What Are the Most Important Things Students Should Learn in School?
What is the most important thing you have learned in school? How has this knowledge affected your life? How do you think it will help your success in the future? In “The Two Codes Your Kids Need to Know,” Thomas L. Friedman writes: A few years ago, the leaders of the College Board, the folks…
Should All High School Students Have Part-Time Jobs?
What can teenagers learn from working?
Lesson Plan: On ‘School Is for Us’
Students will examine a photo essay in which teenagers use their cameras to answer the question “What is school for?” Then, they will use the work as a model for their own responses to that question.
What’s It Like to Be Back in School?
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…
How Diverse Is Your School?
Describe your school: Is it public or private? How do students get to attend your school? Is it based on geographic area? A test, an audition or high grades? What is the makeup of the student body in terms of race, class, gender, sexuality or religion?Do you consider your school to be diverse? Why or…
Has a School Assignment or Activity Ever Made You Uncomfortable?
The cancellation comes as many schools are re-examining traditions that are now being recognized as outdated, sexist or racist. It also highlighted, according to students, how even well-meaning lesson plans can backfire.“I really don’t think it was the teacher’s intention to have it be such a sexist lesson,” said Hannah Carreon, 18, a senior at…
Back to School
It’s back-to-school season. How do you feel about the start of a new school year? What are you most looking forward to? What are you nervous about? Tell us in the comments, then read the related article to find some strategies for transitioning back to school. Find many more ways to use our Picture Prompt…
Is Summer School a Smart Way to Make Up for Learning Lost This School...
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…
What’s the Best Book You Ever Read for School?
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…
High School Stories: Recent New York Times Reporting on Secondary Schooling
Education stories have dominated headlines over the past year, as a quick glance down this long, long list will show. If you are participating in our new multimedia challenge, which invites students and educators to “show or tell us what high school is like in 2023,” we thought it might help to understand how The…
