## Topic of the debate: ** All basic education should be abolished in order to concentrate resources on the development of elite education** **Square view：** ***Optimal allocation of resources:**Abolishing basic education can save a lot of national educational resources, concentrate these resources on elite education, cultivate more high-end talents, and enhance the country's core competitiveness. ***Improve the quality of education: ** Elite education can obtain more adequate funds, better teachers and more advanced teaching equipment, thereby greatly improving the quality of education and cultivating more of the world's top talents. ***Promote social mobility: **After the abolition of basic education, students can obtain elite educational opportunities through their own efforts and family support, break the status quo of uneven distribution of educational resources, and promote social class mobility. ***Adapt to future development trends: **In the future, society will pay more attention to innovation ability and professional skills, and elite education can better meet the society's demand for high-end talents and promote social progress. **Opposing viewpoints：** ***Contrary to educational fairness: **Basic education is a basic right enjoyed by every citizen. Abolishing basic education will deprive most people of educational opportunities and exacerbate social injustice. ***Is not conducive to social stability:**Groups that lack basic education are more likely to fall into poverty and unemployment, increasing factors of social instability and affecting the country's long-term stability. *** Hinder scientific and technological innovation: **Scientific and technological innovation requires a large number of basic talents. Abolishing basic education will lead to a shortage of basic talents and hinder scientific and technological progress and economic development. *** Elite education is not everything: ** Elite education does not guarantee the cultivation of real talents. Excessive emphasis on elite education may lead to waste of educational resources and unbalanced talent structure. **Focus of debate：** *What is the relationship between basic education and elite education? Can basic education be replaced by elite education? * What will be the impact of the abolition of basic education on national development and social stability? * How to balance the allocation of educational resources so as to not only ensure the fairness of education, but also improve the quality of education? *What kind of talents will society need in the future? What is the role of elite education and basic education respectively? **Remarks：** * The topic of the debate is controversial and challenging, and requires the debater to have a solid knowledge reserve and logical thinking ability. * During the debate process, both parties should pay attention to the use of data and cases to enhance the persuasiveness of the argument. * The ultimate goal of the debate competition is to trigger thinking and discuss the direction of education reform, rather than simply denying or affirming a certain point of view.