What Is Your Favorite Fact You Learned in 2020?
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.What tidbit of information have you learned this past year that most stands out? An oddity from science or music class? A curiosity from the news, your social media feed or your personal experience? A surprising statistic…
What Have You Learned From Failure?
Bombing on the big test. Falling on your face during an audition for the school play. Striking out with the bases loaded in a big game.When have you failed miserably?Looking back, have you gained anything positive from past failures, despite the disappointment or embarrassment you might have felt? Any lessons about yourself, life or what…
Teenagers on What They Have Learned From Failure
It took a while to process, but I slowly accepted it, and came to a realization. I may not get the role this year, or on this stage, but there are hundreds of stages. This is not the stage where I will play my dream role, but there are thousands of roles, even more opportunities.…
What Have You Learned From a Grandparent or Elder?
Have you had close relationships with grandparents or other elders? What memories come to mind when you think of them? What life lessons have you gained from your time together?In a Modern Love essay, “At 93, Teaching Me About Possibility,” Richard Morgan writes about what happened when he abandoned “grayspeak” — talking to elders as…
What Have You Learned From Playing Games?
The New York Times recently featured young stars in the world of chess. Are you a fan of the centuries-old board game?
