School

Los Angeles school workers — teachers’ aides, bus drivers and other school employees — went on a three-day strike. How do these often “invisible” workers make your education possible?

Those of us who are readers often owe a lot to our teachers. To mark the end of Teacher Appreciation Week, we thought we’d take a moment to reflect on the most influential books we picked up thanks to a teacher who slipped a book into our hands, assigned a particular novel or reached out…

Does your school offer elective classes? Have you taken any? If so, which have been your favorite? Why?Are there any elective classes you wish your school offered?For example, would you be interested in a class that teaches you about where your food comes from?In “OK, Class, First We Shoot the Deer,” Mark Josephson writes about…

Find all our Student Opinion questions here. Does your school try hard to make students from different backgrounds feel welcome and included? Do your teachers provide space for students to thoughtfully tackle complex issues related to race, ethnicity, gender and sexuality? Do you feel that you’re able to bring your whole self to school? In…

What career or careers interest you? Do you know what path will take you to your dream job? Will it require training, experience, a college degree or perhaps additional degrees, internships and so on?If you had the opportunity to start training for that career while you’re still in high school — earning college credits or…

In “Summer School Is a Hot Idea Right Now. Could It Work?” Dana Goldstein and Kate Taylor write:The idea makes sense, so much so that at least two governors, a national union leader and President Biden are behind it: extend this school year into the summer to help students make up for some of the…

During this school year or any point in your school career, have you had classes or special programs that have taught you how to deal with emotions, manage stress, know when to seek help from an adult and recognize when a friend is struggling?At your school, have any students formed groups or clubs intended to…

Blythe S., “Phone Calls”Chloe J., “Material Mirage: The Social Dilemma of Today’s Youth”Eduardo C., “My Brain Is a Southern Gothic Battlefield for Vampires in Tweed Suits and Teacher Rec Letters”Ela K., “chemistry class poem”Eva R., “A Day in the Life”Gabriella N., “A Life Without Music”Grant M., “This Feels Good”Hridya S., “Phone Pockets”Isabel N., “We are…

Maybe your school started in early August, like schools in Atlanta. Or maybe, like schools in New York City, your first day isn’t until mid-September. You might be wearing a mask or you might not. Or you might live in a place where the rules keep changing.For those of you who have started school, what…

A guest essayist says it’s time to get rid of the Doritos and other unhealthy, ultraprocessed offerings at schools. Do you agree?