As part of the curriculum reform committee, I would like to begin a thread that discusses two items:

a) For tourneys large-enough to clear beyond octas, is 6 rounds a good idea ?... or should we stick with 8 rounds ?..

b) Should the community retain preference sheets, but consider moving back to less-powerful preference sheets (for instance A, B, C, strike) ?...

I am genuinely interested in listening -- not really pushing one idea over another at this time. We welcome feedback from coaches, judges, alums, and -- of course -- students.

The CEDA ad hoc committee on curriculum would like to begin a community wide conversation about policy debate can identify the best educational and competitive practices and then seek to encourage those practices.

The scope of this committee is to engage the community, spur conversation and produce a report that highlights some of these best practices. This process requires active and sustained input from our community. Please feel free to open threads on specific topics that should be part of this discussion.