The future

As exciting as all of this is now i really want to briefly share a vision of what ten years out this could look like so we can aim big.

I aim to see viable competitive debate programs all over the state of Maryland, 40 schools actively debating between Philly Wilmington and DC. by viable competitive debate programs i means programs that can sustain novice jv and varsity and can provide scholarship opportunities to many high school graduates. I mean programs that offer Masters degrees to debate assistants, i mean programs that have integrated within their university. Im not interested in a little bit of debate im interested in utilizing debates power to help improve the material educational and professional opportunities for hundreds of students a year.

By 2016 Hopkins can win the ndt and Maryland college park can be a super program, Towson Morgan and Coppin can be multilevel programs winning at every level. All Maryland state institutions can offer students ma's and several can offer phds in communication.

You see we have the perfect storm because here in Baltimore in 2006 we have a huge and wide reaching middle school and high school debate league, and not only will those leagues turn out debaters into local colleges but the debaters at local colleges will coach and judge those high school students. This  is the feedback cycle that has made other districts so good, yet we have a super charged space for that to take place.

Dont ever think this is about not building the best programs possible, i aim to build and dream big, and as we talk about this and envision it lets all imagine everything we want and then work hard to get there....