Ethos’ mission is to foster wise decision-making in our culture by teaching critical thinking and communications skills, from a framework of ethics. Just as a martial artist school spends time training in the philosophy of martial arts so that the skills are only used for good, our speech and debate training is intended to help people move towards what is good: wisdom, calmness in argument, analytical reasoning, researching thought-through opinions, and integrity. Students spend years in debate forming habits of thought and action. In our view, though debate is a sport and a competition it is not a “game” that simply must be won within the rules. It requires a mindset and discipline to principle that shapes the soul for a lifetime.