Should Schools Provide Free Pads and Tampons?
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Have you ever felt stressed, anxious or ashamed about your period — or do you know someone who has? Has the cost of pads or tampons ever been a challenge for you or someone you know?Do these…
How Should We Remember the Problematic Actions of the Nation’s Founders?
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Have you seen the musical “Hamilton” or listened to the music? Are you or your friends fans? What is your view of Alexander Hamilton and the other founding fathers, based on what you know about them?New research…
Should Museums Return Looted Artifacts to Their Countries of Origin?
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 2021.Think about the last time you went to an art or history museum. Which pieces stood out to you? Did you read the plaques next to them? Did those tell you where the artifacts were from and how…
Should Students Be Required to Take the SAT and ACT to Apply to College?
Or, are standardized test scores, like the SAT and ACT, unfair and inaccurate?In “Why Is the SAT Falling Out of Favor?,” Shawn Hubler asks, “Are the tests that were first deployed to diversify the Ivy League beyond rich prep schoolers a worthwhile yardstick, or are they, as one U.C. regent put it, ‘a proxy for…
Should National Service Be Required for All Young Americans?
David Brooks writes about this topic in the Op-Ed “We Need National Service. Now.”:There is now a vast army of young people ready and yearning to serve their country. There are college graduates emerging into a workplace that has few jobs for them. There are more high school graduates who suddenly can’t afford college. There…
Should Students Be Monitored When Taking Online Tests?
In “Keeping Online Testing Honest? Or an Orwellian Overreach?,” Shawn Hubler writes about universities trying to ensure academic integrity in online testing:In an April survey by Educause, a nonprofit organization focused on technology and education, 77 percent of 312 institutions polled said they were administering, or planning to administer, take-home tests online with some sort…
Should We All Be Able to Vote by Mail?
Find all our Student Opinion questions here.In the April 7 article “Voting in Wisconsin During a Pandemic: Lines, Masks and Plenty of Fear,” Astead W. Herndon and Alexander Burns write:MILWAUKEE — Even before voting began, there were lines outside polling locations that stretched for several blocks. Some poll workers wore hazmat suits. Nearly every voter…
What Role Should Celebrities Have During the Coronavirus Crisis?
In “Celebrity Culture Is Burning,” Amanda Hess writes about the changing relationship between celebrities and the public during the pandemic:America is in crisis, but the celebrities are thriving. They are beaming into our homes, reminding us to stay indoors and “stay positive,” as “we’re all in this together.” When I watch their selfie public service…
Should Public Preschool Be a Right for All Children?
Find all our Student Opinion questions here.In “Public School Is a Child’s Right. Should Preschool Be Also?” Claire Cain Miller begins the article with a question:In the United States, the chance that a child attends a high-quality preschool — which research has shown sets them on a more successful life path — often depends on…
Should Parents Track Their Children?
Find all our Student Opinion questions here.Do your parents use your phone or some other device to track you? If yes, does it make you feel safer that they know where you are? Does it limit your freedom? Do you care one way or the other?And if they monitor your location, do you know why?…
