What issues in this election season matter most to you? Why?
As part of our Civil Conversation Challenge, we have opened student forums on some of the biggest issues dividing Americans this campaign season. We began by asking, “How does your identity inform your political beliefs and values?,” then posted questions about Covid-19 and our national response; race; education; and voting and democracy.
But today we open this, our final forum, to you. What have we not covered that you would like to address? As news breaks about a Supreme Court nominee, the president’s taxes, and the first debate, you may want to discuss something that crossed your feed this week, or you might instead bring up an issue you’ve been following for years.
Whatever you’d like to broach, try stating an opinion or asking a question in our comments section — or join a conversation someone else has already started.
And, since this is our final forum, please know that if you would like to keep this kind of conversation going even after our challenge ends, the article, “How to Meet New People, Even at a Distance,” might help. It suggests online and offline platforms that are allowing strangers to form social connections, which, it points out, are crucial for our health — especially in a pandemic.
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Other Possible Election Issues
Links in this section come from the ProCon.org page, which puts the 2020 presidential candidates’ positions side by side, making them easy to see. We have chosen several topics that students have told us they are interested in, but you can find many more here.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Gender Identity and Government Documents
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Where to learn more:
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The Republican and Democratic Party platforms
Please remember our rules for the Civil Conversation Challenge as you comment:
1. Students can respond to any or all of the forums, as often as they like through Oct. 30.
2. When responding, students should not only post their own comments, but should also read and respond to the work of others.
3. All submissions must follow Times commenting standards.
4. Students should try to advance the conversation about an issue somehow, whether introducing a new idea or perspective, asking useful questions, making connections to other issues, reflecting back to the writer what you understand about his or her post, finding themes or commonalities among comments, presenting new evidence or anything else.
5. Submissions should be grounded in fact and buttressed by reliable sources. Though you don’t need to include a footnote in every sentence, at a time when the reliability of news is more in question than ever, we will reject comments that post controversial claims without sources.
6. Submissions should show evidence of “listening,” and students should try to understand other points of view.
Possible questions to address:
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Why does this topic interest you? How have your experiences shaped your opinions? What questions or concerns does this topic raise for you?
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Why does this issue matter to our nation? What are the arguments around it?
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What is your position on this issue? How can you support that position with evidence?
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What questions might you ask to invite other students to join a conversation on this topic?
Please Note: Students 13 and older are invited to comment. We ask that adults respect the intent of the Student Opinion question and refrain from posting here. There are many other places on NYTimes.com for adults to post, while this is the only place that explicitly invites the voices of young people.
Students 13 and older are invited to comment. All comments are moderated by the Learning Network staff, but please keep in mind that once your comment is accepted, it will be made public. You can find all our Student Opinion questions here.
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