How Are You Feeling About Winter This Year?
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Although winter doesn’t officially begin until Dec. 21, it’s already cold in many places — and with the coronavirus pandemic still raging, many are dreading a season when we very likely won’t be able to gather safely…
Lesson of the Day: ‘How to Draw a Feeling’
2. With what expression does Manshen Lo, the illustrator, often draw her characters?3. What do you notice about Ms. Lo’s initial sketch? Is there anything you wish she had kept in the final version?4. What significance, or meaning, do the fuzzy slippers have in the illustration? What about the oranges?5. When you first looked at…
Would You Want to Live a Life Without Ever Feeling Pain?
Imagine you could live your life without experiencing pain. Not quite as a superhero, you wouldn’t be super strong — you just wouldn’t feel any pain, physical or emotional. Ever. Would you choose that life? In “At 71, She’s Never Felt Pain or Anxiety. Now Scientists Know Why.,” Heather Murphy writes: She’d been told that…
