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,…
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: 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…
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,…
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…
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?
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.”
What Do Celebrities Owe Their Fans?
Many stars have long accepted fan misbehavior, intense pressure and intrusions into their personal lives as the price of fame. Should they?
Is It Ever OK For Parents to Lie to Their Children?
Have your parents ever lied to you?Let’s be real, all people — and parents are people after all — lie. But have they ever purposely lied to you to shield you from difficult news?If so, are you grateful that your parents acted to reassure and protect you? Or do you wish they had just been…
Teenagers on Their Hopes and Fears for a Second Trump Administration
One of the very few things I am fearful of is the safety of the returning president, as they have already attempted to take his life twice. Along with that, the safety of fellow Americans and supporters of the returning president is also a concern after the unfortunate murder of Corey Comperatore and the other…










