live in a joint family setup, we learn to be tolerant of others. Sharing is another quality which can be very well imbibed living in a joint family. The greatest blessing of joint family is that there are so many people to support you in time of distress or crisis.
Happiness and sorrow are equally shared in a joint family and financial control is handled by the head of the family.
The grandparents are able to spend time with their grandchildren and take proper care of them if their parents are out for work. Security of children is a great blessing in a joint family setup whereas in nuclear family, children are left either in the creche or at the mercy of maids who are not a proper substitute for family members. At the time of any festival, it is fun to be together and celebrate the festival with enthusiasm.
Financially you may be better of in a joint family as financial burdens are shared by all the earners equally and the spare money can be utilised by the younger lot in an appropriate manner. So, in my point of view, a joint family setup is certainly better than living alone in a nuclear family.
Against the Motion
Respected Principal Sir, staff members and dear students; today, I am going to speak against the motion “Whether Joint family or Nuclear family to Live In?”
I am not in favour of joint family setup as there are more problems to resolve in a joint family setup than to live peacefully. The main problem that one faces in a joint family is lack of privacy and interference of others in one’s personal matters. The grandparents pamper their grandchildren and lack of discipline among the younger lot may cause problems at a later stage. In a nuclear family, the mother is able to look after the needs of her children well, whereas in a joint family she hardly finds time to spend with her children
Moreover, there is financial advantage in nuclear family. The family earns, spends and saves money for themselves . Parents can invest money for the education of their children and pay individual attention to their children and think about their careers.
In a joint family setup, one can face the problems of interference of others in their life. Sometimes, decision-making becomes very difficult as everyone tries to advise the other as per his perception and understanding of the situation.
Every person is unique in many ways but this individuality is not acknowledged in a joint family where parents are very busy in carrying out responsibilities and find no time for their children. There is continuous nuisance if there is disharmony among family members, specially the ladies of the house.
The discord between them disturbs peace of mind of elders as well as that of young children. In comparison, there is more harmony and cooperation in a nuclear family as all the members are responsible and understand one another’s needs.
Women in a nuclear family are free and may pursue the career of their choice whereas this becomes very difficult in joint family. People in a nuclear family are able to spend more time in their social circle and enjoy their vacations.
Sample Debate 2
“School days are the happiest days of our lives.” Express your views either for or against this statement.
Answer:
For the Motion
Respected Principal Sir, staff members and dear students; today, I am going to speak in favour of the motion “School days are the happiest days of our lives.”
Yes, I agree with the statement that school days are the happiest days of our lives. We are surrounded by our own group of friends and enjoy every moment of school time. Be it Sports or Yoga, Maths or English period, there is giggle and laughter over matter which may not be laughable for others. We are free from worries which adults face, and enjoy life as it comes. These are happy carefree days. Friends are plentiful and life is all about fun, fun and more fun.
Moreover pretending to be sick, playing pranks on the teachers and not doing homework are some of the naughtiest things, we remember of our school days. In our school days, we have no tension of earning money as whatever we need, is provided by our parents or we are given money to buy that thing. A healthy competition among the students also makes school life a fun. No matter what kind of competition it is whether of studying, playing or speaking in debate, all inculcate us the spirit of determination and self-confidence without gorging the feelings of enmity for anyone.
School days are happy not only in the context of fun, but also in the context of learning. We learn very important lessons of life, like respecting our elders be it our teachers or staff members, sharing our things with our friends, helping one another and many more. We do make mischief and get punished which also do not go in vain as with them, we learn bad things are always bad and always bring bad results.
During school days, holidays are best realised. For us, they are like a gift from God himself as we do not have to get early and get ready like machine. We can have fun of playing cricket or football in the morning or watch our favourite programme on TV. The picnic spots that we visit in our school trips are the most memorable ones and cannot be forgotten throughout our lives because they are the trips where we do not have to arrange anything and the company of our best school buddies and teachers adds the happiness.
During school days, we get different experiences with different teachers. As our class changes, our teachers change too.
Some of these new teachers are good and some are strict. This experience also becomes a fun and a learning lesson as it is only the teachers of our class or school that let us live the days of school to the fullest. They may be strict or ignorant, but always remain our well wishers and make our school days happy.
So, the time spent in school is the golden period of one’s life as one does not need to pay heed to the worldly problems rather one needs to realise the happiness that each moment provides one during one’s school days.
Against the Motion
Respected Principal Sir, staff members and dear students; today, I am going to speak against the motion “School days are the happiest days of our lives.”
I do not agree with the statement that the school days are the happiest days in our lives. To support my point, I will give you the following reasons.
My first point is the unnecessary competition that we have to face during school days. We have to compete for everything from occupying a seat in our school bus to secure the top position in the class. We are supposed to give our best performance and get the best regardless of our own choice. This makes our life stressful and full of tension and worries. My second point is the less time we are given to play and for recreation.
No sooner do we go out to play than our mothers call us back home on the pretence of coming exams or of some activity in school. And if by chance which usually happens with most of the students, we do not score or perform as expected by our parents and teachers, we axe made guilty and are made to feel that we are nothing, turning our days nightmare.
My third point is toward the discrimination on the ground of performance in the exams. When it comes to scoring marks in exams, everybody becomes our tormentors. These tormentors include our parents, our teachers, tutors and even our siblings who want nothing from us but the highest marks in exams. Their behaviour toward us changes according to the marks we score. More marks affectionate behaviour, less marks rudest behaviour as if we have committed a crime.
The behaviour of some of the classmates is also very disturbing as they trouble all the class and fight with the weak students. They behave as if they were hooligans and always ready to fight. They create such an atmosphere in the class as one feels unsecured. Even the teachers do not pay heed to their mischief.
The tension of homework is always looming as all the teachers give a lot of homework which has to be completed on the same day and on being it to be incomplete, the students have to face punishment. Even the holidays are not free. The students are given homework that consumes all their time. Some of the teachers are of the habit of using abusive language and beatings. They make their students’ life hell if they are not followed.
Besides all these we are left with no choice but to curse ourselves, an experience that no one wants to go through. So, each day we pass at our school is full of stress that does not let a child live free rather he ‘ feels confined. Thus, I do not agree with the statement.
Debate Writing Exercises
Question 1.
‘Money is important for happiness’. Express your views either for or against this statement.
Answer:
For the Motion
Everbody in the world needs money for not only their basic needs but also for many other needs. Hence, there is no harm in earning money as per capacity and need, Swami Vivekananda once said that earning money is a duty for the family men. But need is a term. their is limit to need. ‘Give me more’, has become the philosophy of this age. This never ending demand makes money persons just money-earning machines and forever unhappy.
But we don’t mean this amount of money. Happiness comes from fulfillment of physical, emotional, and mental needs. These are fulfilled by the three equal and independent parts of wealth: economic, social, intellectual. Money is the main component of the economic parts of wealth. So money is one of the important resources that is needed for happiness.
Indian philosophy always reaches us how to be satisfied with limited resources. A man needs some minimum amount of wealth for survival and to lead a dignified life. So we should be satisfied with whatever money, amenities, power and resources which are available to us as per our highest capacity. There is no trouble in trying our best for all out success and upliftment. But when the final outcome is decided, we should accept it with satisfaction that we have done our best. This will also make us happy.
We should also remember that many people have less money or resources than us. They have less food, clothes and other basic needs for survival and for leading a dignified life. But they are still happy. You may wonder why. It is obvious that they are happy with the money they have. They thank God and are always obliged to Him for what wealth they possess. They never blame anybody or compare themselves with anybody.
They are contended and satisfied with what they have. However, if they did not even have this much of wealth, they may have faced various issues in life which could bring unhappiness. They may lose the opportunity to fulfil their aspirations and always regret this matter later on in life. An example is a typical rural farmer who cannot progress in life due to his inability to get loans from financial institutions, as he cannot furnish collateral to guarantee the loan. Thus, lack of such wealth will cause permanent unhappiness.
Thank you.
Against the Motion
Most individuals are of the view that a good amount of wealth results in happiness, while some believe that being very rich has its own curse. I completely agree that a lot of money always brings with it many unforeseen problems as well. Money and its vicious power to attract humans to fulfil their various wishes, at any cost, has always been debated.
Earning sufficient money for one’s basic needs and amenities, as well as to fulfil their family obligations and provide them with suitable comforts of a modern life, are very much justifiable. However, the issue arises that more wealth leads to a feeling of greed and a sense of invincibility amongst family and peers.
As a result, a sense of suspicion, envy and jealousy creeps in within social relationships and takes a heavy toll on family matters as well. For instance, the recent war of words in public between two wealthy brothers, due to differences of opinion, for sharing and taking control of the vast business empire left over by their father. Such instances, due to fear of personal financial loss, lead to a permanent damage in relationships and splits between members of a family.
Secondly, gaining more financial clout, and enjoying the material luxuries the world has to offer, comes with its own set of sacrifices. Many high-earning corporate CEOs and senior level management at most large companies struggle with their daily hectic work schedules and get overburdened by the responsibilities, with the only aim of maximising the profit at any cost.
This results into them not being able to devote enough time to their family and friends, as well as a deterioration in their physical and mental well-being, and later lead to life-threatening diseases. A recent survey showed that more than 40 per cent of top executives in India are suffering from high-blood pressure and stress related issues.
In conclusion, I believe that having too much money not only leads to issues in personal and family relationships, but also deprives one of a healthy and peaceful way of life that can be enjoyed with just sufficient money.
Thank you.
Question 2.
A complete knowledge is always a form of resources. When knowledge is given or received from unreliable source, it is dangerous. This explains the need of sex-education in school. Express your views either in support or against the same.
Answer:
For the Motion
The introduction of sex-education in the school is an important issue. In a survey, it has been found that over 50 per cent of children are sexually abused. Sex is still considered a taboo in India. Parents don’t encourage the idea of talking about sex to their children as they find it embarrasing. This ignorance of sex-education leads to their children getting infected with AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. It also makes them vulnerable to sexual abuse.
Many people have come forward to spread awareness about AIDS and other . sexually transmitted diseases. The knowledge about sex can help people to take decisions regarding health and sexuality. It is high time sex-education should be introduced in schools for the betterment of the youth of the country.
It has become a very delicate and sensitive issue and many people feel that it entirely depends upon the parents whether they want to tell their children about sex or not. It is believed that teaching our children about their sexuality, can break down pre-existing notions of modesty and can tear the moral fabric of our society.
But as the increase in diseases like AIDS/unplanned/ unwed pregnancies and other sexually transmitted diseases, it is important that sex-education should be brought into the limelight in schools and colleges.
Many NGOs have introduced training programmes on AIDS and HIV awareness. They should be encouraged to do so and the schools and colleges should cooperate with them as it would benefit the students.
Sex-education should be given an equal importance, along with the other subjects in schools. Boys and girls should be divided in two groups. They should be taught about sex separately. This way the women teachers should teach girls and male teachers should teach boys. In this way, children will not feel embarrassed and can freely talk about it.
Sex-education in schools would dispel many of the myths prevalent among school children and help in removing their doubts and addressing their queries about it. It would also prevent them from any forthcoming complexities in life.
Thank you.
Against the Motion
Sex-education is one of the most controversial issues and will always have divided opinions. It mainly deals in giving the knowledge about sex to the students with regard to the human sexual anatomy, sexual health, responsibilities associated with sex and reproduction, birth control methods and various kinds of human sexual behaviour. They are curious and want to experiment with sex.
When the teens attain puberty, they learn about birth control and safe sex, the chances of having unplanned teen pregnancies is possible for they are not yet matured enough to handle such stuff. They can also misuse the facts that they can indulge in sexual activities using contraceptives with multiple partners. This can also make them addicted to sex. Sex-education can go against an individuals moral and religious beliefs as many families stress on the values of not having sex before marriage. Many schools do not prefer the idea of introducing it in the curriculum because of this reason.
Instead of teaching sex in schools, they should stress more on moral values. They should be taught that sex is sacred and it is not just for fun and pleasure but for ‘procreation’. Schools should focus more on safety of students and guide them in recognising all signs of abuse staying away from sex offenders and reporting anything that is suspicious. They should educate them on how to stand up for any sort of physical abuse. Parents themselves should take this matter into consideration and should not rely on the school, media and friends to educate their kids.
Sex-education is not necessary for school children. It is something which needs to be taught by the parents first then by the institution as it is a very personal matter and undue interference by the schools should not be entertained. So, it can be said that sex-education should not be taught in schools.
Thank you.
Question 3.
All girls or all boys schools provide a better learning environment than co-educational schools. Express your views either for or against the same.
Answer:
For the Motion
All girls or all boys schools provide a better learning environment than co-educational schools.
I support the motion wholeheartedly. It has been noted that an all girls or all boys school can provide a more structured learning environment for both boys and girls. Boys and girls differ in the way they act, how they learn and their interests and abilities. They need an educational environment tailored to meet their unique needs. In general, boys are more physically active, assertive and comfortable learning in a more chaotic environment than girls. Girls are able to sit still and prefer a quiet, focused and orderly classroom.
In all girls or all boys schools, the curriculum and course offerings provide advanced work in areas of the children’s greatest interests and natural abilities. Moreover, single-sex schools encourage children to take risks in expressing themselves as they learn without the fear of embarrassing themselves in front of the opposite sex.
Without boys in their classes, girls are more likely to be leaders and reach higher levels of achievement which leads to greater self-confidence and higher professional aspirations. In the secondary and senior secondary classes, single-sex schools remove the distraction of the opposite sex allowing students to focus more seriously on their schoolwork.
A study conducted states that single-sex schools develop greater self-confidence and broader interests especially among adolescents. Girls report that they feel more comfortable, they can interact more with teachers and develop more favourable attitudes towards subjects such as Math and Science.
In addition, single-sex schools for boys allow adequate time for male maturation and benefit the boys by giving them more structure and discipline due to their tendencies of restlessness and aggression.
Furthermore, separating girls and boys fosters an environment of non-stereotyping and encourages learning. It also promotes interest for boys in humanities course and they feel more at ease treasure they do not feel societal pressures to be met. It benefits girls as co-educational schools foster obsession over hair and clothes and tend to make them distracted. The students in all girls or boys schools also feel the freedom to attend classes usually associated with the opposite sex such as in subject Biography.
Thus, in my opinion, all girls and all boys schools provide a better learning environment than co-educational schools.
Against the Motion
All girls or all boys schools provide a better learning environment than co-educational schools. I strongly oppose the motion.
Co-education for long has been debated in our country. Education in general sense is a form of learning in which the knowledge, skills, values, beliefs are transferred from the teacher to his disciples. The modes of education do not vary as per the sex of the students. Thus, education cannot be divided on the lines of sex.
When it comes to schools, there are many more important issues than having same sex schools. In fact, the age-old belief of same sex schools being better than co-educational schools has been long dismissed by the impressive results of the latter. Not only have the students of co-educational schools done academically well but also, it has been seen that they are more confident beings than the students of same sex schools.
When girls sit along with boys in the same classroom, it helps develop a cordial relation among students and instils in them a spirit of sports, mutual harmony and brotherhood. Moreover, coed schools offer a diverse curriculum that is available to all students, deemphasising gender-linked stereotypes related to course work. Coed schools encourage all children to explore a broad range of banning opportunities.
Today is especially an age where men and women work together and compete with each other in offices, homes etc, thus co-education teaches or prepares them to interact with the other in the future. Boys and girls learn to respect one another and cooperate as equals. As such, this system of study helps both the boys and girls to improve their confidence and also provides for an excellent foundation in developing realistic and meaningful relationships.
Question 4.
Studying is important in life but itself is more important “All work and no play makes jack a dull boy” is significant. In the light of this statement, compose a debate on the topic “Should Homework be Banned?”
Answer:
For the Motion
Whether the practice of giving homework should be followed or not, is a debatable topic ever since its inception. No child has ever felt grateful to his teachers for loading him with homework because it eats up his time for activities other than being engrossed in the books.
Excessive amount of time spent on homework can take away from kids their social lives, family time and time for sports or other activities. And it would force them to lead a life like a professional from such an early age whose sole concern would be to complete his work at any cost. Critics from all over the world feel that the amount of work given to the sixth grader has increased by more than sixty per cent. The competition, which has suddenly come into existence, has forced the schools to increase the difficulty level of the curriculum with harder classes and more homework.
It not only loads the young minds with work but also takes away time that kids should be spending with their families. Rather than spending time bonding and building strong family relationships, parents and children argue over homework.
Time of a child is taken away from important elements of daily life. This time is particularly precious in families with both working parents as they get limited time to spend with their children. One could better use this time for going out for dinner, or doing other activities that most families are not able to do because of homework pressure.
Many people might oppose my view by saying that lots of homework prepares the children for the ‘real world’ and helps them learn the subjects better. When difficult work assignments are given frequently, it causes students to lose interest in the subject. Negative results can also occur when someone is not able to finish his homework.
Usually, they will resort to copying homework, having others do their assignments, or cheating in tests. Bad habits like these are likely to follow them through their lives. With no consequences to these actions, students will always take the easy way out when it comes to homework. Hence, they would always strive for shortcuts rather than doing the homework sincerely.
Overloading kids with lots of homework can cause them stress and possible physical injury from a . backpack overflowing with books. A limit on their physical and social activities can also take a large toll on their lives and could hinder their health and future relationships. So, the trend of loading children with homework should not be continued further rather it should be outlawed!
Thank you.
Against the Motion
Respected Principal Sir, staff members and dear students; today, I am going to speak in the favour of motion ‘should homework be banned?’
Homework is a way for you to practise what you have learnt. If you don’t have homework, you will have to stay in school until you finish your practice and since everyone works at a different speed, you be there until the slowest pupils finally catch on.
Nobody likes practising things – musicians get bored practising scales, athletes get bored practising their moves, and students get bored practising their learning skills. However, practice does make one perfect and the more you work on your homework problems, the better you get at the skills you will need when you get the lessons you learnt in school.
Some students think the teachers are ‘means’ for giving homework but think about it – you have one assignment to do of that teacher and then the teacher has to read every single paper from every student and give it a grade. Which one of you has more work to do?
Doing homework will not make you ‘smarter’ but it will teach you how to use the ‘grey cells’ that you have in your brain.
Homework allows students to practise the skills they learn during school. This helps the students retain the knowledge gained during the day. Without homework, attending school would be pointless as everything learnt there would be forgotten.
Homework is a vital and valuable part of education. There are only a few hours in each school day. Setting homework extends study beyond school hours, allowing a wider and deeper education. It also makes the best use of teachers who can spend more time teaching rather than just supervising individual work that could be done at home. Tasks such as, writing essays, researching, doing maths problems etc are best done at home, away from the distractions of other students. This is why, we need homework and it should not be banned.
Thank you.
Question 5.
A working woman is a dynamic personality in her self. She knows the intricacies of lives. She can instil the values better. Summing all these, draft a debate on “Working Women are Better Mother”.
Answer:
For the Motion
“The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world.” It is very true that, mothers play an important role in the growth and development of the future generation. These days, there is a fight between two kinds of mother, working and non-working. Mothers are constantly fighting and debating to figure out who is the better parent.
In my opinion, an educated and a working woman will have a more positive impact on the child and hence, is more capable of moulding the destiny of the future generation. Now, when the women are moving shoulder to shoulder with men and moving ahead in life, debating on this is like emotionally blackmailing and making them weak.
It is also like accusing them that they are neglecting from their responsibility of bringing up their children well. They should not be made to feel small that they are running away from their duty of a homemaker and are only bothered about their position and moving forward in their professional life. In the age of equality, women are increasingly encouraged to ‘have it all’ by balancing their career, children and marriage in order to be seen successful. But, still, they are accused.
It’s like keeping a double face. One time you talk about the necessity of a woman to actively participate in the country’s economic growth and then when she steps out, you shout hoarse that she is not balancing her home and office with the result that her children are running astray.
It is also not necessary that the women who stay at home prove to be perfect or better mothers. The children of mothers who stay at home are more pampered whereas a working mother’s children are more disciplined. Also, working mothers are able to guide their children better by providing them with the right amount and kind of exposure.
I think, it is not right to constrain and limit women to house-keeping and child-rearing and waste the abundant potential which is within them.
We should not, thus, be stuck in tedious arguments about whether women, especially mothers, should or should not work. What is noteworthy, is that, it is the happiness of a woman we should really be talking about. Happier women are better women, happier wives are better wives and happier mothers are better mothers.
Thank you.
Against the Motion
I totally disagree with this statement. If a woman is working outside the home, she can only feed her baby once or twice a day and that is not enough for the well-being of the child.
A child learns by example and so the first school of the child is the home and his first teacher is the mother. If a woman works outside the home, how would she have the energy to tell bed-time stories and moral lessons to the child?
She may not be there at meal-times and the child would have to be kept in the care of a maid. Such a mother won’t be able to ensure that her child gets proper nourishment in his all important formative years.
When a woman is at home, she has enough time to spend with her children not because she has less work to do but because, being at home, she is there for the child whenever needed. The children get time to share their problems, happiness, fun and curiosity with their mother. She teaches them manners, traditions and customs. A child’s best friend is its mother but if she is too busy taking care of both the home and her job how would she have the time and energy to be there for the child?
A working woman has to leave her child when it is barely a month old. She remains constantly worried about her child. A child cannot be looked after properly in her absence. As a result, baby-sitters are hired, who often turn out to be a fraud. Moreover, a woman who works outside, suffers from the guilt of not being able to spend enough time with her child. This affects her relationship with the child. She either over-indulges with the child to compensate of the lost time or becomes very strict because she does not want the child to get spoilt.
Hence, I would like to conclude that non-working women make better mothers than working women. If a woman stays at home and looks after children, it is definitely more beneficial for both to her own well-being and that of her children said; Give me good mothers and I will give you a good nation”.
Thank you.
Question 6.
“The use of mobile phones must be allowed in scholls.” Express your views either for or against the same.
Answer:
For the Motion
Cellphones today have become such a necessity in everyone’s life. Whether to allow use of mobile phones in school has become a very hotly debated topic. I am in favour of allowing the use of mobile phones in schools.
Students enjoy learning with technology, so our educational environment has to be tailored based on the technologies. Cellphones can be of great use in schools if they are well integrated. The integration of technology in classroom is a good idea as cellphones can be,used for educational purposes.
Today, we have smart phones which can perform task as performed by a normal computer. Students can use cellphones to access library content, download and read e-books, engage in classroom polls etc.
The teachers should give students more educational assignments or activities which require using cellphones. This can shift student’s interest of using cellphones to text each other and the students divert all their interest to learning.
The people who say using cellphone is bad must realise that it is very hard for the schools to enforce that cellphones are not allowed and students will bring them any ways.
So, it is better to make the students use the cellphones constructively. Cellphones can make the children organise, can improve their safety as they will be able to contact people in medical and safety related incidents. If we trust our children with computers, we must trust them with cellphones also.
Many students share photos and videos with friends using social platform. So a student can record all lectures using a cellphone and share them with friends who did not able to attend school, which can be a great thing. Teachers can assign homework tasks to their students using cellphone which can be time saving both for teachers and students.
Against the Motion
I am against the use of cellphones in the school. Mobile phones should not be allowed at all in schools. Allowing cellphones to school would be equivalent to giving an open invitation to distractions; this is because mobile phone can be a big distraction for youngsters as instead of paying attention to teachers, they would be busy playing with their cellphones. Not only this, with a cellphone in every child’s hands, there would be an unhealthy competition to see who has got the latest model and the hottest brand.
In school, children use mobile phones to send text messages. They spend time playing games. Some of the students put on their earphones and listen to songs while the teacher is explaining the subject related to matter. In the past, there have been instances of children making inappropriate videos of other children.
At this age, the mind is tender and gets influenced easily. Cellphones can be seen as a means used by students for cheating during examinations. They can simply text anyone and ask for assistance. Moreover, mobile phones spoil the healthy and learning school decorum. Schools are meant for imparting education, knowledge and life skills. Thus, the cellphones should not be allowed inside the school premises.
If teachers have to make a call, they can use school landline or if a kid needs to call his parents, he would be allowed to use the landline. The children must be guided and counselled by the teachers and parents about how to use cellphones judiciously. School authorities must monitor children. Discussions can be done to make the children aware of the advantages and disadvantages of using mobile phones in schools.
Question 7.
“Boarding schools are far better than day schools for the all-round education of a child.” Express your views either for or against the same.
Answer:
For the Motion
I agree that boarding schools are far better than day schools for the all-round education of a child. Students in a boarding school show better progress and are supposed to be more disciplined.
Furthermore, there are many special help programmes available there such as mentor-mentee programme in a boarding school. The purpose of this mentor-mentee system is to provide guidance to students about academic matters and to foster a close and constructive professional relationship between students and the staff of the faculty.
While all lecturers in the faculty are potentially academic advisors to all students who seek their advice, each teacher who is a mentor, is assigned particular responsibility to a small group of students which are the mentees. In day schools, programmes like this are not present.
Moreover, by staying in a boarding school, children will learn to be independent and deal with difficult and tough situations on their own. This will help them grow as an individual and bring out the best in them.
This is because students, who are in boarding schools, are mosdy far apart from their parents. They usually have to make their own decisions, unlike day school students who always depend on their parents. Boarding school can also produce individuals who are very creative.
This is because they can make students do things that day school students cannot do such as dorm decoration. They need to decorate the dorm with some challenging themes. Moreover, small class size, diverse curricula and individual attention from faculty and advisors give boarding students many distinct advantages so that students can focus on their education well.
At the same time, the teachers can give more attention to individuals who do not understand a topic as the number of students in the class is less. Boarding school reduces compartmentalisation, because academic studies are blended with other activities, such as sports. This natural juxtaposition increases the appeal of both pursuits.
As the conclusion, I want to emphasise that boarding schools are better than the normal day schools because it produces individuals who can tackle the real world where their attitude and discipline, determine their success.
Thank you.
Against the Motion
In my opinion, day schools are better than boarding schools. Many day schools offer co-educational facilities and this is an important requirement in terms of today’s world. Interacting with the opposite sex in the early years, will enable children to be comfortable in the presence of the opposite sex when they reach a stage where they might have to work alongside them in an official environment.
Although, there may be a few boarding schools that offer co-education, day schools clearly outnumber the boarding schools doing this and co-education in day schools is a much more accepted and existent structure, especially in India.
Day schools are a preferred option as they are much less expensive than a boarding school. Tuition fee in day schools is cheaper. Most of the good quality day schools are relatively cheaper than boarding schools and this is another reason why parents opt for day schools over boarding schools.
Day schools allow parents to admit students in private tuition of their choice as well, in case their children need extra coaching. Most boarding schools in India have fees that is a bit exorbitant and unless parents are willing to fund a new experience and style of education for their children, most average Indian parents prefer day schools. Day schools are a better option for those parents who wish to have close supervision over their children.
Day schools also enable constant parent-teacher contact and this helps the parents monitor the progress of their children in terms of both academic and extracurricular activities. This is also an important aspect of a day school. Parents can provide moral guidance if they are in constant contact with their children and this is possible only if the children are admitted in a day school.
Moreover, if children are used to the comforts at home, they might find it difficult to survive in a boarding school. Day schools enable the children to relax a bit more than boarding schools. In a boarding school, students are required to take part in many events and many students find it difficult to deal with this schedule.
Furthermore, in case of any sickness or injury, parents can be with their children immediately if they are admitted in a day school.
Thank you.
Question 8.
Money is pleasure and pain like the faces of a coin. It is more of pain and less of pleasure. “Money causes more harm than good.” Express your views either for or against the same.
Answer:
For the Motion
It is a common saying that “Money is the root of all evils.” Idealists wonder why we cannot live in a world where everyone is equal and where there is no greed or jealousy resulting from status differences.
Unfortunately, they overlook the fact that our desire to have higher status than others is part of our human nature and nothing can change it.
Money comes and goes but what stays are memories with our family and friends. Man kills man for money. Abundance rarely brings anything other than increased sorrows, wars, crimes and robbery which is happening because of money. More and more people are finally realising that money cannot bring them the happiness they crave for. A person is not willing to sacrifice his happiness and freedom to obtain economic status. We want certain things and money is necessary to enjoy them happily.
Moreover, money is only needed to provide us with a safe and comfortable home, food to eat and the ability to visit friends and family other than that one doesn’t need more money at all.
There are things that are far more important than having money, things like spending time with family and loved ones and enjoying what you like to do. Time is more valuable than money, you can get more money but you cannot get more time. If one has to work fifteen hours a day and never gets time to spend with family, friends and spend that money, then what good does it do? You have not lived a perfect day, even though you have earned your money. While money can’t buy happiness, it certainly let you choose your own form of misery.
Once our basic needs are met, we find richness in being together and enjoying the simple things. We certainly have to be careful to set our priorities correctly to avoid regrets later in life. Money can help fill a loss of material needs. But, learning to be content is far more important. Though money can buy status, friendship or even save you out from a sticky situation but all these evaporate, once your money vanishes. However, time invested in love and quality friendship lasts eternally.
Thank you.
Against the Motion
I strongly condemn the motion that “Money causes more harm than good.”
In my opinion, money is an essential commodity that helps us run our life. Without money, people will stop working with eagerness.
When there is equality everywhere, the determination to work will decrease. A person, who works hard, will get the same benefit as a person who is lazy. Hence, it will be wrong. Ultimately, everyone will stop working and there will be no progress, no development and everything will come to a stand still.
I would like to state that though money is not everything but money is something very important. Beyond the basic needs, money helps us achieve our life’s goals and support the things we care about the most—family, education, healthcare, charity, adventure and fun. It helps us get some of life’s intangibles—freedom or independence, the opportunity to make the most of our skills and talents, the ability to choose our own course in life, financial security and much more.
With money, much good can be done and much unnecessary suffering can be avoided or eliminated.
However, with money people choose these positions because they are not motivated or qualified enough to do anything else. Money is simply a representation of the value of work. Certainly work doesn’t cause more harm than good! People do misjudge the value of some work compared to others but this is a fault of our values and assessment of how to value work—it’s not the fault of money.
Moreover, it is the money that creates respect and honour for someone. It is the money that tames the most shrewed one. Money can give us the power to make a difference in the lives of others. It gives us the time to develop and nurture our relationships.
Thus, I would like to conclude by saying that it is a requirement of life in a society to be able to exchange goods, ideally through a universal token such as money, just like it is a requirement of life as an individual to be surrounded by air to breathe.
Thank you.
Question 9.
Assistance is necessary for the growing buds. But, this assistance should not be purely commerical in nature. In the light of this statement, justify private tutions being necessary evil.
Answer:
For the Motion
Private tuition is simply a part of the learning process. It has become a backbone and a big part of our system of education. Private tuition has existed for decades and will always exist because we have a system of education which is coupled with competition.
Without that additional coaching, it is not easy for a student to compete with his classmates. Very often what he gets in class is highly inadequate for him to clear the competitive exams. To be successful, he is compelled to seek extra coaching outside school hours to stay in the race to pass the finishing line.
Today, the syllabus taught in class is not sufficient for those who are in quest for knowledge or who are on the competitive track. Very often, the teacher finds himself in front of an uncooperative class who deliberately puts a spoke in his wheel and makes his work a real ordeal. A teacher, in spite of all the skills and competence, if does not get the cooperation of the class, is utterly bogged down and is never able to deliver the good.
Therefore, those who are in search of knowledge, are compelled to have recourse to private tuition. Moreover, private tuition helps in improving the performance of the child. It can be complementary when the lessons done in the class have not been fully understood by the student.
Generally, a classroom is not conductive to individual teaching. The teacher-pupil interaction highly spoken of is not possible in the class due to large class-size. A teacher normally tries to avoid a dull student. So, such a student may fail to catch the eye of the teacher. In such cases, private tuition may be helpful. The pupil may not only be taught, but also made to work at exercises which they would normally avoid in class. If the tuition master is earnest, the pupils can progress and improve gradually.
Some of the topics that are not covered in the class or which require supplementary reading could very well be done in the tuition hour. Additional exercises could be done, better reading is possible which may lead to better understanding. Thus, private tuitions are necessary as they provide the needful things to the students.
Thank you.
Against the Motion
In earlier days, tuition was not necessary as education was not so emphasised. But, now a days, many students prefer to go to tuition because they believe that it helps achieve success in examination. They may sign up for tuition either because they are forced by their parents or just out of their own willingness. Some students decide on studying by themselves. However, deciding on taking tuition has great pros and cons on student’s achievement and life.
Private tuition makes a child depend more on the teachers and the notes they give rather than on himself. Children, who take tuitions, give stereotype answers because they don’t use their own mind to produce answers rather they become machines of learning answers.
Private tuition can be a financial burden to parents who are poor. Taking tuitions is very expensive as well and not everyone can afford to send his children for extra private tuition.
According to research, those children, who take tuitions, don’t study seriously in the class because they feel that they can learn and grasp the topics while taking tuitions. This way they disturb the whole class and also waste the time of serious minded students.
Now a days, we can see that lots of teachers are more inclined in giving private tuitions as it has become a source of extra income for them but this is completely against the noble profession of teaching. Teacher should make a target to set the maximum output in the class/school so that the tuition trend fades away and every child can get an equal opportunity to learn from his teachers.
Moreover, tutors provide additional homework on top of those given by the teachers in school. Sometimes, tutors do arrive at the wrong timing. For instance, the students are not in the mood to learn or have gone through a hard day work in school and are, therefore mentally tired. Despite such a bad timing, the tuition sessions may still have to carry on, which make it unfruitful.
Some students treat their tutors as a walking dictionary, expecting them to furnish answers to the homework given by school without thinking through the solutions by themselves over time. This can make them mentally lazy.
Thus, in my opinion private tuitions are not mandatory.
Thank you.
Question 10.
“More lessons are learnt on the sports field than in the classroom.” Express your views either for or against the same.
Answer:
For the Motion
I do agree that more lessons are learnt on the sports field than in the classroom. In a student’s life, extracurricular activities empower him to make his own active decisions and also help him gain an accurate experience skills and confidence to lead him on the path of his future.
It is considered truly that through participation in sports and different games, students learn cooperation, teamwork, leadership skills and time management. If you consider deeply, the sports field is a minifield of life.
Whatever we experience or learn here, serves to be an invaluable experience to us for life. Sports foster friendship and cooperation. Sportsmen forget caste and religious differences and become friendly with one another.
Often sportsmen have to live together while undergoing training and participating in competitions. They understand one another and learn to make the adjustments for corporate life. In other words, they learn the virtue of tolerance. Moreover, when they go to other countries to participate in international competitions, they are not merely competitors but the messengers of goodwill. This way, they spread goodwill and love throughout the world.
Furthermore, young people have surplus energy and if this is fruitfully utilised, the foundations are laid for a healthy society, where people are fully aware of the need for discipline, cooperative effort, team spirit etc.
They also learn to cultivate the vital quality of learning how to work as a team, to become not only good winners, but also good losers. The statement “The batde of Waterloo was won on the play fields of Eton” implies that playing games and the spirit of sportsmanship helps inculcate lasting values, which make us good citizens, apart from promoting 100 per cent physical fitness. Life teaches us “Failures are stepping stones to success.”
The same is true with the sports field. Here, too, one failure does not mean absolute doom. It simply gives us the courage to rise and fight again. Perhaps failure makes us tougher for the next round of fight. Moreover, the sports field naturally instructs people to play the game of life with its right spirit, which is what matters most, not victory or defeat.
Thus, in many ways, the education we receive and the lessons we learn from sports outnumber what we learn in our classrooms.
Thank you.
Against the Motion
I do not agree with the statement that more lessons are learnt on the sports field than in the classroom. As more time is spent on sports field, no time is left to pay attention to the academics. The person gets stressed due to non-performance in the academic field and many times his frustration can be noticed in his playing strategy.
Due to tough competition, every team wants to win. Instead of learning tolerance, the players develop a habit of recoursing to unprofessional tricks so that their team could win.
So, many times, instead of being tolerant and full of competition spirit, the player adheres to unethical practises, which in longer run harms him.
Sports does teach lessons to the children but not always good ones. Many children are not naturally talented and only come across failure and embarrassment on the sports field. This may hurt their confidence and may put them off any sort of exercise for life. Many other activities can teach team work and other life skills e.g. hiking and camping, playing in a land or raising money for charity etc.
Sports make people too competitive and encourage the worst side of human nature. Apart from this, sports encourage cheating, disrespecting opposite team members and referee and drug abuse. These problems are worse in professional sports where the need to make money adds further pressure to win by any means. Too much competition can lead to stress and depression and thus affects a person mentally and physically.
Thank you.
Question 11.
“The use of mobile phones has lowered active social life and has become an addiction.” Express your views either for or against the same.
Answer:
For the Motion
Society means an organised group of people where cultural, social and moral values bind the people together. But, the use of mobile phones has lowered our active social life and has become an addiction. In our Indian society, guests are regarded as God but no more do Gods visit us in the form of relatives or friends.
All these social obligations are being carried out by the means of mobile phones. Our birthdays, anniversaries and other such social occasions are celebrated by sending messages and the formality is over. The trend of sending greeting cards is now outdated as we feel that messages on mobile phones are more meaningful.
Mobile phones are also responsible for the deterioration of social values and commitments in-the society. Before the advent of this nuisance, people used to take out time from their busy schedules and plan trips and holidays to visit their relatives and friends. These visits would be the subject of discussion at the dinner tables and lots of excitement and enthusiasm would ensure.
It would be a time for people to step out of their everyday life and visit a different part of the world. It would also help in bringing us closer to our relatives and friends and a sense of belonging would prevail as nothing can replace the emotions one feels at being in close physical contact with loved ones. But it is really sad to see that all these emotions have been snatched away and we have now all been reduced to living electronic lives where no one has the time for making social visits anymore.
Socialisation is a necessary process which must not be hindered by the presence of mobile phones which are good only for urgent situations and necessary communication. It is said that, “Communication does not hold people together. It is threads and textures of their values which bind people together through the years”.
Thank you.
Against the Motion
I do not support the motion, “The use of mobile phone has lowered active social life and has become an addiction.”
In my opinion, mobile phones keep one in constant contact with people one considers important. Active social life in the hectic pace of life today has been lowered by our busy schedules not by our mobile phones.
On the contrary, mobile phones help us stay connected with our family and friends, whichever part of the world they may be living in. In the past, letters and telegrams were the major means of communication. A letter sent from India to a person in the US took a minimum of three weeks to reach and an equal amount of time was taken for its reply to reach India.
Even if one tried to call from the land-line, one had to use ISD and STD facilities which may or may not be working and which were prohibitively expensive. Now, the rates are so low and the connectivity so good that we can talk everyday through our mobiles, as we wish.
Moreover, it is easier to visit our loved ones today because all we have to do is call and find out if they are at home and then visit them. Coordinating a party is much easier with the use of mobile phones. Whether, it is reserving a ticket for the railways or for the aeroplane, one need not to stand in a long queue or call an agent as it can be done easily using the internet on the mobile phones.
Our life is becoming more and more convenient and the mobile phone has become an indispensable device in our lives. Nothing more than a cell phone comes to great help in an emergency.
Mobiles have also made shopping, navigation and staying up to date possible at the click of a button. Moreover, by using mobiles, parents can be less worried about their kids and stay in constant touch with them. Using mobile phones have made communication easier than before. Thus, mobile phone has become a crucial part of our life. It has made communication easier and quicker. It is not an . addiction but a necessity.
Thank you.
Question 12.
“No other subject taught in school is as important as Moral Science.” Express your views either for or against the same.
Answer:
For the Motion
In today’s rat race, values are eroding fast. Children go to schools daily thinking how to scale heights they will reach, how rich education can make them. In today’s cut throat competition, even the parents instruct their wards that they should top in the class. Childhood is a very impressionable age. The mind is like soft wax, so whatever one is taught at a tender age leaves a deep impression.
Therefore, Moral Science must be made a compulsory subject in school curriculum. It is also a science of human soul and a mirror of one’s inward mind and one’s ethics. Moral science inculcates values in mankind and value education is very vital from childhood.
Schools should shoulder the responsibility of imparting moral values to them. In order to make them self-reliant, confident and responsible citizens, they need to be imparted with value based education, which only Moral Science can do. After all, today’s child is tomorrow’s citizen.
Moral Science is not a religion based subject. Rather it eliminates fanaticism, superstition and violence. It preaches ‘Love All Serve AH’. This value is lacking in today’s generation. It helps child to pay heed to his conscience and not to be led away by worldly show. However, theoretical knowledge is not enough. Teachers should make their life exemplary to their students.
The lives of great patriots or spiritual leaders must be brought to the forefront. Only moral science can stem the tide of rapid value erosion and motivate the students towards a healthier life. A child is then trained emotionally, mentally and physically how to be a responsible citizen or a good son or daughter. They can resist wrong peer pressure, intolerance, and through right conduct lead forward their nation.
One becomes more understanding, patient, pious, decent and wise. One learns to do things without any selfish motives. Pleasure is derived in doing things for others as one feels that one is doing it for welfare. Therefore, there can be no doubt about the fact that no other subject taught in school is as important as Moral Science. Let the light of spirituality shine through the eyes of the little ones.
Thank you.
Against the Motion
I stand before you to contradict the statement, “No other subject taught in school is as important as Moral Science”.
I would rather emphasise the point that knowledge is power and this power comes through learning not merely Moral Science but all other subjects prescribed in schools. The study of all the subjects will unravel the vast potentialities that can enrich our life and resolve many mysteries about the universe.
Whereas not much effort is required to learn ethics and morality, much mental labour is involved in learning subjects dealing with different branches of learning. Moral Science teaches us about what is morally good or bad which can be learnt spontaneously and instinctively by watching the behaviour of the elders we come across daily.
The great advancement in technology in conquering time and space has been possible because much more emphasis is being laid on the study of science. Now, environmental study is being given more importance and it is made a compulsory subject at all levels of school education.
Man’s march to higher and higher ladder of civilisation will remain unhampered only if he keeps himself equal with the changing scenario and copes with it on the strength of knowledge which empowers him to fight against any eventuality.
The harmonious development of a student’s personality can be possible with equal emphasis on the study of all subjects and not just becoming an island into himself by simply meditating on God, Life and Death. Let such things be special subjects of religion and metaphysics to be taken up only by those exclusively interested in this particular branch. The more we learn about other subjects, the richer will be our knowledge.
Thank you.
Question 13.
“Cinema, both entertains and educates the masses.” Express your views either for or against the same.
Answer:
For the Motion
Cinema is an extension of our lives. It takes us into a world where we forget ourselves for a couple of hours. I surely agree that cinema both entertains and educates us. The cinema has been a very popular medium of entertainment for all classes of people. This is especially true in case of India where the Bollywood stars are held at a very high esteem by the common man. Every move they make is watched and every word they speak makes news.
Our lives today are being moulded, whether we want it or not, by what we see on the ‘silver screen’. Today, cinema has become the most popular and the most economical means of entertainment. It provides great relaxation for every class of people of our society.
It lets us escape into a different world altogether for a few hours and makes us forget our worries. By showing the tales of action, adventurous lives of great people, as well as of successful men and women in different walks of life on the sliver screen the cinema gives us a taste of every field of life.
The moral impact of films is also noteworthy. Some good Indian movies emphasise on instilling noble values such as the importance of family ties, steadfastness in love, respect for elders, patriotism etc. The movies like, ‘Border’, ‘Lagaan’, ‘Bhagat Singh’ etc. have contributed to the growth of national eagerness. A movie like Mani Ratnam’s ‘Bombay’ where the Bombay riots of 1991 after the Babri Masjid demolition are re-enacted, depicts very well how man kills fellow beings.
Cinema as an entertainer has a very wide appeal. The movies made in Bollywood are shown not only in India but all across the world. When a person is mentally and physically tired, he looks forward to a good entertaining movie at the end of the weekend. Thus, we find that cinema can have a very constructive impact in a multicultural country like India.
Thank you.
Against the Motion
Today, cinema is by no means a source of entertainment and it certainly does not educate the masses. These days, cinema houses are packed with either low class people or with anti-social elements that go to the cinema only to pass comments, tease the fairer sex or to pick a fight. No decent or respectable person wishes to go to the cinema to watch a movie.
They would prefer not to have any entertainment at all to go through the distressing experience of being pushed around in long queues’ or to hear the abusive language used there. Cinema is largely responsible for the depravity in society today. The vulgarity and the shameless exposure of the human anatomy have driven the teenagers towards forming an unethical society where all morals have been thrown out of the window.
Violence packed films have given a new meaning to violence in society. Today teenagers walk about with guns in their pockets ready to implement what they have witnessed on silver screen. Children have become disrespectful and disobedient. Cinema is having a tremendous negative influence on our society.
It is not only teaching you how to commit the crime but also how to dodge retribution successfully. Ideas are generated in the minds of the young and the reckless and then ruthlessly implemented.
Today, a poster displaying a man holding the national tricolour-would hardly draw audience, no matter how good the plot and the picturisation of the movie may be, but a skimpily dressed beauty would draw enormous crowd even if the movie has no plot. Such is the change cinema has brought about in the taste of the audience.
Movies with nudity and violence sell while movies on patriotic themes or religious themes become super flops. Cinema has, thus, played a major role in the degradation of the society and must not be considered means of entertainment or education for the masses. Many people copy ideas of robbery and cheating from cinema and try to implement them in real life which proves disastrous for them as well as for society.
Thank you.
Question 14.
“The computer will soon replace the book.” Express your views either for or against the same.
Answer:
For the Motion
Computers have already taken a major role as an information resource today. Computer technologies such as hypertext and the internet remove the geographical constrains of print media and allow for a new method of distributing and reading documents.
Books will always be affordable and concrete sources of information but the next ten years will bring computers that are faster to access, convenient to use and hold more information than books. With the internet, one piece of information is accessible from millions of computers around the world. A researcher may need to travel no further than his/her computer to find a document in a virtual library 3000 miles away.
In next 20 years, print media may not be able to keep up with the exponential growth of information because the density of information on a computer is far greater than that of a book, the internet already holds more data than any physical library.
A typical computer hard drive can hold around 2000 novels. In addition to their seemingly unlimited storage capacity, computers also provide much faster access to information, e.g. looking upwards in a dictionary might take a few minutes while computers can give the definition for any word and pronounce it for you, immediately. The computer’s speed and space will make it a necessary technology as we move into a new millennium.
The future will bring even greater advantages to the computer over the book. Soon, computers will have screens that are crisper and more comfortable to view than a printed book. With new technology, computer screens will no longer strain the eyes and it will become feasible.
Technology will soon produce a computer that is as compact, durable and comfortable to read as a book but that could contain thousands of books in electronic form. Although, computers will never completely supplement books but we may soon rely on them more than books. Computers will meet our needs of information storage and distribution and will be a convenient way to hold more information in less space than today’s book.
Thank you.
Against the Motion
Computer will never replace books. However, useful the computer may be, it is absurd to imagine it replacing books. Computer, any day, is far more expensive than books and do not work on fresh air.
It needs power through batteries and mains to work. One cannot lie in bed and read them leisurely and of course if milk or syrup spills on them the damage could be much more. Computers have viruses and are not completely dependable but a book in a shelf is very dependable. It does not make you strain your eyes as computers do. A book somehow has a sense of belongingness. We can make our notes as well as turn to specific pages without really having much problems.
One can even sleep with a book on one’s bedside and wake up in the morning to read it. Moreover, with the help of computers, students simply copy-paste and the matter is complete. The pride of a library and collecting the first edition as well as autographed books of an author will have no relevance. A book reveals the nature of a person but with a computer no one knows who is an avid reader and who is not.
The printed book can easily be read and stored. ‘ Students can write their notes and refer to them at any time. The computer troubles its users, while a book is perfect relaxation. The joy of placing your hands on a book and reading through its pages is ecstatic and can never be replaced by computer.
No one is going to put computers into the hands of kindergarten students and then not everyone can afford to have a computer. So, lets forget about such an idea and live realistically. Books may have their limitation but they can never be superseded by computers. No one wants to lose the joy of reading a book and at the end pronouncing to himself that, ‘It is finished’.
Thank you.
Question 15.
A concern for environment is a concern for everyone. In the light of this statement, write a debate on the topic “Using your own transport is better or the public transport has made our life easier?”
Answer:
For the Motion
Respected Principal Sir, staff members and dear students; today, I am going to speak in the favour of motion “Using your own transport is better or the public transport has made our life easier?”
Today, we, the people of 21st century, roam as freely as the birds do. We reach wherever we want to go in , no time and without giving much thought to it.
This is possible because of our efficient public transport system.
Earlier, travelling used to be such a big matter of concern because of inefficient public transport system and non-availability of metro and low floor buses. As a result, people had to use their own transport and this not only increased the number of vehicles on the road but also the pollution levels. With the exponential increase in the number of private vehicles, the traffic jams on the roads became common and this led to the wastage of one’s time and money.
Now, with the evolution of the public transport, everyone finds it convenient to travel by metro and low floor buses. This is also cheaper and time saving than using one’s own vehicle. As more and more people use the public transport, the traffic on the road is reduced to a great extent and so is the pollution.
Travelling in the public transport also helps one in remaining physically fit as it involves a lot of physical activity. In order to catch a bus or a metro, a person needs to walk quite a lot and this adds on to their physical activity.
Whereas on the other hand, the usage of one’s vehicle makes one lazy as one gets used to the comfort of it and hence detests any kind of physical activity. Public transport is cheaper than using one’s own vehicles for commuting. It also saves one from the unnecessary stress and exertion that happens while driving one’s vehicle.
Thus, in my opinion, public transport is a blessing in disguise and we must make full use of it.
Against the Motion
Respected Principal Sir, staff members and dear students; today, I am going to speak against the motion “Using your own transport is better or the public transport has made our life easier?”
‘Why not use it, when one has it’.
Everywhere, it has been suggested that the public transports should be used or rather it should be the first choice of the passanger. I feel that if the whole city starts using the public transport, then how is it going to work? Lets take the metro for an example. A normal metro has six to eight coaches to accommodate the crowd, but what will happen if the whole city gets stuffed in those eight coaches.
It will become very suffocating for the passangers and this will also lead to dizziness and there are full chances of the people falling sick in the long run. Moreover, there are huge jams because of these public transport, as the rickshawalas and autowalas park their vehicles anywhere and that is the root cause of all the jams, as half of the roads are covered by them.
Similarly, the DTC buses move in a very haphazard manner and it stuffs people and the crowd is a mix of people from all backgrounds and there is a maximum possibility of the pick pockets robbing you off your money or valuables.
If one doesn’t have a vehicle or cannot afford one, one is left with the only option of using public transport but when one can afford a vehicle, one should always use it for convenience.
Using own vehicle saves a lot of time and is safer than travelling in public transport.
If one owns a vehicle, one doesn’t have to think much about going to a place all of a sudden, whereas using the public transport in times of urgency involves a lot of time and physical activity like changing from one platform to another.
So, for the sake of convenience and comfort, one should always use one’s own transport over the public transports.
Thank you.