Model UN - Practice Debate

The Model United Nations group met for about an hour and a half today after school. The primary purpose of this meeting was to hold a practice debate, in order to prepare us for the trip to New York next year. The topic of our debate was whether or not Guantanamo should be closed or left open. There were not many people at the meeting, so the debate did not move as quickly as we had hoped. However, it seemed to be a good start, and the idea of practicing debates seems like it could be very helpful. We spent the rest of the meeting trying to organize the group so that we could meet more effectively. I suggested the idea of providing people with packets of information about the topics of the debates before the debates themselves actually take place, so that we will all know what we are talking about at each meeting. The group seemed to agree that this was a good idea. However, we had some trouble determining which days are best for after school meetings, because this is a very busy time of the year. Despite these problems, the group seems very determined to succeed in its preparations.