Listen: The Good News About a Bad G.P.A.
2. After watching, think about these questions:What questions do you still have?What connections can you make between this podcast and your own life or experience? Why? Does this podcast remind you of anything else you’ve read or seen? If so, how and why?3. An additional challenge | Respond to the essential question at the top…
Listen: ‘Loving Their Pets to Death’
This transcript was created using speech recognition software. While it has been reviewed by human transcribers, it may contain errors. Please review the episode audio before quoting from this transcript and email transcripts@nytimes.com with any questions. [BARK]sabrina taverniseUh-oh. [BARK]Clementine, stop.[BARK]Oh, my gosh. Sorry.katie thomasShe has thoughts.sabrina taverniseFrom “The New York Times,” I’m Sabrina Tavernise, and…
Listen: ‘My Senior Year’
What can the story of an exchange student from Gaza tell us about senior year in an American high school?
Listen: ‘The Day My Family Changed Forever’
How does divorce affect children?
Listen: ‘The Push to Ban Phones in School’
More and more states are cracking down on students’ use of cellphones. Is that a good thing?
Listen: ‘Walnut’
What can animals teach us about mortality — and life?
Listen: ‘A Quest for Cookie Monster’s Cookies’
In the season premiere of our newly updated weekly feature, students will listen to the story of one reporter's humorous odyssey into the world of muppet cookies.
What Sad Songs Do You Listen to When You’re Feeling Down?
Do you ever turn to music in times of grief or heartache? What song or songs do you put on when you want to get into your feelings? How have they helped you through difficult moments?In “How Sad Love Songs Tap Into the Chaos of Dating,” Sadiba Hasan writes about how several recent melancholy ballads,…
Lesson of the Day: ‘Listen to Five of the World’s Newest, Wildest Instruments
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Listen to Five of the World’s Newest, Wildest Instruments” by Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim (Please note there is also an option to listen to this article.)A Lego guitar, an electromagnetic piano and a “war tuba”…
Lesson of the Day: ‘Listen Up: These Young Black Poets Have a Message’
4. In the interview, Alora Young, 17, said, “I think that poetry is vital in this time period, because I don’t think there’s ever been a lonelier time in history.” Do her words resonate with you? Do any of the poems in the article help you to understand, process or get through the challenges of…
