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Math a different way: Seniors engage in data-driven debate 'In the end, no winner or loser was declared, which was part of the point. You might not change anyone's mind, but I want them to at least be able to intelligently defend their own views. I thought they did a good job. They took some of the math they've learned and did something different with it, which is what they'll do in college and in their careers.' - debate sponsor Andrew Reliford Click on headline for complete story with photo(s) By Wes Feese Media Relations, Adair County Schools It's been more than six months since Adair County voted to go "wet" and end its long-standing prohibition of alcohol sales, but the debate raged on last week at Adair County High School in Andrew Reliford's fourth period transitional math class - a senior-level course that incorporates math concepts into real-life situations. "The idea is to use statistical data to back up your arguments, not just your opinions," Reliford explained before his class began. "The goal is to know how to form an argument that's based on numbers and facts. You're going to believe what you're going to believe, but be able to back it up." The students were allowed to pick which side they wanted to argue, and prepared for the debate with diligent research of Adair and surrounding counties' demographics, poverty rates, employment numbers, and crime statistics. "They did a great job researching and getting ready for this," Reliford said. "They need to know what they're going to say but also have an idea about what the other side will say too so they can offer a rebuttal." With Reliford and senior Michaela Walker serving as the debate's moderators, the students' arguments closely mirrored the actual wet-dry debate that swept the county several months ago, except with more facts and less name calling this time around. Trey Strange led off the proceedings for the "dry" side, offering drunk driving statistics and warning that teenagers will gain easier access to alcohol in a wet county. Jordan Lasley responded by referencing the statistics he researched, saying that drunk driving does not increase when counties go wet. On it went, back and forth between the seven "wet" advocates and four "dry"-siders. Austin Owens, on the wet side, argued that Danville's increased tax revenue is an indication that Adair could similarly benefit from such a move. Dry countered that Danville is a bigger, wealthier town than Columbia and therefore is not comparable. Wet argued that good restaurants don't locate in dry counties. Dry argued that good restaurants don't locate in counties as small as Adair, regardless of being wet or dry. In the end, no winner or loser was declared, which was part of the point, according to Reliford. "You might not change anyone's mind, but I want them to at least be able to intelligently defend their own views," Reliford said. "I thought they did a good job. They took some of the math they've learned and did something different with it, which is what they'll do in college and in their careers." This story was posted on 2016-08-30 09:19:14
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