8 Ways to Teach and Learn About Hip-Hop
Over five decades, hip-hop has grown from a new art form to a culture-defining superpower. At first dismissed as a fad, often derided as a nuisance or a menace, hip-hop has become a multibillion-dollar industry and a global juggernaut — woven into nearly every corner of American life. Jon Caramanica, a New York Times music…
Learn about the most valued skills in 2025 and how to develop them
Learn about the most valued skills in 2025 and how to develop them As professionals, we must constantly seek to improve and work on those soft skills that will distinguish us from the common denominator, above all, because in the face of so many advances in technology, it is in expertise and personality strengths that humans will…
What Motivates You to Learn?
Is it grades? Getting into a specific college or career? Genuine curiosity? Or something else?
Six Ways to Learn About the Iraq War
On the 20th anniversary of the American-led invasion, we provide resources to help students understand the war’s causes and effects, along with its legacy and lessons.
What Are the Most Important Things Students Should Learn in School?
What is the most important thing you have learned in school? How has this knowledge affected your life? How do you think it will help your success in the future? In “The Two Codes Your Kids Need to Know,” Thomas L. Friedman writes: A few years ago, the leaders of the College Board, the folks…
Five Ways to Learn About Juneteenth With The New York Times
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Are you looking for ways for your students to learn more about Juneteenth? Below we offer five teaching ideas for exploring the holiday and its significance via a variety of media, including photographs, recipes, art and a…
Should I learn Ruby?
If you are new to programming, it can be hard to decide which language to learn. After all, there are so many, and, as a beginner, you may not know what each language is used for and why you would choose one language over another. In this article, we will take a look at the…
Learn Guitar with Laura Marling
Despite performing for more than a decade, and having seven solo albums to her name, the British folk singer-songwriter Laura Marling insists she’s not a natural entertainer. She calls herself the “subtle event” rather than the life of the party.Accordingly, instead of serenading her fans with concerts from her home in London, she has made…
Lesson of the Day: ‘Learn to Argue Productively’
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Learn to Argue Productively” by Harry Guinness“Like most things, there’s a skill to having good arguments,” Mr. Guinness writes. “Productive disagreements aren’t all-out shouting matches with a victor and a loser; they’re deliberate attempts to…
28 Ways to Teach and Learn About Poetry With The New York Times
“Like virtually everything else in the Trump era, poetry has gotten sharply political these days,” wrote The Times in 2017. The article continues:Writers are responding to this turbulent moment in the country’s history with a tsunami of poems that address issues like immigration, global warming, the Syrian refugee crisis, institutionalized racism, equal rights for transgender…
