Lesson of the Day: ‘Cleveland’s Baseball Team Will Drop Its Indians...
5. What is your reaction to the suggestions for a new team name mentioned in the article? What ideas do you have about how the team should approach its renaming?6. What can you add to the final column in your K/W/L chart? You might also have additional questions or reflection ideas that you can make…
Word + Quiz: nonplus
nonplus ˌnän-ˈpləs verb: be a mystery or bewildering to_________The word nonplus has appeared in nine articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on April 29 in “Arya’s Dagger Has a Complex History in ‘Game of Thrones.’ Here’s a Look Back” by Jennifer Vineyard:Arya’s weapon of choice might have looked familiar, and it…
What Do You Think About Prince Harry and Meghan ‘Stepping Back’?
Find all our Student Opinion questions here.Do you typically follow what happens in the British royal family? What have you read, watched or heard about Prince Harry and Meghan, also known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex? What is your initial reaction to the news of their announcement that they will be “stepping back”…
Overcoming Reading Challenges: Effective Strategies for Children with Special Needs
Written by Liau Alex Learning to read can be an exciting journey for many children, but for those with special needs, it can be tougher. Understanding these challenges and implementing effective strategies can make all the difference in empowering these children to enjoy reading more. Special needs encompass a wide spectrum of conditions, each with…
Why Do You Think the Killing of a Health Care C.E.O....
Have you been following the story? What do you think the news and our reactions to it say about America today?
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…
Must Read
A.I.-Generated Faces
Tools powered by artificial intelligence can create lifelike images of people who do not exist.Do you think you can identify which of the faces above are real people and which are A.I.-generated? What clues are you looking for? How confident are you in your guesses?Are you excited by the power of A.I. to create hyper-realistic…
What Is a Career Coach & How Can They Help You...
Let’s be honest: if you’re Googling “what is a career coach,” you’re probably a little skeptical. Is it just expensive advice you could get from a YouTube video? Are career coaches even… real? Fair questions. The career coaching industry is full of people with wildly different backgrounds, approaches, and qualifications. So let’s break down what career coaching is, what makes someone a legitimate coach, and how to…
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…
Student Letters to the Editor
On April 17, the Opinion section invited high school students to write a letter to the editor in response to a Times news or opinion article that appeared that week. You can check out the winning student letters here. Which of them interests you most? Why?If you were given this same challenge now, what current…
Forest in a Stadium
A curator recently installed 299 trees in a soccer stadium in Austria for an art installation. When you look at it, what does it make you think? What statement do you think the curator is trying to make with this project? What do you think it says about people, society, the world or life in…
People Pleasing
Do you tend to prioritize others’ needs ahead of your own? When have you been able to stand up for yourself, even if it was hard?
Past Stories
Word of the Day: advocate
The word advocate has appeared in 879 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Feb. 26 in “They Promoted Body Positivity. Then They Lost Weight” by Katie J. M. Baker:Few people, if any, become body positive proponents without struggling with the same societal standards they speak out against. “I’ve seen creators say things…
High on Helping: The Dangers of Voluntourism
This essay, by Ketong Li, age 17, from Miss Porter’s School in Farmington, Conn., is one of the Top 11 winners of The Learning Network’s Ninth Annual Student Editorial Contest, for which we received 16,664 entries.We are publishing the work of all the winners and runners-up over the next week, and you can find them…
Anish Rifa: “With Alison, you can always gain more knowledge on...
“My name is Anish Rifa. I’m currently studying for my undergraduate degree in Food Science and Nutrition in Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. I have two siblings and I’m the first graduate from my family.” What was your first course on Alison, and why did you choose it? My first course on Alison was…
Are you Ready for the New WordPress Editor?
Tomorrow, December 6th, WordPress 5.0 is scheduled to be released. This is a highly anticipated update and has had people talking for over a year. Before you update, be sure you have a backup copy of your website so you can restore your previous version if needed. We also recommend waiting a few weeks before…
What Should Be Done About the Gender Pay Gap in Sports?
In “Biden Weighs in on Caitlin Clark Salary Debate After W.N.B.A. Draft,” Neil Vigdor writes about the reaction to Clark’s contract:President Biden jumped into a debate about gender and sports this week, calling for pay equity for women athletes after Caitlin Clark, the University of Iowa basketball standout, was selected first in the W.N.B.A. Draft.Ms.…
How Have You Noticed Inflation?
Americans have felt inflation at the hair salon and in the frozen food aisle. They have seen it while buying pet food, pantry staples and diapers. Yes, gas is pinching them. But so is the price of bacon.Nearly nine in 10 Americans say they have noticed prices rising around them, according to a survey conducted…