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I am a high school English teacher: I teach AP English Language and Composition. Debate functions as an exceptional foundation for multiple, lifelong communicative capacities/realms. I value organization, solid understanding of one’s case, appropriate citation of relevant sources, and concise refutation of opposition. Regarding delivery, any speed is acceptable.

With an appreciation for the effort required in case preparation, I encourage debaters to deliver their cases with the same amount of gusto with which they prepared their cases. I acknowledge debate's intrinsic educational value; accordingly, I simultaneously judge and cheer as competitors engage in this fruitful, beneficial educational exercise.

A tabula rasa judge cloud is a lovely place to dream; however, a judge with a completely clean slate --void of previous experience and knowledge-- lacks benefit for all involved. Thus, I will do my best to safely tuck away any personal bias(es) as my function is to judge your debate skills, abilities, and effectiveness.

I judge off of the flow--so please make it clear where you are on the flow when you're arguing to make sure that I can follow. I don't flow cross-ex, so if something important comes up during cross-ex, make sure to bring it up during your next speech so I can make sure to give you credit for it. If you are extending an argument on the flow, please cite the summary of the argument (not the card name/author/year) so that I know what you are extending. Past that, make sure that you are very clear about how you fit under the winning framework/value-criterion to secure the win, and be respectful to each other (especially during cross) if you'd like high speaker points.