How Did Covid Change You?
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 to be a global pandemic. Two days later the United States designated it a national emergency.Five years ago, Covid took hold and the world transformed almost overnight. As routines and rituals evaporated, often replaced by grief, fear and isolation, many of us wondered: When will…
What Are You Doing to Change Your School?
Find all our Student Opinion questions here.What are things that you think your school does well? What makes you proud of your school and school community? Are there classes, teachers, clubs or events that make you feel connected to your school?On the flip side, what are things that you think your school could do better?…
5 Really Great Ways to Find Inspiration
Jan 4, 2019 By Priya P. When’s the last time you felt really inspired? Did it happen this week? This month? Last year? Sometimes, we can go through long periods without feeling any great boost of inspiration. That’s nothing to worry about, life is just like that sometimes. But recently I realised that it had…
How Did You Grow and Change This School Year?
The 2022-23 academic year is coming to a close, and we’ve created a post describing 10 ways to reflect on these last months and learn from them. But the 10 ways aren’t just for students — we also hope teachers can benefit from them. In fact, we would be delighted if teachers and students did…
Does Online Public Shaming Prevent Us From Being Able to Grow and Change?
What do you think about the practice of online public shaming? Do you think we are too quick to condemn people and organizations on the internet? Or is engaging in criticism an essential part of digital citizenship today? Have you ever participated in a social media pile on or been the subject of one? If…
A Change in the Menu
The nutritional benefits of eating bugs are serviceable and can be instrumental in combating childhood mortality, and malnutrition rates. Monica Aiyeko of the Food and Agriculture department at Bondo University College has studied and published the effects of integrating native crickets into school meal programs in Kenya. Her studies have found that roughly 30% of…
Learning With: ‘Parkland: A Year After the School Shooting That Was Supposed to Change...
3. Anthony Borges, 16, received five bullet wounds as he barricaded a classroom door to protect other students. What physical and emotional challenges has he faced since then? How has he tried to overcome them? How are Anthony’s challenges similar or different from the ones faced by others interviewed in the article? 4. Jammal Lemy,…
Do You Like Your First Name? Would You Change It if You Could?
What’s your favorite first name? Is it the name you have? Would you like it to be? Have you ever used a name that is different from the one your family gave you? Or experimented with the spelling or pronunciation of your name? In “Why Not Let Children Choose Their Own Names?” Danielle Braff writes:…
5 Ways to Change Your Life Today
Not entirely happy with the path your life is taking? It’s never too late to shake things up and change the direction your life is going in. Here are our top 5 tips to getting the life you really want. 1. Change Your Thinking – Change Your Life It’s easy to see life’s challenges as…
30 Climate Change Graphs
How can we help students really see climate change when it is a planet-wide process gradually unfolding over decades? Any given hurricane, prolonged drought or scorching hot day (or summer) might be more likely to occur because of the changing climate. But there will always be weather anomalies; just like in sports, records will be…
