Writing

Do you know how to fix a brake light? What about how to memorize Shakespeare? How to keep a goldfish alive? Spot a shooting star? Write a love letter? Forgive someone?These are just a few of the many skills explained in Tip, the how-to column by Malia Wollan which ran weekly in The New York…

When you think of your cultural or familial traditions, do you think of food? The meals that are part of your holiday celebrations? The special dishes your parents or grandparents have prepared for you? The flavors that remind you of who you are and where you’re from?Why does food mean so much to us? Here…

This idea was submitted by Chelsey Philpot, who teaches nonfiction writing at Boston University. She is the author of two young adult novels (“Be Good Be Real Be Crazy” and “Even in Paradise”) and her work has been published in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Slate and BuzzFeed.Teachers might use this lesson to…

Everything has gone digital, including entrepreneurship. Affiliate marketing is one of the leading strategies that businesses and individuals, social media influencers, and ordinary citizens use to monetise their online following and presence.  A growing technique affiliate marketers use to increase their earnings is email marketing. Email marketing is an effective marketing technique and serves as…

Training and skills development are essential to helping you advance and achieve your career goals. This pursuit can be costly, sometimes coming out of your pocket. Some companies offer this benefit to their staff, but you may have to ask your organisation to cover the cost for others. Talking about money isn’t easy. Asking for…

If you’ve ever wished for a few minutes in the elevator with your idol, an investor, a thought leader, the boss, or the CEO at the company you dream of working for to pitch your idea or yourself? Well, every time you sent out your resume, you are doing just that. Your resume is your…

I dislike spring for its assault on my nose. Every year, from March 15th to June 15th, I struggle through every day with a tissue box attached to my hip. I look like a rare Rudolph among the rest of my reindeer acquaintances, my nose bright red enough to act as a lighthouse to guide…

We invite students to choose an issue or question in science, technology, engineering, math or health, then write an engaging 500-word explanation. Contest Dates: Jan. 18 - Feb. 15, 2023.

A fourth-grade teacher shares how he used a list of questions compiled by The Learning Network to get students writing and talking about the issues that mattered to them.

Here are the news topics students had the most to say about this school year.