Here is the August edition of Teenagers in The Times, a roundup of the news and feature stories about young people that have recently appeared across sections of NYTimes.com. We publish a new edition on the first Thursday of each month.
For ideas about how to use Teenagers in The Times with your students, please see our lesson plan and special activity sheet, both of which can be used with this or any other edition.
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Education
‘We Stutter’: Teenager Honors Biden in D.N.C. Speech
Brayden Harrington, 13, spoke about how former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. helped him overcome his stutter in a speech on Thursday at the Democratic National Convention.
11-Year-Old Scores Viral Rap Hit but Trips on Gaza Politics
Abdel Rahman al-Shantti became a Palestinian rap star when his video went viral. His trouble began when he advocated “love between us and Israel.”
How Teenage Activists Are Talking to Family About Racial Injustice
After organizing online, sharing resources and marching in their towns, many young people have kept conversations about racism and change going at home.
Pictures of Themselves: The 2020 College Essays on Money
Each year, we ask high school seniors to send us college application essays that touch on money, work or social class. Here are four from this year’s incoming college freshmen.
1,100-Year-Old Treasure Is Unearthed by Teenagers in Israel
The discovery of hundreds of gold coins dating to the ninth century could help archaeologists better understand the history of the region.
11 Female Voices, From Age 13 to 110, on Why the Vote Matters
“Your right.” “A duty.” “A very sacred act.” A century after suffrage, women reflect on what it means to them.
I Attended Boys State, and Survived
“I learned a lot from my time in the youth civics program — namely that I don’t want to commit my life to electoral politics,” writes the author of this Opinion essay, a student at the University of Texas at Austin who appears in the documentary “Boys State.”
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Science, Health, Technology and Sports
