第七届学生社论大赛获奖名单

从冠状病毒和大学录取到投票和视频游戏,年轻人告诉我们对他们最重要的问题。

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我们的年度学生社论大赛于今年2月下旬开始,当时美国发现了第一批冠状病毒病例,而亚洲和欧洲部分地区已经开始隔离几周后。随着全球数百万学生适应在线上学,提交的内容纷至沓来——总共 7,318 份。鉴于这场危机对青少年生活的方方面面产生了如此深远的影响,也许许多文章都涉及冠状病毒的某些方面并不奇怪,但我们惊讶的是,学生们发现了多少种方法。

对许多人来说,这增加了对他们来说已经很重要的社会正义问题的紧迫性,他们通过冠状病毒的镜头热情地写下了种族主义和仇外心理、收入不平等、监狱改革、饥饿、无家可归、投票权、数字鸿沟、气候变化等等。

对于其他人来说,它提出了新的思考问题,从一线工人的权利到卫生纸囤积问题。一些人专注于大流行的政治,而另一些人则找到了一种方法,使个人普遍化,从个人的孤独或无聊经历中磨练出更大的论点。这些文章共同表明,有可能把影响地球上几乎每个人的东西变成你自己的。

但是,如果您点击下面的链接,您将看到,大流行并不是今年年轻人唯一想到的事情。我们读到Spotify如何“杀死贝多芬”,为什么阅读障碍学生需要更多的支持,“轻浮小说”如何成为严肃文学的入门药物,以及为什么你的家猫真的需要项圈。

我们希望,就像30位评委一样,他们会像阅读一轮又一轮提交的作品一样,欣赏这些获奖文章在短短450字内提出坚实而令人信服的论点的方式 - 以及他们如何不是对利弊的枯燥总结,而是真实的声音。

无论您是学生,老师,家长还是仅仅是读者,请通过写信给我们 LNFeedback@nytimes.com 告诉我们您的想法。再次感谢你们的参与,使这次比赛年复一年地取得成功。

(学生注意:我们已经公布了我们获得许可的学生的姓名、年龄和学校。如果您希望发表您的文章,请写信给我们 LNFeedback@nytimes.com

按作者姓氏的字母顺序排列。

Lessons From Failure” by Sophie S. Ding, age 16, River Dell High School, Oradell, N.J.

Collar the Cat!” by Abel John, age 17, Clements High School, Sugar Land, Tex.

Not American Yet” by Alexander J. Lee, age 16, Winchester High School, Winchester, Mass.

Spotify Is Killing Beethoven … Here’s How You Can Save Him!” by Yuanlin Liu, age 17, St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, Austin, Tex.

No Love of Milton if Not for Loving Frivolous Fiction” by Isabelle Lu, age 16, South Side High School, South Hempstead, N.Y.

The Class of 2021 Could Change College Admissions Forever” by Erin Tan, age 16, Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies, Edison, N.J.

This Land Was Made for You and Me” by Nicole Tian, age 15, The Harker School, San Jose, Calif.

How Animal Crossing Will Save Gen Z” by Ananya Udaygiri, age 15, Shadow Creek High School, Pearland, Tex.

How Pragmatism Is Poisoning the Democratic Will of America’s Youth” by Edward Xu, age 16, Shanghai American School, Puxi Campus, Shanghai

Harnessing Boredom in the Age of Coronavirus” by Elan Cohen, age 14, F.A. Day Middle School, Newton, Mass.

Switching Letters, Skipping Lines: Troubled and Dyslexic Minds” by Hayden Miskinis, age 12, Epping Middle School, Epping, N.H.

Bringing Ethics to Your Plate” by Alexa Troob, age 13, Robert E. Bell Middle School, Chappaqua, N.Y.

你可以在这里找到所有的亚军社论。

“Death Is Hard. Let’s Talk About It.” by Frances Brogan, age 14, J.P. McCaskey High School, Lancaster, Penn.

“You Can’t Be Free if You’re Dead: Why Freedom Isn’t Free” by Xinni Chen, age 16, Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, Mass.

“From Silence to ‘Stigma Free’: Why We Need to Talk About Suicide” by Veronika Coyle, age 16, Northern Highlands Regional High School, Allendale, N.J.

“Redefining a Life: Changing the Conversation About Gun Violence” by Anna Grant-Bolton, age 17, Evanston Township High School, Evanston, Ill.

“Every Student Should Apply to Community College, and Yes, They Are Real Schools” by Emma Kaminski, age 16, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Fla.

“Freedom Isn’t Free: The Price to Preserve Democracy” by Tara Kapoor, age 15, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, Calif.

“To Smash the Glass Ceiling, First End the Double Standard” by Yui Kurosawa, age 16, and Carolyn Rong, age 15, Hong Kong International School, Hong Kong

“It’s Time to Take Responsibility: Addressing the Indigenous Health Crisis” by Mira Mehta, age 16, Westfield High School, Westfield, N.J.

“The Eagle of Freedom: Birdcage Edition” by Nicholas Parker, age 17, Glens Falls High School, Glens Falls, N.Y.

“Farewell, My Mary Sue” by Yu Qi Xin, age 16, St. Paul’s School, Concord, N.H.

“Why Aren’t We More Worried About Teacher Attrition in Public Schools?” by Sarah Schecter, age 17, Oakland School for the Arts, Oakland, Calif.

“The Show Must Go On: Theater Needs to Survive This Pandemic” by Clara Shapiro, age 16, Stuyvesant High School, New York, N.Y.

“It’s Time to Hold Ivies Accountable” by Jiahn Son, age 17, Bergen Tech High School, Teterboro, N.J.

“It’s OK Not to Come Out: Oftentimes Pride Is a Privilege” by Sophia

“China Must Protect Its Whistleblowers” by Xiyue Tan, age 17, Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Penn.

“Drawing Circles Around Animals” by Ophelia Ke, age 16, Cate School, Carpinteria, Calif.

“Library:Librarian :: Apple:Core” by M. Calcagno, age 13, Julia R. Masterman, Philadelphia.

“Reassessing the Value of Home Ec in 2020” by Ela Desai, age 14, Marlborough School, Los Angeles, Calif.

“Young Adult Literature: Finding Its Place in the World” by Jason Hausenloy, age 14, United World College of South East Asia East Campus, Tampines, Singapore

“Plastic: Not Always the Villain of the Piece” by Kairav Iyer, age 13, United World College of South East Asia, Dover Campus, Singapore

“Two Languages, a World of Possibilities” by Qinrong Qian, age 11, YK Pao School, Shanghai

“Zoning Will Not Make Houston a Flood-Resilient City” by Alex Brody, age 17, The Emery/Weiner School, Houston, Tex.

“When Encouragement Became a Shove: The Accidental Unfairness of the ‘Girls in STEM’ Movement” by Alyce Brown, age 17, Pleasant Valley High School, Bettendorf, Iowa

“Covid-19 Unmasks Our Broken Healthcare System” by Camilo Carmona, age 17, Guilford High School, Guilford, Conn.

“Making Time for Slow Food Rituals” by Meitong Chen, age 16, Gould Academy, Bethel, Maine

“A Pariah With a Platform: Woody Allen’s Unrelenting Cultural Presence” by Jordan Ferdman, age 16, Horace Mann School, The Bronx, N. Y.

“A Chord and a Melody — Hope’s Recipe” by Kaavya Ghoshal, age 16, Oberoi International School, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

“Economic Inequality Is Crippling the American Dream” by Jarom Gordon, age 17, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Fla.

“Thanksgiving, or Thanks-taking: Reassessing How We Teach American History in Our Classrooms” by Hannah Han, age 17, Harvard-Westlake School, Los Angeles, Calif.

“Society’s Downfall: Self-Centered, Manipulative Maniacs” by Tejas Jadar, age 14, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School, Plainsboro Township, N.J.

“A Triplet’s Experience With Autism: Debunking the Myths” by Allison Kalmick, age 16, New Roads School, Santa Monica, Calif.

“Memes and Meaning: It’s About All of Us” by Clara Kolker, age 16, The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.

“Treating Others the Way You Want to Be Treated: The Golden Rule of National Apologies” by Joanne Inyoung Lee, age 16, Seoul Foreign School, Seoul, South Korea

“The College Board Board Game: Monopoly” by Maggie Morrison, age 18, and Oren Schwartz, age 17, Cheltenham High School, Elkins Park, Penn.

“Instagram’s Creeps: They’re Closer Than You Think” by Ukyung (Heidi) Nam, age 16, Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, Mass.

“The Tear in the Union” by Jakob Oehler, age 18, Verona Area High School, Verona, Wis.

“Gen Z, Covid-19 and a Call to Action” by Ben Osagie Otoadese, age 17, Iowa City High School, Iowa City, Iowa

“Covid-19 is Canceling Standardized Tests: It’s Time to Test the Value of the SAT” by Hannah Sellers, age 16, Redwood High School, Larkspur, Calif.

“Embracing the Multitudinous Self” by Tula Simon, age 17, Livingston High School, Livingston, N.J.

“Solitary Confinement: A Mind-Altering Horror Movie” by Emma Sullivan, age 17, Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School, South Hamilton, Mass.

“No, You’re Not ‘Not Racist’” by Emily Sun, age 15, Horace Mann School, New York, N.Y.

“Earth’s Well-Deserved Break” by Benjamin Wolf-Wagner, age 16, Framingham High School, Framingham, Mass.

“Spare the Sleepy Students: Schools Should Start Later” by Jessica Yu, age 16, University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, Ontario

“The Newest Right: Internet” by Adrian Zhang, age 14, New Ivy Academy, Milpitas, Calif.

“A Universal Crisis Calls for a Universal Basic Income” by Elizabeth Zhu, age 16, University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, Ontario

“Why Can’t We Just Talk?” by Alexander Birchfield Eick, age 14, Campbell Hall School, Studio City, Calif.

“America Under Crisis: Universal Basic Income and a Chance to Eradicate Poverty” by William He, age 13, The Park School, Brookline, Mass.

“Mask Culture: Long-Term Habit Rather Than Short-term Reaction” by Zizhen Li, age 14, Indian Mountain School, Lakeville, Conn.

“Trying to Fit a Square Into a Round Hole: Addressing the Covid-19 Pandemic Without Addressing the People’s Needs” by Grace Liang, age 14, LinkedKey, Mississauga, Ontario

“All Veterans Deserve a Best Friend” by Margot Polen, age 14, Tompkins Square Middle School, New York, N.Y.

“Humans, the Real Virus of the World” by Laura Thangi, age 13, Johnston Middle School, Johnston, Iowa

所有获奖者的PDF和106篇进入第3轮的精彩社论。

From The New York Times’s Opinion section: Mara Gay, Lauren Kelley, Alex Kingsbury, Phoebe Lett and Sue Mermelstein

From The Learning Network: Nicole Daniels, Michael Gonchar, Jeremy Engle, John Otis, Natalie Proulx and Katherine Schulten

Educators and writers from schools and organizations around the country: Erica Ayisi, Adee Braun, Amanda Christy Brown, Nico Gendron, Caroline Gilpin, Annissa Hambouz, Tom Houston, Jeremy Hyler, Susan Josephs, Shira Katz, Willow Lawson, Keith Meatto, James Menter, Sharon Murchie, Nadia Murray Goodman, Rene Panozzo, Melissa Slater, Theresa Walsh Giarrusso and Brett Vogelsinger