Some arguments against high school students expressing "too much" opinions of theirs are that some regulations on students' freedom of speech, because growing students are more prone to dangerous perspectives. Is that really so? For example, let's say there is a high school student who has some voice to speak out against the problems of his school, such as that teachers do not respect the students enough or that the school facility is too old and inconvenient. If he or she wants to publish his opinions on the school newspaper in order to inform everyone, however, his or her opinions will be censored because the teachers would consider those to be too radical. Of course, some can also argue that there are other means of expressing students' own voice, such as many online community sites. However, due to the fact there are tons of facts floating out there on the Internet, I doubt that many people would consider those voices anything more than whimsical complaints toward grown-ups.
For such a reason, I regard Michael Moore's idea of creating an uncensored, liberal press containing high school students' political viewpoints is a great idea. Adults might say that students' duty is to study, but we also are human beings with their own perspectives; the fact that we are young does not justify the ignorance of our voice.
3 motions I derived from Michael Moore's arguments:
1. THB that students should be able to speak out their own perspectives toward social issues more clearly.
2. THS high school students making their own press.
3. THB that censoring teenagers' opinions should be banned.
Well expressed opinions, and you raise some questions. Teenagers can be pretty wild emotional, and are bit like an egg on a spoon. If we let them say and print whatever they want, what would we end up with? Maybe it's better to have teens censor each other and decide what's acceptable - as opposed to a school doing it. That said, it might also be beneficial to allow the school to respond and have their say. Sometimes students may fail to understand the realities of what it takes to run a school, so the school should have equal opportunity to dispel any myths (if they can).
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