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6. Who are some of the sponsors and supporters of the school? What kind of support does Monroe believe is needed in the school? Why?7. Why did Dan Klores establish New Renaissance as a charter school rather than a traditional public school? Do you think it is possible for students in specialized schools like this…

Lesson OverviewFeatured Podcast: “The Daily” episode “The Facebook Whistle-Blower Testifies” hosted by Astead W. Herndon with special guest Sheera FrenkelThe recent congressional testimony of Frances Haugen, a former Facebook employee, reveals the ways that Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, negatively affects teenagers’ mental health and how hate speech has spread on the company’s platforms.…

Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Cauliflower and Chaos, Fractals in Every Floret” by Sabrina ImblerWhen two scientists tried to recreate cauliflowers in a lab, they found themselves perplexed and mesmerized by the vegetable’s fractal structure.In this lesson, you will learn about fractal geometry and some of the ways that it appears in nature. You will closely read…

Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Intimate Portraits of Mexico’s Third-Gender Muxes” by Núria López TorresIn southern Mexico, a community of the local Zapotec people has long accepted — and celebrated — gender nonconformity. In this lesson you will learn about muxes — people who are born male but who adopt roles and identities associated with women —…

Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Answers to Questions About the Texas Abortion Law” by Roni Caryn RabinA new law that effectively bans most abortions in Texas went into effect on Sept. 1 — even though Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court case decided in 1973, established a constitutional right to the procedure.In this lesson, you will learn…

In the featured article, you will also see several historical terms related to slavery, such as enslaved, which is a term that refers to people who were forced to labor on plantations, and emancipated, which refers to enslaved people who became free.Additionally, the Reconstruction era was the time period immediately following the Civil War when…

Note to our audience:Thanks to feedback from teachers, this school year we hope to occasionally publish Lessons of the Day that are more streamlined and accessible than usual. This is our second such lesson; you can find the first here. Let us know what you think.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “I Found Myself at Band Camp” by…

Every school day we choose an important or interesting New York Times article to feature in our Lesson of the Day and pair it with a warm-up, critical-thinking questions and a going-further activity. The activities and questions are designed to help students understand the article, contextualize it within current and historical events, and connect it…

Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “TikTok, the Fastest Way on Earth to Become a Food Star” by Taylor LorenzWhat does your “For You” page look like on TikTok? Do you watch mostly dance challenges, lip syncs, comedians, travel videos…

Quotation B: Out on the FieldFans are once again seated in the grandstands that stood eerily empty last year as athletes played through the pandemic.How did the coronavirus pandemic affect your experience of sports during the past year, whether as a participant or fan? Which athletic activities are you most looking forward to?Quotation C: Breaking…