Word of the Day: banquet
The word banquet has appeared in 135 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on May 29 in the Opinion essay “I’ve Spent 28 Years Pondering the Wild World of My Home” by Margaret Renkl:A lovely native grape has sprung up beside the pokeweed plants at the end of the privacy fence between our…
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…
Word of the Day: extol
This word has appeared in 21 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
10 Brand New Hot Fonts
Have you ever come across a font you love, only to find it used again and again across the blog world? Today we are sharing 10 brand new hot fonts that have been released in the last month. Snag one of these beauties up for a fresh, one of a kind look! Amalina Mrs. Santhi…
What Volunteer Work Would You Most Like to Do?
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Have you found a way to volunteer this past year, even in the midst of a global pandemic? If so, what did you do, and how did you find your job? Have you enjoyed it?If you haven’t…
Graduation Day: The Students of Food and Nutrition
It was a Wednesday afternoon in December, when the students of La Trobe’s Bachelor of Food and Nutrition put on their graduation gowns, preparing for the handover of their long-awaited prize. Family and friends buzzed around the campus grounds, laughing, shaking hands and offering endless supplies of heartfelt hugs. There’s few prouder days in a…
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How Should Parents Talk to Their Children About Wealth Inequality?
Parents sometimes struggle when they try to explain why some people have more or less money than others. What’s your advice?
Lesson of the Day: ‘A Union Drive at Amazon’
To learn more about the purpose of unions, read this excerpt from Teen Vogue, “What a Labor Union Is and How It Works” by Kim Kelly:Unions facilitate the process of collective bargaining, which allows an organized group of workers to sit down with their employers, address concerns, make demands, and negotiate a legally binding contract…
Who are our learners: Part 2: The ‘Work and Study’ archetypes
A research-based insight into FutureLearners. Part 2: The ‘Work and Study’ archetypes. By Tracey Walker, User Experience Researcher at FutureLearn In part one, Tracey explained how, last year, the research and data teams set about some foundational research to understand who our learners really are. We wanted to understand their motivations, their personalities and characteristics,…
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…
Word of the Day: notorious
The word notorious has appeared in 635 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on May 18 in “To Fight Rats, N.Y.C. Restaurants Will Have to Put Trash in Containers” by Emma G. Fitzsimmons:New York City is notorious for allowing towers of foul-smelling trash bags to line the streets. Currently, many restaurants and bodegas…
Past Stories
Looking Back
What story does this image inspire for you?Use your imagination to write the opening of a short story of poem inspired by this illustration — or tell us about a memory from your own life that this picture makes you think of.Post it in the comments, then read the related Opinion essay to find out…
What Students Are Saying About Teachers’ Politics, Memorable Scents and Text...
School Is Not a Place for Politics. School is a place to teach and learn new education skills or topics, it’s not a place for politics. Especially in middle school or elementary school kids are very vulnerable and believe everything they see or hear especially if it’s said by someone they’re supposed to trust. Teachers…
7 Reasons to Join the 5 A.M. Club
Do you aspire to occupy the corner office? Is your dream to be a successful entrepreneur, businessperson, or renowned industry leader? Have you set your sights on the ultimate success in sports, arts or in your field of interest? The secret to success, if you ask anyone in any industry, is being a member of…
Would You Want to Learn With a Personalized, Online Learning Program...
Imagine your school has started a new method of teaching and learning. Instead of being led through lessons by teachers, you and your classmates now use a personalized, web-based learning platform. This program is tailored to your individual abilities, needs and interests and you can complete it at your own pace. Your teacher no longer…
Band Practice
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 essay to learn more.Students 13 and older in the United States and Britain,…
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…