Introduction to ‘Word of the Day’
Do you know what propinquity means? Vagary? Indolent? Our Word of the Day feature can help anyone, students or adults, expand their vocabulary.Each day we define a new vocabulary word, show how often it has appeared in The Times, highlight how it was used in a recent Times article, and then ask students to take…
Word + Quiz: vaunt
vaunt ˈvȯnt , ˈvänt verb and nounverb: show offnoun: extravagant self-praise_________The word vaunt has appeared in nine articles on NYTimes.com in the past 10 years, including on Jan. 13, 2013, in “Avoiding Loan-Modification Hoaxes” by Lisa Prevost:Homeowners wary of being taken in by bogus “loan modification specialists” should not assume that a law…
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…
Taking the data science path to a Master of Computer Science...
How Sreyashi Das upskilled her career while working for Netflix Sreyashi Das is a 2022 graduate of the Master of Computer Science in Data Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). She’s a senior data engineer at Netflix who prepared to enhance her specialty by building her skills in this program that was…
Summer Reading Contest, Week 7: What Got Your Attention in The...
Welcome to Week Seven of our 13th Annual Summer Reading Contest.This contest is open to students 11-19 from anywhere in the world. To participate, submit a response by 9 a.m. Eastern on July 29 that answers the questions “What got your attention in The New York Times this week? Why?”If you are 13 or older…
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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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…
Internet Affirmation
Do you think that the time you spend online fosters more positive or negative emotions? What are some of your favorite, uplifting corners of the internet to visit? What tricks do you have for curbing or avoiding the negativity that can be prevalent on social media sites?Tell us in the comments, then read the related…
Adding Labels to Blog Posts – Blogger Basics You Need To...
February 16, 2021 As simple as it is, adding labels to Blogger posts can help you organize your blog and clean it up. It lets you sort out your content and make all the post topics easy to access for your readers. In this short guide, I will teach you how to add labels to…
Film Club: ‘What Is War to a Grieving Child?’
6. To learn more, read “What Is War to a Grieving Child?” Mona El-Naggar, Jonah M. Kessel and Alexander Stockton, the filmmakers, write:Kids didn’t start the war in Ukraine. They aren’t fighting it. They won’t be responsible for ending it. They have had little say in the matter, yet they have suffered deeply.In the Opinion…
How Well Do You Sleep at Night?
Do you sleep well at night? Or do you often toss and turn awake in bed, unable to settle into deep sleep? Do you usually wake up in the morning feeling well-rested, or do you find yourself tired and sleepy throughout the day?In “How to Help a Teen Who Can’t Sleep,” Catherine Pearson shares advice…
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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How Much Does An AI Engineer Make?
When you think of artificial intelligence (AI), what comes to mind? Self-driving cars? Human-like robots? How about pet robots? While the term “AI” might conjure up futuristic ideas, we’re actually already interacting with AI innovations on a daily basis. Think: chatbots and virtual travel booking agents.And the AI space will only continue to grow —…
Learning With: ‘NASA’s Mars Rover Opportunity Concludes a 15-Year Mission’
Before reading the article: What do you know about Mars? Have you ever seen it through a telescope, or even with the naked eye? Last Wednesday, NASA announced that its rover Opportunity had concluded its mission on the Martian surface. Take a look at this visual interactive showing its 15-year journey. • What did you…
Choosing a Career That is Right For You
Choosing a career that is right for you is no small task, whether you are just starting out with your professional career, looking for a change or returning to work after being away. Today, we will explore how you can go about choosing the right career for yourself. With so many options to choose from,…
How I Went from English Teacher to Developer Advocate in Less...
Learning to code so that you can land a job in tech can feel daunting. That’s why we’re sharing inspiring stories from Codecademy’s community — to show how people like you (yes, you!) can embark on a learning journey and end up with a totally new career. We hope these stories serve as a reminder…
What’s Going On in This Graph? | Oct. 30, 2019
This graph of annual number of tickets sales for three sports — baseball, basketball and football — originally appeared elsewhere on NYTimes.com. By Friday morning, Nov. 1, we will provide the “Reveal,” the graph’s free online link, additional background and questions, shout outs highlighting student comments and headlines, and Stat Nuggets. After looking closely at…
Insights from a health care recruiter: The impact of AI
The health care industry’s reliance on artificial intelligence is increasing – does this mean that jobs in health care are disappearing? Hear from Dan Hobson of Hobson Health Recruitment. Is AI erasing opportunities in health care? Artificial intelligence is always a hot topic, and it’s certainly on the rise in health care. We’re seeing very…