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__2013 Online Discussions - results:__ Dr. Bailey: Is youth better than wisdom? - Jeffrey Disney Prefects: the School's Private Police Force? - Kevin Wong, with Nabeeh a close second. Privacy vs. Safety: Is it right for parents to check their teenagers' social media? - Brian Huon, with Quah Wei Vei a close second. We no longer need teachers in the age of google - Jiaxen, with Analysia in second place. Are You the Same Person You Were When You Were 6? - Chong Jolynn, with Sean Wong in second place.

__2012 Online Discussions - results:__ Is gender equality the new sexism? - Lau Jiaxen, with Bryankh a close second. Revised evening schedule - Jeffrey Disney Should there be a smoking room at KTJ? - Siti Soraya, with Kierien a close second.

And for the two most active threads: Internet restrictions and censorship at schools - Nabeeh. Brutal crimes: should minors be tried as adults - Kevin Wong, with Aiman Esham a close second.

The moderators' comments can be found at the end of each thread. Thank you to everyone who took part. This year's participation was superb! It was easily the most active since the inception 3 years ago. Well done, everyone!

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2011: Thank you to everyone who took part. There were many excellent comments and debates, including those that took place at the tuck shop and elsewhere! The quality of comments and level of participation surpassed those of last year's event. Well done, everyone!

The moderators have arrived at their decisions. __Please see the end of each thread for detailed comments__.

The winners are: Facebook - Haziq, with Pice a close second. We all live in America - JJ, with Soraya second. Democracy in schools - Alan Chin. CCTV - Joy Yeh. Generation Y - Yu Hua, with Hafidzi in second place.

Certificates will be given out during the final assembly.

There were four topics and they can be found under the 'discussion'' tab above. The creators of the discussion threads were the moderators, consisting of L6 Thinking Skills students.

The 2010 Online Debates were also a big success. If you wish to look at the previous debates, there are available further down under the same tab.

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