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 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…
What Have You Learned About Yourself During This Lockdown?
You may have heard the advice to keep a diary during this pandemic, both to understand yourself and to create a record of an extraordinary time for the future. In “The Quarantine Diaries,” Amelia Nierenberg writes:As the coronavirus continues to spread and confine people largely to their homes, many are filling pages with their experiences…
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.…
How Much Have You Learned About Black History?
In “How Negro History Week Became Black History Month and Why It Matters Now,” Veronica Chambers and Jamiel Law tell the story about how Black History Month came to be:Black History Month has been celebrated in the United States for close to 100 years. But what is it, exactly, and how did it begin?In the…
