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Every week in our Picture Prompts, we post at least one image from The New York Times, without a caption, and invite students to try and decode it. What do they think the image is communicating? How does it relate to or comment on society or current events? Can they relate to it personally? What…

Although I understand why the board of education would want to rename schools named after figures tied to racism, sexism, and slavery, I agree with Yukina Grady in that they should be more focused on other problems that are much more important. There is still a lot of work to be done on bringing students…

We are in a progressive standstill. While we are finally starting to see major changes in women’s rights, the fall of the past patriarchy where men held more power. And especially the legalization and HUMAN RIGHTS for LGBT people to get married, there is still a stigma around masculinity and connection between two straight, cisgender,…

This image depicts the reality of how exhausting life can be at times, bringing light to a struggle we all know. From an outsider’s point of view, you do not know exactly what the man is going through, but it is obvious that something he is experiencing in his life is weighing him down, withering…

Students react to an article about the effectiveness of barring cellphones in classrooms and restricting social media for young people.

Anti-aging products are meant for people in their mid-to-late twenties and early thirties, not teenagers. However, many teens like to use these products because social media influencers promote them. Additionally, social media portrays aging skin as negative and unrealistic expectations of wrinkle-free skin. Thus, to fit in with this social media ideal, teens use these…

The dolls ‘used to lack diversity quite a bit.’My overall view of Barbie dolls is that it used to lack diversity quite a bit, which is something that’s very important to me, however in recent years they have gotten much better in terms of diversifying their toys. I can understand why many people might have…

Growing up in a multilingual family definitely affected me and my environment that other kids who aren’t multilingual don’t experience. English isn’t actually my first language. I learned to speak Gujarati since the day I was born, and I constantly was submerged into the language as I grew up…I love being bilingual. I love being…

Can bribes instill a lifelong love of reading? Teens weigh in on a recent guest essay.

Students react to a recent article about the first lady, Melania Trump, promoting the use of “humanoid educators” to teach children.