Teenagers on What Their Families’ Native Languages Mean to Them
“I’m not that embarrassed” one student said of his accent, “because it’s a flex to know multiple languages.”
When — if Ever — Do You Call Adults by Their First Names?
Do you use honorifics like Mr. or Ms. to address your neighbors, friends’ parents, doctors, bosses and the people who work at your school?
Lesson of the Day: ‘Their Met Gala, Their Way. You’re Invited.’
Find all our Lessons of the Day here.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Their Met Gala, Their Way. You’re Invited.” by Vanessa FriedmanThis year, the Met Gala, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual fashion show, has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. However, a virtual fashion event, planned by teenagers, remains on the calendar. High Fashion Twitter,…
Lesson of the Day: ‘114,000 Students in N.Y.C. Are Homeless. These Two Let Us...
Find all our Lessons of the Day here. Lesson Overview Featured Article: “114,000 Students in N.Y.C. Are Homeless. These Two Let Us Into Their Lives.” The New York Times recently followed Darnell and Sandivel — two homeless students — for one day, from sunrise to sunset. In this lesson, you will try to imagine how…
Lesson of the Day: ‘Fed Up With Deaths, Native Americans Want to Run Their...
Find all our Lessons of the Day here. Lesson Overview Featured Article: “Fed Up With Deaths, Native Americans Want to Run Their Own Health Care” The Indian Health Service, which provides government medical care to 2.2 million American Indians and Alaska Natives, is widely judged to provide substandard care. Some tribes have tried models of…
Lesson of the Day: ‘After This Fungus Turns Ants Into Zombies, Their Bodies Explode’
Find all our Lessons of the Day here. Lesson Overview Featured Article: “After This Fungus Turns Ants Into Zombies, Their Bodies Explode” On Oct. 24, a team of researchers reported an important new insight into the origin of zombies — in this case, ants zombified by a fungus. In this Halloween-themed lesson, students trace the…
What Students Are Saying About: Mental Health Days, Self-Doubt and Their Fashion Idols
In honor of New York Fashion Week, we invited students to tell us who inspires their style and what they think of this season’s trends in our Picture Prompt “Fashion Idols.” Here’s what they had to say: The good, the bad and the ugly of this season’s trends The modern fashion world has been bringing…
Are Your Parents Addicted to Their Phones?
You’ve been on that device for hours. … Ugh, could you look up every once in a while? Put that phone down, now! Have these words ever been uttered in your home? If yes, who said them, you or your parents? In “Your Kids Think You’re Addicted to Your Phone,” Niraj Chokshi writes about a…
What Students Are Saying About: Female Superheroes, Being Left Out and Their Dream Homes
After reading over 100 comments, we found out that Ms. Reed is not alone. Many students had a painful story to tell about being excluded, whether it was a memory from first grade or a slight that stung just last week. Below, their stories — of being left out, of doing the leaving out themselves,…
What’s the Best Advice Older Generations Can Give Boys of Color to Improve Their...
Do you ever get advice from people of different generations? If so, do you find the advice insightful or helpful? Do you ever find that it misses the mark? Last week former President Barack Obama spoke in Oakland, Calif., at a town hall for My Brother’s Keeper, an initiative to mentor young black men that…
