Is this a problem? A new report finds young people are bursting with ideas but have few opportunities for discussing them. Some think schools must do more to give them the space they need.
Schools shut down debate, finds report
Future voices: "School is the one hope we have left of a less polarised world in which there is deeper understanding of complex issues and emotions," concluded a report by think tank Demos — but only if debates take place. Glossary
Democracy - A system of government based on the idea of rule by the people.
Isolated - Separated from other people.
Algorithms - Any set of rules followed by a computer. In the context of social media, “the algorithm” refers to the intelligent AI that learns the interests of the user and presents them with posts that it thinks will interest them.
Biases - Beliefs that systematically and unfairly distort a person's decisions, in favour or against one group or another.
Blasphemy - Speaking with contempt or disrespect about a religious deity or sacred person. Blasphemy laws were abolished in the UK in 2008.