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What a year! We’re taking a break to spend (even more) time with members of our households. We hope that you are able to stay safe and take time to enjoy the end of 2020! We will be back in 2021 with our next blog post on January 21st!

scud ˈskəd verb and nounverb: run or move very quickly or hastilyverb: run before a galenoun: the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)_________The word scud has appeared in four articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Feb. 22 in “The Winter Surfers of Rockaway Beach” by Elisha Cooper:Rockaway…

yaw ˈyȯ noun and verbnoun: an erratic deflection from an intended courseverb: deviate erratically from a set courseverb: swerve off course momentarilyverb: be wide open_________The word yaw has appeared in 10 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on April 15 in “How the World’s Squarest Fish Gets Around” by Cara Giaimo:In…

Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Not everyone is a hugger. Hugs can feel awkward or uncomfortable for some people.At the same time, hugging can be essential for humans. Hugs can reduce stress by calming our sympathetic nervous system; they can make us…

brig ˈbrig noun1. a place to confine people accused of doing wrong (especially on board a ship)2. two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts_________The word brig has appeared 68 times on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Aug. 19 in the Magazine article “The Untold Story of the Black Marines Charged With…

Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.What message do you think this image is trying to convey? How does it relate to or comment on society or current events? Can you relate to it personally? What is your opinion of its message?Tell us…

brio ˈbrē-(ˌ)ō noun: the quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous_________The word brio has appeared in 28 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Oct. 6 in the obituary “Eddie Van Halen, Virtuoso of the Rock Guitar, Dies at 65” by Jim Farber:Mr. Van Halen structured his solos…

Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.A recent Times article reported on new guidelines released by the Army for optimal soldier performance — and they include strategic and aggressive napping.The article explains:To promote good sleep, the manual warns soldiers to avoid video games,…

Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 2021.What message do you think this image is trying to convey? How does it relate to or comment on society or current events? Can you relate to it personally? What is your opinion of its message?Tell us in…

 Joel Barker, the futurist is oft quoted as saying “when a paradigm shifts, all goes back to zero”, meaning that when a major change occurs the old paradigm (whatever it may be) is no longer valid and we (society, the world) needs to rethink and start again. What worked prior, no longer contains the elements…