Do Schools Need to Do More to Support Visual Thinkers?
Some people think in words; others in pictures. A professor argues that “society is failing visual thinkers, and that hurts us all.” Do you agree?
Should High Schools Post Their Annual College Lists?
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Many high schools publish annual lists of colleges — or trade schools and military service branches — that their graduates will be attending or joining. Is there anything wrong with that?Does it matter what the purpose of…
Should All Schools Teach Financial Literacy?
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.How well do you think you manage money? Has anyone ever taught you any money-management skills? In general, how “financially literate” do you think you are? For instance, do you know how to budget and save? How…
Should Schools Provide Free Pads and Tampons?
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Have you ever felt stressed, anxious or ashamed about your period — or do you know someone who has? Has the cost of pads or tampons ever been a challenge for you or someone you know?Do these…
Online Learning Works – So Why are Schools Failing at it?
If you believe what many school districts, governmental officials, and even some folks in the media, the whole idea around online learning, as a result of the closing of schools, is not only a fiasco, but something so new that it has sped up its usage by 15 years. Anyone who has been involved with…
Should All Schools Teach Cursive?
Find all our Student Opinion questions here. Do you know how to write in cursive? If yes, where did you learn this skill? How often do you use it?Is cursive a valuable skill in 2019? Or is it a relic of the past?In “A Defense of Cursive, From a 10-Year-Old National Champion,” Tracey Tully writes:A…
Is Racial and Economic Diversity in Schools Important?
Find all our Student Opinion questions here. Do you think that diversity in the classroom is important? Do you think there are learning or social benefits to being in a diverse school? In “Where Civility Is a Motto, a School Integration Fight Turns Bitter,” Dana Goldstein writes about Columbia, a planned community in Maryland that…
Can Social Media Be a Tool for Learning and Growth in Schools?
Find all our Student Opinion questions here. How does your school view social media like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok? Does it have its own social media accounts? Do teachers and staff use any of these popular apps to engage with students in the classroom or in after-school clubs? Do you think social media…
How Do You Feel About Active-Shooter Drills in Schools?
Do you have regular active-shooter drills at your school? If so, what happens during these drills? What are you expected to do? How do you feel about having to participate? WASHINGTON — After the first day of school at Mark T. Sheehan High School in Wallingford, Conn., Mackenzie Bushey, a 15-year-old junior, came home upset…
An Editor’s Yearbook Tells a Tale of Race in New York’s Elite Public Schools
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. Movies about American high schools usually portray a micro-society ruled by football players, the wildly popular kings of the hallways. The cheerleaders are blond, pretty-but-bubbly ditzes; the “all-American” look is usually Anglo-Saxon, with Asian, black…
