What Do You Think Are the Secrets to Happiness?
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.What do you think are the keys to happiness? Friendship and family? Love and laughter? Wisdom? Wealth? Or something else?Do you think that happiness is a matter of luck or a mind-set you can learn?In “Over 3…
If You Get Married Someday, Do You Think You Will Change Your Last Name?
Do you think you’ll get married someday? And if so, do you anticipate you, your spouse or both of you taking a new last name? What are your thoughts on the tradition of changing one’s name upon marriage — romantic, unnecessary or something else entirely? In the Opinion essay “A Married Name That Looks Nothing…
Do You Think You Have Experienced ‘Learning Loss’ During the Pandemic?
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.There is currently “a roiling debate in education, about how and even whether to measure the academic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the nation’s children — and how to describe learning gaps without stigmatizing or discouraging…
Why Do You Think ‘Drivers License’ Became Such a Smash Hit?
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.“Guess you didn’t mean what you wrote in that song about me …”Did you recognize this lyric from Olivia Rodrigo’s hit song “Drivers License”? Where did you first hear it?Rodrigo, who is 17, sings about two teenage…
Do You Think Online Conspiracy Theories Can Be Dangerous?
Find all our Student Opinion questions here.Do you believe in any conspiracy theories? Have you seen conspiracy theories featured in videos, memes, podcasts or talk shows? How do you know when to quickly dismiss a theory as unfounded or absurd — and when to consider if there’s any truth behind it?Jack Nicas writes about one…
Do You Think You Make Good Climate Choices?
In “Think You’re Making Good Climate Choices? Take This Mini-Quiz,” Veronica Penney’s four-question quiz assesses your understanding of the efficacy of different climate choices. The quiz takes less than five minutes; we recommend that you answer the four quiz questions before moving on.Ms. Penney then discusses the results of a study in which most participants…
What ‘Old’ Technology Do You Think Is Cool?
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Do you think “old” technology is cool? Do you appreciate vinyl records, for example, or Polaroid cameras? Eight-track tapes or printed newspapers? What do you find appealing about these items that our modern world has already made…
Do You Think People Have Gotten Too Relaxed About Covid?
In “It’s Time to Scare People About Covid,” Elisabeth Rosenthal argues that our public messaging about the virus should explain the real costs — in graphic terms — of catching the virus:I still remember exactly where I was sitting decades ago, during the short film shown in class: For a few painful minutes, we watched…
How Do You Think American Education Could Be Improved?
Find all our Student Opinion questions here. In “Teachers and Other Readers Sound Off on International Exam Results,” Derrick Bryson Taylor writes about the recent results of the Program for International Student Assessment:The test, which is given every three years, measures a 15-year-old student’s reading, mathematics and science literacy, according to the National Center for…
What Do You Think About Efforts to Ban Books From School Libraries?
Please note: Our Student Opinion questions specifically invite the voices of young people. We ask that adults respect the intent of this forum and refrain from posting here.Across the United States, parents, activists and lawmakers are arguing that some books, especially those about sexual and racial identity, do not belong in school libraries. Have you…
