Amber, Again, I don't totally disagree with your take on the "outcome based" aspects of a worksheet. However, there are other changes to the usual standard t/b rules that are done for the sake of fairness to the teams' ability to demonstrate their knowledge. Again, it's just a way to play the game, no different from consultation-allowed tossups. :) Maybe it's part culture, maybe it's part fairness... but if you ever wind up going to Panasonic, you will see another completely different way to play the game with handouts and six-team-track-meet style on buzzers. But, yes, buzzer speed is critical to success in the way the game is ultimately played, and I agree with you that to some extent de-emphasis may hurt some teams that don't focus on buzzer speed as their primary focus. As for math questions, I have many people on the Duke team who have been and are very good at quick math calculations when they were in high school. However, I have seen many non-math moderators try to read math questions, make mistakes, and mess everyone up in the question. I know how hard it is to make a good math question, and I've seen some NAQT power marks on math tossups before (to my complete surprise). I just feel that math calculation questions demand a different thinking process than the usual quick recall, and that most math folks do not think that just because you can do this process fast means you do it right. More math tossups have I seen go dead than any other type in high school play, even with teams featuring decent math players.
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