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Use your imagination to write the opening of a short story or poem inspired by this illustration, or write about a memory from your own life that this image makes you think of.Tell us in the comments, then read the related article to learn more about the related true story.Students 13 and older in the…

What do you think this image is saying? 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 the comments, then read the related guest essay to learn more. Students 13 and older in the United States and…

For eight years, we at The Learning Network have been publishing short, accessible, image-driven prompts that invite students to do a variety of kinds of writing via our Picture Prompts column. Each week, at least one of those prompts asks students: Use your imagination to write the opening of a short story or poem inspired…

Have you ever played in a school orchestra or band? If so, what was the experience like? Last week, a 95-member youth ensemble had the opportunity to perform live at David Geffen Hall with the conductor Gustavo Dudamel, the next music director of the New York Philharmonic. The Times followed the young musicians for six…

How comfortable are you with reading graphs? Have you ever found them to be useful or meaningful to your life? Are you ever confused or intimidated by them? What strategies do you use to read, interpret and evaluate them?How important is graph literacy? Is it taught in your school? Where do you see graphs in…

What do you think this image is saying? 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 the comments, then read the related Opinion essay to learn more. Students 13 and older in the United States and…

Use your imagination to write the opening of a short story or poem inspired by this photo, or write about a memory from your own life that this image makes you think of.Tell us in the comments, then read this article to learn more about the related true story.Students 13 and older in the United…

A recent Times Opinion piece argues that we should “get tech out of the classroom before it’s too late.” How much of the school day are you on screens of one kind or another? How distracted are you by those screens? In your opinion, is there too much tech in your school day? Would you…

Do you have any meaningful relationships with people significantly older or younger than you are? What do you get from those relationships that you might not get from those with people your own age?Karl Pillemer, a Cornell gerontologist who has led research on intergenerational communication, says that most people’s social networks consist only of people…

Use your imagination to write the opening of a short story or poem inspired by this illustration, or write about a memory from your own life that this image makes you think of.Tell us in the comments, then read the related article to learn more.Students 13 and older in the United States and Britain, and…