120 Debate Topics for Your Classroom
Are you looking for debate topics that you can use in your K-12 classroom? Don’t worry we have you covered. In this article, we will list 120 debate topics, separated by subject area.
Education-Related Essay Topics
- Should homework be banned? Or is it a vital part of our studies that teaches us how to work independently?
- Is home-schooling better than learning at school?
- Should tablets be allowed at school?
- Is college education essential and useful?
- How do standardized tests improve education in your country and around the world?
- Should students have to wear school uniforms? Or should they have a choice?
- Should knowledge of at least one foreign language be required at university?
- The benefit and detriment of early admissions policies in tertiary institutions.
- Should electoral colleges be canceled?
- Should all college applicants be required to do a period of community service?
- Should athletes be paid for playing on college and university teams?
- Should school last all year?
- Should elementary school students wear uniforms?
- How are art and music classes useful at school?
- Should physical education be compulsory?
Science & Technology-Related Topics
- Are smartphones safe for us?
- Is Google the best search engine? Or should we use another one?
- Should children have smartphones?
- How can science and religion coexist?
- Are people with mathematical minds more successful?
- How has television brought about cultural decadence in our country?
- Is traditional study less effective than online study?
- The benefits and hazards of genetically modified children.
- Is space travel worth the cost economically?
- Should we travel to Mars?
- How can science progress without animal testing?
- Can the law keep up with the internet technology of today?
- What are the benefits and drawbacks of fully automated cars?
- Should man merge with machines to create biological hybrids?
- Is technology harmful to the future? Or is it the driving force?
Health & Medicine-Related Topics
- Is euthanasia justified?
- Should smoking be allowed in public?
- Should sportspeople be allowed to take performance-enhancing drugs?
- Should recreational marijuana be legal?
- Can the legalization of drugs reduce organized crime?
- Should vaccinating children be law?
- How does the internet influence our health?
- Discuss a medical phenomenon or several phenomena.
- Should health insurance be obligatory?
- How is technology hazardous to human health?
- Is alcohol consumption that harmful?
- What is the impact of air pollution on our health?
- Should antibiotics be banned or not?
- The pros and cons of alternative medicine.
- Why do some parents refuse to vaccinate their children?
Sociology, Psychology, & Ethics-Related Topics
- The pros and cons of adoption, and why parents should adopt children rather than have their own.
- Should adults have the right to carry dangerous firearms?
- Why should same-sex marriage be legal?
- Can we receive fulfillment and happiness from religious belief?
- Should abortion be legal?
- Is there any actual proof of the existence of God?
- Should sex work be legal?
- How can violent behavior be explained to school students?
- How has psychology developed over the last few decades?
- How do moral values differ between social groups?
- Do poor role models in the family cause mental disorders in children?
- Is hunting ethical?
- Should learners study ethics at school?
- Should cigarettes be outlawed?
- How do social groups influence behavior in children?
Policy & Finance-Related Topics
- Is it necessary to preserve the rights for different forms of intellectual property?
- Do our votes really matter?
- Is taxation good or bad?
- What determines our country’s financial stability?
- Will we soon have a woman president?
- Is the repeal of anti-sodomy laws important for national development?
- Can banks be trusted?
- Is mobile banking safe?
- Will we still be using credit cards in five years?
- Can education be free around the world?
- Should learners be taught financial management at school?
- Should a fee-only standard be adopted for financial advice?
- Are wars profitable?
- Can financial problems destroy a country?
- Should the voting age be lower?
Leisure-Related Topics
- Which is better: games or television?
- TV or books: which is more interesting and useful?
- Should social networks be available for children of all ages? Or should they be restricted to 18 years and older?
- Are social networks beneficial or harmful to society?
- Should alcoholic drinks be available to people younger than 21 years old or not?
- Does social media make people less sociable? Or is it useful to society?
- Is art therapy a useful tool for treating mental illness?
- How does music help reduce stress?
- Should video games be used in education?
- Is listening to music good for pregnant individuals?
- Are science clubs at school suitable for student leisure?
- Are movies helpful educational tools?
- The benefits and drawbacks of going to a circus with children.
- Are concerts good or bad for us?
- What role do games play in early education?
Environment-Related Topics
- What are the best ways to preserve nature and save the environment?
- Should animals be tested on for scientific achievements and breakthroughs?
- How will our cities look in two centuries?
- What causes global climate change, and what can we do to reverse its damaging effects?
- How can environmental catastrophe be prevented?
- Why should all plastic packages be banned?
- Why should people do more to protect wildlife?
- Is solar energy more expensive?
- The risks and benefits of being a vegan.
- Is reforestation an effective tool for combating the problem of global warming?
- Oil drilling in wildlife refuges.
- Vehicle fuel economy standards.
- Are zoos ethical?
- Should people get paid for not cutting down trees?
- Should there be special taxation for international aviation?
History-Related Topics
- British and Haig generalship during the war.
- Is history important?
- Did Genghis Khan do more good than harm?
- Is King Arthur entirely fictional? Or did he really exist?
- Was the Soviet Union responsible for inciting the Six-Day War?
- What was Britain’s Role in the First World War?
- Should all immigrants be required to pass a historical test? Are historical tests unimportant?
- Was Newton the one to first discover the effect of gravitation? Or was it Haitham?
- Historicism vs. Presentism.
- Were the Ancient Romans prudes?
- Did South Korean provocations incite the Korean War?
- Did the United States provoke Japan into war?
- The Revolutionary War.
- What are some alternative historical views regarding the Second World War?