Chairman’s Cup Grade 10 – August 2014

The Chairman’s Cup for grade 10 was conducted on the 28^th August. The topic that was assigned for the debate was “Should teaching English be abolished in India”. The students came up with interesting arguments for and against the topic. What was evident in the debate was the amount of research that went into the topic. The participants spoke about how only 6% of Indians are fluent in English and how ironical it was that the debate was being conducted in English.
The participants came up with some convincing opinions about why English should be the second language and not the primary language of instruction. It was interesting to see how passionate they were about the debate topic and exceeded the allotted time of debate. They quoted examples of China and Japan, both economic giants in the world with English as a second language. They stressed the need for learning English but at the same time not to forget their native language and culture and to give it equal importance.
The first place went to Rajat and Swetha of class 10H. The second place was awarded to Selena and Anusha of 10J. The third place was awarded to Greeshma and Yasaswini of 10G. Greeshma of 10G was awarded the best speaker prize in the debate. - Reflections by Ms. Sunanda