Requiring debate and argumentation as part of an embedded public school curriculum will improve democracy in the U.S. Classroom teacher of English, communications, and debate for 40 years.
Secondary Speech & Debate Coach for 30 years.
Recipient: CHSAA Sharon Wilch Lifetime Achievement Award.
Teacher of the Year: Mesa County Schools/Grand Junction High School.
Stand-up comedian.
Only S/D coach in the history of the Western Slope to coach a policy debate State Champion.
More presentations to communications/debate workshops than I can remember.
Director of the Colorado State Speech & Debate Tournament. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx