What Do You Think Are the Secrets to a Long Life?
Do you believe there is a “secret” to extending life? Or is life expectancy more random, determined largely by luck, fate or a “plan” ordained by a higher power?In “At 119, She Was a Symbol of How to Live With Wit and Vitality,” the Times reporters Mike Ives, Hisako Ueno and Makiko Inoue write about…
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…
What Do You Think About ‘Teen Takeovers’?
Have you heard about or participated in these youth gatherings? Do you think they’re a problem?
What Do You Think of Barbie?
“Barbie,” the movie, was the blockbuster hit of the summer, earning over $1.4 billion worldwide, and demonstrating that Barbie, the 64-year-old plastic doll, still holds an important place in our collective psyche. Did you ever play with Barbies? Have you seen the movie — and if so, what was your reaction? Even though Barbie never…
What Teenagers Think Will Make Us Cringe in the Future
TikTok dances, social media challenges, school dress codes — even “cringe” itself.
To the Teachers Who Think Louder Means Leader
We are honoring the Top 10 winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Anna Xu, age 15.
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…
What Do You Think of Our New Vocabulary Quizzes?
“It wasn’t a helicopter. And it wasn’t an airplane. It was a _____ between the two, with a curved hull, two small wings, and eight spinning rotors lined up across its nose and tail.”Which one of these words — breakdown, chaos, cross or mix-up — best completes this sentence from a New York Times article…
What Did You Think of Our New ‘Conversations With Journalists’ Feature?
Last fall we introduced a feature that invites teens to have conversations with New York Times journalists on some of the student-friendly topics they cover, like TikTok; driverless cars; specialty grocery stores; music playlists; Gen Z voting trends; social media; and how cellphones are spawning an “epidemic of vicious school brawls.”Over 2,000 teenagers asked questions,…
Do You Think You Will Ever Travel to Space?
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — A SpaceX rocket lifted off on Wednesday night from a launchpad here, carrying four Americans on an adventure to orbit the Earth for three days that will be like no other.None of the crew works for NASA. The mission, known as Inspiration4, is the first orbital trip where not one…
