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Testimonials

What our students and parents say about us

-J

For debate, I learned how to speak faster and more confidently, as well as how to think under pressure, extend speeches while saying them, argue points better, and strengthen my critical thinking abilities. Overall, through practice, I managed to speak for longer periods of time as well as strengthen my relationships with my partner.

-Carrie

Before I joined Edvic’s Debate Class, I was lost. I couldn’t speak up to certain people, and I was shy. But now I found my true self. My confident self, who was hiding deep inside of me all this time. I realized the moment I joined this very debate class that I belonged to. That I knew where I was meant to be. Every tournament, I enjoy working with my small group to write speeches for different debate topics, social, economic, government, or anything that will always interest me. My public speaking and debating skills have improved, and I continue to learn more today. I can now argue fairly and effectively with people (you all know a certain group of people you want to argue effectively with). I go into deep thoughts every time the class ends, and I wish you all the best debating in the future. Thank you！

- Emily C

My first ever class with Edvic was the one for beginners so that I would not fall behind everyone else (as my mom said). My first two coaches, both made all of the classes so much fun. They made me always want to come back to the class, even after a tiring day of school. I wouldn’t even be mad about the homework they set, all because they still made me enjoy the classes. I also really enjoyed Edvic’s teaching style in general. I really like how they teach you everything you need to know before you get introduced to a new motion, and if they do teach you something after, it usually does not affect whether or not you need to re-write your speech but it is still very helpful. Before starting the debate, I also despised watching the news. I used to regard reading or watching the news to be a thing that only grandpas do, but now the news really keeps me up to date on everything (and my friends don’t think I live under a rock anymore either). I also really enjoyed the Friendship Tournaments that we have had. It gave us a great opportunity to try debating in impromptu, and even if we had little or no experience, it was very helpful to see other more experienced people debate, especially since they were from different parts of the world. Although me and my team had lost the first Friendship Tournament, it was a great way to reflect on what we did wrong. As we could see how other teams had done differently, we could try their strategies in the next tournament. I also really liked how we would exchange feedback with the opposing team.

- 学员家长

讲实话，看到孩子第一次模拟练习，挺失望的，平时说话伶牙俐齿，侃侃而谈，镜头前却是另一幅样子，眼神躲闪，声音压抑，语速时快时慢，稿子也没个章程。但，变化在培训与练习中悄悄地发生，直到在和高中生比赛的那次（她和搭档当时是7年级），我看到了初生牛犊不怕虎（死猪不怕开水烫）的气势，看到了和搭档之间的默契，看到了有板有眼的Speech，不紧不慢但不失犀利的反驳，也看到了个人和团队风格的初现。成长需要时间，急不得，也没有捷径。作为家长，很高兴，看到了孩子一点一滴地进步，也很开心，见证了孩子从排斥到逐渐适应并慢慢地开始享受这一学习和比赛过程。

- 学员家长

通过参加培训和比赛，孩子的进步非常大，每个辩题涉及的大量的背景文章，新闻及时事阅读让他短期内知识量剧增，他自己也很开心，要一期一期的学下去。