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…
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…
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?
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 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?
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…
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…
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…
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…
