<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Future Thinkers Project Pvt. Ltd.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ivy Spires builds globally literate, intellectually confident young leaders through structured debate training, fortnightly knowledge briefings, and internationally benchmarked programmes for students in Grades 6–12 across India.]]></description><link>https://www.ivyspires.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:04:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.harvarddebateindia.in/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The SCCT Framework — The Curriculum Architecture Behind Every Ivy Spires Session]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speech, Communication and Critical Thinking. 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Here is what the research says — and what parents can do about it starting in Grade 6.]]></description><link>https://www.ivyspires.com/post/higher-order-thinking-what-it-is-why-schools-don-t-teach-it-and-how-debate-builds-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3d179e2a275e264a859c26</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:57:19 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Priya Khaitan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The University Readiness Gap Nobody Is Measuring — And How Debate Closes It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every school in India tracks academic performance. 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It is something far more fundamental — and far more fixable.]]></description><link>https://www.ivyspires.com/post/why-india-s-brightest-students-are-getting-rejected-from-oxford-and-harvard-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a39fea3bc774dc6e46ff2e9</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 03:33:56 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Priya Khaitan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Think You're Thinking. You're Probably Not. A Debater's Guide to Confirmation Bias]]></title><description><![CDATA[Confirmation bias is the most dangerous flaw in the human reasoning system — and the one most students never learn to see in themselves. 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