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What Are Your Thoughts About a Year of War in Israel, Gaza and the Middle East?
A year into this devastating war, what are you feeling and thinking? How have your feelings changed over the course of the year?
Who Most Inspires You?
A guest essay argues that Shohei Ohtani and his magnificent baseball season can reconnect us all to our own potential for greatness. Who does that for you?
Word of the Day: initiative
This word has appeared in 1,445 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
GUEST POST: Reflections on a “Spaced Practice Challenge” with Community College Students
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Exploring Your Political Identity and Values: A How-To Guide for Our 2024 Coming of Age Contest
Four steps to figuring out what you want to say and how you would like to say it, with inspiration from 30 teen-created works across genres.
Woman With Flowers
Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
Word of the Day: longitudinal
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Teenagers on What Has Shaped Their Political Beliefs and Values
Ahead of the 2024 Election, we invited teens to explore their political identities and tell us how they have come to believe what they believe.
What’s Going On in This Picture? | Oct. 7, 2024
Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.
