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…

Use your imagination to write the opening of a short story or poem inspired by this illustration, or describe 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.Students 13 and older in the United States and Britain, and 16…

nadir ˈnā-ˌdir , ˈnā-dər noun1. an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything2. the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected_________The word nadir has appeared in 53 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on…

It’s often said that if you aren’t learning, you aren’t growing. And growth is an important part of life. When you learn, you empower yourself, get a step closer to achieving your goals, and change the lives of those around you. But sometimes we experience a dip in motivation and we don’t see results as…

When you’re applying for a job, you want to take every opportunity you have to explain why you’d be a great fit for the role. This is especially true in competitive tech fields, like data science, where hiring managers might have very little time to review each application. And while your resume is the key…

4. Next, join the conversation by clicking on the comment button and posting in the box that opens on the right. (Students 13 and older are invited to comment, although teachers of younger students are welcome to post what their students have to say.)5. After you have posted, try reading back to see what others…