Unlearning as learning
BY EDISON MARTE SICAD
THIS MAY sound counterintuitive. And maybe, even not possible. It is like making a list of things to forget—and reminding yourself...
Learning as healing
BY EDISON MARTE SICAD
THERE IS this book by FJ Sheed entitled Theology and Sanity. It was an old book, first published in 1947. I...
The Supreme Debates 2024
BY EDISON MARTE SICAD
In today’s column, allow me to share the message of Mr. Patrick Philip P. Casianan, Division Chairperson, The Supreme Debates 2024...
Judging debate competitions (4 of 5)
BY EDISON MARTE SICAD
Contextualizing debate competitions
Debate competitions mostly, if not always, happen in a school setting. So far, I haven’t judged a debate match...
Judging debate competitions (3 of 5)
BY EDISON MARTE SICAD
IN MY PREVIOUS articles, we have delved into some tips, suggestions, and insights about debate competitions. Such ideas can be summarized...
Judging debate competitions (2 of 5)
BY EDISON MARTE SICAD
IN THE PREVIOUS article, we have pointed out that in the proposition about charter change, the First Speaker of the Affirmative...
Judging debate competitions (1 of 5)
BY EDISON MARTE SICAD
FOR THE past couple of weeks, I adjudicated some debate matches. The participants or the debating teams came from the municipality...
Hating learning
BY EDISON MARTE SICAD
“The capacity to learn is a gift; The ability to learn is a skill; The willingness to learn is a choice.”...
Create a compelling future
BY EDISON MARTE SICAD
“But the point, when you come to it, is a very bare little place, a very meager little affair. It’s extraordinary...
Other people’s story
BY EDISON MARTE SICAD
“You can live a lifetime and, at the end of it, know more about other people than you know about yourself...”—Beryl...