Learning Network: The Winners of Our 9th Annual Student Editorial Contest

Selected from 16,664 submissions. [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkjwe_P4QuAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS90ZW1wbGF0ZS9vYWt2Mj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIyMDYxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NDMwNCZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZwcm9kdWN0Q29kZT1MTiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTU5NDcmdGU9MSZ1cmk9bnl0JTNBJTJGJTJGbmV3c2xldHRlciUyRmQ5OTM5NThmLWQyOTYtNWMyYy04OWFjLTA1ODNjYWI1NDVlZCZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKkv4KsYqAcSSxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkjwe_P0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjIwNjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY0MzA0Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NTk0NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYqS_gqxioBxJLFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)[Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-ad-marquee) ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkjwe_P0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYyMDk5JmxpPUxOJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1MTl8yMDIyMDYxN1cDbnl0QgpipL-CrGKgHEksUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [NYTimes.com/Learning](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkjwe_P0TGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VjdGlvbi9sZWFybmluZz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIyMDYxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NDMwNCZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTU5NDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKkv4KsYqAcSSxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) June 17, 2022 Dear Reader, If you’ve been following along over the nine years we’ve run our Student Editorial Contest, you know that every spring we invite middle and high school students around the world to craft opinion pieces on any topic they like — as long as they can make their arguments in 450 words or fewer. Thanks to the many teachers who have adopted this challenge, every year we receive thousands of essays. This year, however, was one for the record books: 16,664 submissions came in, about 5,000 more than ever before. To consider them all, we enlisted 68 judges who worked over two months and six rounds of reading to choose 11 winning essays and honor over 200 students. As always, these essays offer a window into a generation’s views on the issues that concern them most — whether problems like climate change and political dysfunction that affect us all, or teen-specific realities like school dress codes and growing up in today’s internet culture. But, as always, they also introduce us to fresh ideas and solutions. [This year’s winners](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkjwe_P4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMTYvbGVhcm5pbmcvdGhlLXdpbm5lcnMtb2Ytb3VyLTl0aC1hbm51YWwtc3R1ZGVudC1lZGl0b3JpYWwtY29udGVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjIwNjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY0MzA0Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NTk0NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYqS_gqxioBxJLFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) explain the benefits of multigenerational living, why Gen Z should consider farming as a career, how memes allow young people to join global conversations, and why schools need to pay more attention to the millions of mixed-race students entering their classrooms. We’ll be publishing the work of the top winners and the runners-up over the next week, three pieces every school day. We hope they’ll help you see the world in new ways. Thank you to everyone who participated — and we hope you’ll take part in our[Summer Reading Contest](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkjwe_P0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8yNC9sZWFybmluZy9vdXItMTN0aC1hbm51YWwtc3VtbWVyLXJlYWRpbmctY29udGVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjIwNjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY0MzA0Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NTk0NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYqS_gqxioBxJLFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), which runs from now until Aug. 19. [Week 2](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkjwe_P4QbAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMTcvbGVhcm5pbmcvc3VtbWVyLXJlYWRpbmctY29udGVzdC13ZWVrLTItd2hhdC1nb3QteW91ci1hdHRlbnRpb24taW4tdGhlLXRpbWVzLXRoaXMtd2Vlay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjIwNjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY0MzA0Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NTk0NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYqS_gqxioBxJLFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) begins today! Sincerely, The Learning Network RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS [Contests The Winners of Our 9th Annual Student Editorial Contest Memes and mental health, book bans and biking: Young people tell us about the issues that matter most to them. By The Learning Network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkjwe_P4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMTYvbGVhcm5pbmcvdGhlLXdpbm5lcnMtb2Ytb3VyLTl0aC1hbm51YWwtc3R1ZGVudC1lZGl0b3JpYWwtY29udGVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjIwNjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY0MzA0Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NTk0NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYqS_gqxioBxJLFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkjwe_P4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMTYvbGVhcm5pbmcvdGhlLXdpbm5lcnMtb2Ytb3VyLTl0aC1hbm51YWwtc3R1ZGVudC1lZGl0b3JpYWwtY29udGVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjIwNjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY0MzA0Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NTk0NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYqS_gqxioBxJLFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Student Editorial Contest Winner How ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Diminishes Same-Sex Parents and Their Children We are honoring the Top 11 winners of our Student Editorial Contest by publishing their essays. This one is by Lucas Cohen-d’Arbeloff, age 17. By The Learning Network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkjwe_P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8xNi9sZWFybmluZy9kb250LXNheS1nYXktcGFyZW50cy1jaGlsZHJlbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjIwNjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY0MzA0Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NTk0NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYqS_gqxioBxJLFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkjwe_P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNi8xNi9sZWFybmluZy9kb250LXNheS1nYXktcGFyZW50cy1jaGlsZHJlbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjIwNjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTY0MzA0Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD05NTk0NyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYqS_gqxioBxJLFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Student Editorial Contest Winner Bunking With Grandma: Lessons From My Multi-Generational Pandemic Bubble We are honoring the Top 11 winners of our Student Editorial Contest by publishing their essays. This one is by Aria Capelli, age 16. By The Learning Network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkjwe_P4QWAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMTYvbGVhcm5pbmcvYnVua2luZy13aXRoLWdyYW5kbWEtbGVzc29ucy1mcm9tLW15LW11bHRpLWdlbmVyYXRpb25hbC1wYW5kZW1pYy1idWJibGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIyMDYxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NDMwNCZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTU5NDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKkv4KsYqAcSSxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Article Image](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkjwe_P4QWAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMTYvbGVhcm5pbmcvYnVua2luZy13aXRoLWdyYW5kbWEtbGVzc29ucy1mcm9tLW15LW11bHRpLWdlbmVyYXRpb25hbC1wYW5kZW1pYy1idWJibGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIyMDYxNyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD02NDMwNCZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9OTU5NDcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmKkv4KsYqAcSSxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Student Editorial Contest Winner Planting the Next Chapter of Farming We are honoring the Top 11 winners of our Student Editorial Contest by publishing their essays. This one is by Aimee Choi, age 17. 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This one is by Serena Liu, age 15. 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This one is by Ketong Li, age 17. 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