SY2012 CMSDL Student Survey Results

The SY2012 Chicago Middle School Debate League student surveys have been processed, and they show a great deal of engagement in and positive response to the competitive academic debate among our students.

A few of the data points among the 178 responses we received:

• 93% of middle school debaters would recommend participating in the CMSDL to a friend or peer
• 94% of middle school debaters praised their coaches for making them better debaters
• 69% of middle school debaters point to debate as improving their school work
• 80% of middle school debaters plan to debate in high school