Should Students Be Allowed to Miss School for Mental Health Reasons?
Several states, including Arizona, Oregon and Virginia, have recently passed bills that allow students to miss school to take care of their mental health, efforts that were often supported or led by students.Do you think all students should have the option to take a day off from school to rest, recalibrate and take a break…
A Teacher’s Guide to Using Our Student Opinion Questions
Some questions to reflect on after watching the video:What stood out to you? Why?What questions do you have?What are the three priorities that Ms. Shah identifies? Do you share any of these priorities in your teaching?In the middle of the video, Ms. Shah and her students talk about various “writer’s moves” that they practice with…
24 New Words Invented by Teenagers
After enjoying each word, students may take on another challenge: Choose one of them and try it out in a sentence, then post your sentence to our comments section. Better yet, try using it in your next conversation.WinnerRohana Khattak, Islamabad, Pakistanoblivionaire (noun)A billionaire who chooses to be blind to the disparity and inequality that his…
How The New York Times for Kids Explains the Capitol Attack
Grappling with the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is hard enough for adults. How do you help children make sense of it? Two articles appearing this weekend in The New York Times for Kids, a section that runs the last Sunday of every month as part of the print newspaper, tackle that challenge. The…
Teaching With The New York Times: A Virtual Summit
Journalism helps us navigate a complex world, shines a light on the truth, and provides analysis, insight and context to the most pressing issues of our day. In this summit for educators and librarians, The New York Times Education and Library Subscription Program brings you a series of discussions featuring Times journalists, leaders in education,…
40 Educators Join The New York Times Teaching Project
The Learning Network is thrilled to welcome 40 distinguished educators to our second cohort of The New York Times Teaching Project. These middle and high school teachers, chosen after a competitive selection process, hail from 19 states and represent a diversity of subject areas, including U.S. history, English language arts, mathematics and philosophy. What unites…
Should Schools Require Students to Get the Coronavirus Vaccine?
Were you required to receive certain vaccinations, such as those for protection against chickenpox or measles, before attending school or summer camp? Do you believe it is important for schools to require vaccinations like these to keep all students safe? Or do you think it should be up to individual families to decide?In “Los Angeles…
How Good Are You at Handling Challenging School Work?
As students readjust to school after two years of pandemic learning, many are striving to rebuild their academic confidence. Some educators believe this is a crucial moment for teachers and parents to keep their distance when learning becomes difficult, and to be explicit about the fact that the challenges students may be facing can offer…
Lesson of the Day: ‘In the Ocean, It’s Snowing Microplastics’
5. How and why are scientists making their own marine snow? What questions do they hope to answer?6. The article concludes:Scientists are still exploring exactly how this plastic snow is sinking, but they do know for sure, Dr. Porter said, that “everything eventually sinks in the ocean.” Vampire squids will live and die and eventually…
Would You Ever Want to Run a Marathon?
A marathon is 26.2 miles. Many people who enter these races feel that simply crossing the finish line is an accomplishment, though others try to get there as fast as they can without risking injury.Even training for a marathon is grueling. For example, The Times offers a training plan for first-time marathoners that lasts six…
