Code Review: Look Back on What We Learned in 2023
Data has the power to tell an impactful story. Sometimes data sheds light on an important but ignored phenomenon, while other times the data dazzles with its sheer impressiveness. Take this year, for example — the movie Barbie broke box office records, ChatGPT reached 100 million weekly users, and the escalating global temperatures marked 2023…
Word of the Day: inexorably
The word inexorably has appeared in 49 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Aug. 8 in “Repeat After Her: There Is No Dance Without Dance Education” by Brian Seibert:In dance education circles, her first name is enough. Everyone knows Jody. They call her the doyenne of dance, the godmother. They speak of…
Word of the Day: injunction
This word has appeared in 204 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
Around the Fire
Use your imagination to write the opening of a short story or poem inspired by this illustration — or, tell us about a memory from your own life that this image makes you think of.Tell us in the comments, then read the related article to learn more.Want more Picture Prompts? Find them all in this…
Why the Future of Learning Starts with Building
Coding has always served two purposes: the intrinsic drive to build something, and the practical path to a lucrative career. Even the most passionate code aficionados don’t dream of variables or syntax — they want to make a website, a tool, a game. For years, the career upside was impossible to ignore. You could land a stable SWE job, bootstrap your own app, or join a buzzy…
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Should We All Be Able to Vote by Mail?
Find all our Student Opinion questions here.In the April 7 article “Voting in Wisconsin During a Pandemic: Lines, Masks and Plenty of Fear,” Astead W. Herndon and Alexander Burns write:MILWAUKEE — Even before voting began, there were lines outside polling locations that stretched for several blocks. Some poll workers wore hazmat suits. Nearly every voter…
Lesson of the Day: ‘‘Jeuje,’ ‘Zhoosh,’ ‘Zhuzh’: A Word of Many...
Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “‘Jeuje,’ ‘Zhoosh,’ ‘Zhuzh’: A Word of Many Spellings, and Meanings” by Hayley PhelanHave you ever heard someone use the term “jeuje” to describe that extra something added to almost anything, but often used when talking about fashion or style? How would you define the word? Do you know anything about its origin?In…
Why the Future of Learning Starts with Building
Coding has always served two purposes: the intrinsic drive to build something, and the practical path to a lucrative career. Even the most passionate code aficionados don’t dream of variables or syntax — they want to make a website, a tool, a game. For years, the career upside was impossible to ignore. You could land a stable SWE job, bootstrap your own app, or join a buzzy…
Why the Future of Learning Starts with Building
Coding has always served two purposes: the intrinsic drive to build something, and the practical path to a lucrative career. Even the most passionate code aficionados don’t dream of variables or syntax — they want to make a website, a tool, a game. For years, the career upside was impossible to ignore. You could land a stable SWE job, bootstrap your own app, or join a buzzy…
Do You Participate in March Madness?
Are you ready for March Madness? On Sunday, the N.C.A.A. announced the 68 teams that will compete in the 2019 Division I men’s basketball tournament from Tuesday through April 8. About 47 million people — one in five American adults — are expected to bet a combined $8.5 billion on the tournament. Will you watch…
Word + Quiz: sartorial
sartorial sär-ˈtȯr-ē-əl , sər-, sə- adjective 1. of or relating to clothing 2. of or relating to a tailor or to tailoring 3. of or relating to the sartorius muscle _________ The word sartorial has appeared in 119 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Sept. 17 in “Was the Gap Ever…
Past Stories
Big City, Small Town
Where would you like to live when you grow up? Do you dream of moving somewhere new? If so, are you more interested in living in or near a big city, or do you think you might like a less bustling space, like a small town? Where do you think you might be able to…
Comment on Free Ultimate Blog Planner 2022 Featuring New Color by...
September 13, 2021 Here it is! Our famous ultimate free blog planner is updated for 2022! This year instead of the standard classic version, we decided to give you something more colorful. It is still the same free blog planner you love, but it is in gorgeous purple and pink color palette with subtle orchid…
Word of the Day: peruse
This word has appeared in 104 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
Snacks and Drinks
What do you think this image is saying? How does it relate to or comment on society or current events? Can you relate to it personally? What is your opinion of its message?Tell us in the comments, then read the related Opinion essay to learn more.Students 13 and older in the United States and Britain,…
What’s Going On in This Graph? | Feb. 15, 2023
On Feb. 7, LeBron James, the Los Angeles Lakers forward, broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s career scoring record of 38,387 points. What do you notice about the graph below?
Why the Future of Learning Starts with Building
Coding has always served two purposes: the intrinsic drive to build something, and the practical path to a lucrative career. Even the most passionate code aficionados don’t dream of variables or syntax — they want to make a website, a tool, a game. For years, the career upside was impossible to ignore. You could land a stable SWE job, bootstrap your own app, or join a buzzy…