Expectations of ‘Perfect’ English Are Elitist and Unrealistic
This essay, by Megan Luong, age 17, from Notre Dame High School in San Jose, Calif., is one of the Top 11 winners of The Learning Network’s 10th Annual Student Editorial Contest, for which we received 12,592 entries.We are publishing the work of all the winners and runners-up over the next week, and you can…
Lesson of the Day: The Forgotten History of Indigenous Boarding Schools
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Resources: For this lesson, students can read the article “Lost Lives, Lost Culture: The Forgotten History of Indigenous Boarding Schools” or listen to The Daily episode “State-Sponsored Abuse in Canada” from the beginning until 11:40.(Note…
