What’s Going On in This Picture? | Sept. 9, 2019
Students 1. After looking closely at the image above (or at the full-size image), think about these three questions: 2. Next, join the conversation by clicking on the comment button and posting in the box that opens on the right. (Students 13 and older are invited to comment, although teachers of younger students are welcome…
What’s Going On in This Graph? | Sept. 11, 2019
This map originally appeared elsewhere in The New York Times. While this is not a map for Hurricane Dorian, similar maps for all tropical storms, including Dorian, are prepared by the National Hurricane Center (N.H.C.) in Miami, Florida. By Friday morning, Sept. 13, we will provide the “Reveal” — the map’s free online link, additional…
Confronting Toxicity in Gaming: Going Beyond “Mute”
This essay, by Tony Xiao, age 15, is one of the Top 12 winners of our Sixth Annual Student Editorial Contest, for which we received 10,509 entries. We are publishing the work of all the winners and runners-up this week, and you can find them here as they post. Excerpts from some will also be…
What’s Going On in This Picture? | May 6, 2019
Students 1. After looking closely at the image above (or at the full-size image), think about these three questions: • What is going on in this picture? • What do you see that makes you say that? • What more can you find? 2. Next, join the conversation by clicking on the comment button and…
These College Classes Are Going to Work
“Our trailer, which is booked for 47 weeks this year, allows us to take the training to businesses and directly address the region’s manufacturing skills gap,” said William Gary, executive vice president of work force, community and economic development at Tri-C. “Employers allow their employees time, and they can walk right out of the plant…
What’s Going On in This Graph? | Feb. 27, 2019
Students 1. This graph shows the length of daily delays on one woman’s 40-minute commute between Munich and a town in the German countryside during 2018. The graph originally appeared elsewhere on NYTimes.com. The commuter knitted two rows each day. Gray for delays under five minutes, pink for up to 30 minutes, and red for…
These Colleges Classes Are Going to Work
“Our trailer, which is booked for 47 weeks this year, allows us to take the training to businesses and directly address the region’s manufacturing skills gap,” said William Gary, executive vice president of work force, community and economic development at Tri-C. “Employers allow their employees time, and they can walk right out of the plant…
What’s Going On in This Picture? | Feb. 11, 2019
Students 1. After looking closely at the image above (or at the full-size image), think about these three questions: • What is going on in this picture? • What do you see that makes you say that? • What more can you find? 2. Next, join the conversation by clicking on the comment button and…
What’s Going On in This Graph? | Feb. 13, 2019
Students 1. This graph shows the relative size of military budgets by country in 2015. It originally appeared elsewhere on NYTimes.com. After looking closely at the graph above, think about these three questions: • What do you notice?• What do you wonder?What are you curious about that comes from what you notice in the graph?•…
What’s Going On in This Picture? | Feb. 4, 2019
Students 1. After looking closely at the image above, think about these three questions: • What is going on in this picture? • What do you see that makes you say that? • What more can you find? 2. Next, join the conversation by clicking on the comment button and posting in the box that…
