Lesson of the Day: ‘Will American Ideas Tear France Apart? Some of Its Leaders...
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured ArticlesIn the wake of protests against racism and racial violence in the United States this past summer, Black French people are bringing the subject of race into the public discourse. However, in recent months, politicians…
Lesson of the Day: ‘‘‘We Are Forgotten”: Grocery Workers Hope for Higher Pay and...
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “‘We Are Forgotten’: Grocery Workers Hope for Higher Pay and Vaccinations” by Sapna Maheshwari and Michael CorkeryThe grocery industry has boomed in the past year as Americans have stayed home and avoided restaurants during…
Lesson of the Day: ‘Missing in School Reopening Plans: Black Families’ Trust’
“Nice White Parents” is brought to you by Serial Productions, a New York Times Company.chana joffe-waltThe New York City Board of Education has an archive of all of its records. Everything that goes into making thousands of schools run for years and years is sitting in boxes in the municipal building. I love the B.O.E.…
Lesson of the Day: ‘5 Minutes That Will Make You Love String Quartets’
5. Choose one musician or composer whose work was particularly powerful to you. Then, seek out another one of that person’s songs to listen to. Are you able to hear similarities and differences between the two songs?Going FurtherShare Your OpinionAfter reading the article, do you better understand classical music? Do you think you have a…
Lesson of the Day: ‘Myanmar’s Coup, Explained’
6. What is your reaction to the article? Can you draw any parallels between the coup in Myanmar and recent events in other places such as Mali, Thailand or Brazil where coups or the threat of military intervention are present? Can you make any connections between what is happening in Myanmar and what happened on…
Lesson of the Day: ‘“Dumb Money” Is on GameStop, and It’s Beating Wall Street...
michael barbaroFrom The New York Times, I’m Michael Barbaro. This is Daily.[music]What started as a story about Reddit versus Wall Street, the little guy versus the man, has revealed itself to be something larger — a kind of story of our time. Today: My colleagues, technology reporter Taylor Lorenz and business columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin,…
Lesson of the Day: ‘A Look at Past Vaccine Drives: Smallpox, Polio and the...
5. What important lessons can we apply from the history of vaccine campaigns to the current one? Name at least two.6. What is your reaction to the article? Does it change your view of the current vaccine campaign? What did you find most memorable, surprising or thought-provoking? What questions about vaccines and the current vaccine…
Lesson of the Day: ‘Capitol Riot Puts Spotlight on “Apocalyptically Minded” Global Far Right’
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Capitol Riot Puts Spotlight on ‘Apocalyptically Minded’ Global Far Right” by Katrin Bennhold and Michael SchwirtzLeaderless but united by racist ideology that has been supercharged by social media, far-right extremists have built a web…
Lesson of the Day: ‘To Study Blinking, a Scientist Needed a Literal Bird’s Eye...
Then, choose one of your questions and consider how you might find out the answer. Make a list of the types of publications you could consult, experts you might interview or experiments you could conduct to find out more about your topic.If you have more time …Want an additional challenge? Use your question as the…
Lesson of the Day: ‘How Pop Music Fandom Became Sports, Politics, Religion and All-Out...
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “How Pop Music Fandom Became Sports, Politics, Religion and All-Out War” by Joe CoscarelliOn social media in 2020, “the stan was ascendant,” reports Joe Coscarelli, a Times culture reporter. How did music fan culture…










