Listen: ‘Meet Jensen McRae and 3 Other Artists on the Rise’
What music and musicians are you excited about this spring?
April 10, 2025
Are You Overwhelmed by Trends?
Some teenagers say they are burned out by trying to keep up with all they are expected to wear, watch, eat, listen to, buy or be. Are you?
April 10, 2025
Love of Libraries
This National Library Week we want to know: What do you appreciate about these public spaces?
April 10, 2025
Word of the Day: dormant
This word has appeared in 277 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
April 10, 2025
How Concerned Should We Be About the Online ‘Manosphere’?
A guest essay warns about the surge of male supremacist videos in young men’s social media feeds. What have you noticed or encountered online?
April 9, 2025
Dire-Wolf Pups?
Tell us a story, real or made up, about these two pups, which scientists say have dire-wolf genes.
April 9, 2025
Word of the Day: stylus
This word has appeared in eight articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
April 9, 2025
Weekly Student News Quiz: Global Markets, N.C.A.A. Finals, a Tortoise
Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.
April 8, 2025
What Would You Like to Make?
A Times series features specialists who craft surfboards, piñatas, guitars, saddles, cakes, quilts and more. What craft would you most like to pursue — and why?
April 8, 2025
Theme Park
What do you like most about amusement parks?
April 8, 2025
Word of the Day: artisanal
This word has appeared in 102 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
April 8, 2025
When Have You Challenged Yourself?
Tell us about a time when you did something difficult. What did you learn about yourself from the experience?
April 7, 2025
Word of the Day: fortify
This word has appeared in 263 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
April 7, 2025
Do You Have a Vibrant and Healthy Social Life?
This quiz can help you find out.
April 4, 2025
Hold On!
Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
April 4, 2025
Word of the Day: salinity
This word has appeared in 26 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
April 4, 2025
What Students Are Saying About ‘College for All’
Should every student be encouraged to pursue a four-year degree after high school? Teenagers weigh in.
April 3, 2025
What Is Your Reaction to the Arrests of Student Protesters by Federal Immigration Agents?
The Trump administration has targeted at least nine foreign pro-Palestinian students and academics for deportation. Do you support these efforts, or do you think they are a violation of civil liberties?
April 3, 2025
Watch: ‘A Move’
What happens when a woman’s freedom of choice collides with religious traditions — and the law?
April 3, 2025
Piled High
What do you think this image is communicating?
April 3, 2025
Word of the Day: flaxen
This word has appeared in five articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
April 3, 2025
New Words
What feeling or experience do you wish there was a word for in English?
April 2, 2025
What Do You Think of a New ChatGPT Feature That Makes Images in the Style of Studio Ghibli?
Are they just a fun form of fan art — or are they problematic?
April 2, 2025
Word of the Day: rapprochement
This word has appeared in 77 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
April 2, 2025
Weekly Student News Quiz: Earthquake, Security Breach, Baseball Season
Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.
April 1, 2025
Pranks
How do you feel about them?
April 1, 2025
What Are Your Favorite Things About Spring?
Baseball season? New blooms? Spring break? Tell us what you’re looking forward to in the coming months.
April 1, 2025
Word of the Day: profusely
This word has appeared in 71 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
April 1, 2025
What Are Your Recommendations for Visitors to Your Hometown?
Inspired by The New York Times’s 36 Hours series, we invite you to make a weekend itinerary for what people should see, do and eat where you live.
March 31, 2025
Word of the Day: impropriety
This word has appeared in 88 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
March 31, 2025
What Kind of Competitor Are You?
Do you have swag, an all-about-winning attitude, or a game face? How about an icy stare like that of Karis Dadson, a teenager who shows pigs at livestock competitions?
March 28, 2025
Mahjong Tiles
Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
March 28, 2025
Word of the Day: simpatico
This word has appeared in 23 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
March 28, 2025
The Runners-Up in Our Second Annual ‘Where We Are’ Photo Essay Contest
A look at nine fascinating communities from around the world, as documented by teenagers there.
March 27, 2025
‘I Am Free’: Hip-Hop and the Power of Resistance in Dharavi
Gauri Gupta, 17, documents a refuge for young dreamers in a Mumbai slum.
March 27, 2025
The Winners of Our Second Annual ‘Where We Are’ Photo Essay Contest
From 619 teen entries, we are featuring 10 extraordinary pieces. Take a look.
March 27, 2025
Teens Debate Whether It’s OK for Parents to Lie to Their Children
We invited students to discuss a guest essay written by a mother who says sugarcoating painful truths doesn’t help children.
March 27, 2025
What’s Going On in This Graph? | April 9, 2025
What do you notice from these seven metrics (or indicators) about the prosperity and quality of life of the United States, compared to other countries? What do you wonder?
March 27, 2025
What’s Going On in This Picture? | April 7, 2025
Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.
March 27, 2025
Dozens of Engaging Ways to Make Media Literacy Meaningful to Teenagers
This collection of interactive exercises uses Times resources to help young people find the news that matters to them, understand how it’s made, connect it to their lives — and make media of their own.
March 27, 2025
How Important Is a Free Press to Our Democracy? Is It Under Threat?
The new Trump administration has attacked the news media in ways that are markedly different from those of previous presidents. Have you been following this news?
March 27, 2025
Let’s Discuss: ‘An Epidemic of Vicious School Brawls, Fueled by Student Cellphones’
Are cellphones the cause of increased student conflicts? If so, what can be done to address this disturbing trend? Read the article and post your comments and questions for our journalist, Natasha Singer, by April 10.
March 27, 2025
Helping Digital Natives Overcome Digital Naïveté: Four Steps to Media Literacy
Advice from an English teacher in Massachusetts for guiding teenagers to think critically but not cynically about the information they consume.
March 27, 2025
Listen: ‘A Turning Point for Ultraprocessed Foods’
How concerned should we be about these ubiquitous foods — a category that includes many sodas, processed meats, breakfast cereals and snacks?
March 27, 2025
A Baby and Pointing Fingers
What do you think this image is communicating?
March 27, 2025
Word of the Day: quizzical
This word has appeared in 21 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
March 27, 2025
Do You Like Talking on the Phone?
A teenager and a New York Times writer explore why we’ve stopped making phone calls, and why we should bring them back. What do you think?
March 26, 2025
Rubik’s Cube
Do you like puzzles? Are you good at solving them?
March 26, 2025
Word of the Day: spacewalk
This word has appeared in 37 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
March 26, 2025
Weekly Student News Quiz: Deportations, Columbia University, Happiness Report
Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.
March 25, 2025
What Are Your Biggest Fears?
In an illustrated story, a guest author describes how the simple act of going to the grocery store can be a nightmare for her.
March 25, 2025
Story Time
What is your favorite memory of someone reading to you?
March 25, 2025
Word of the Day: talisman
This word has appeared in 217 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
March 25, 2025
Are Girls Doing Better Than Boys in School?
New surveys report that boys are feeling discouraged in the classroom and are less likely to go to college. Is this true in your experience?
March 24, 2025
Word of the Day: repartee
This word has appeared in 22 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
March 24, 2025
How Well Do You Understand Your Pet?
If you own a dog, perhaps not as well as you think, a new study says.
March 21, 2025
Painting Over
Do you know why this image was in the news this week and what it shows?
March 21, 2025
Word of the Day: quotidian
This word has appeared in 81 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
March 21, 2025
Teenagers on How Covid Has Changed Them
This month marks the fifth anniversary of the pandemic. We asked students how their lives are different today because of it.
March 20, 2025
What’s Going On in This Picture? | March 24, 2025
Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.
March 20, 2025
Should the U.S. Government Provide Humanitarian Assistance Abroad?
President Trump abruptly stopped providing foreign aid. He says it is a waste of taxpayer money. Critics say his move will cause a humanitarian catastrophe and hurt the United States. What do you think?
March 20, 2025
Angry Cat
Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
March 20, 2025
Word of the Day: archivist
This word has appeared in 90 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
March 20, 2025
Should There Be More Opportunities for Women and Girls to Play Football?
The founder of the Women’s National Football Conference, and a hall of fame running back herself, says yes. What do you think?
March 19, 2025
Back to Earth
Two NASA astronauts have returned after more than nine months in space. What questions would you ask them if you could?
March 19, 2025
Word of the Day: presage
This word has appeared in 29 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
March 19, 2025
Weekly Student News Quiz: Education Department, March Madness, Deadly Storms
Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.
March 18, 2025
What Are Your Favorite Games?
Hungry for in-person interaction, younger people are joining old-fashioned clubs for games. Would you want to?
March 18, 2025
Dream Car
Is there a vehicle you’d love to one day drive?
March 18, 2025
Word of the Day: desiccated
This word has appeared in 26 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
March 18, 2025
Should College Be the Goal for Every Student?
Some high schools that once took a “college for all” approach are now guiding teenagers toward more choices. Do you think that is a good idea?
March 17, 2025
Word of the Day: shenanigan
This word has appeared in 159 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
March 17, 2025
Do You Keep a Journal?
If not, maybe you’ve thought of starting one but didn’t know how. Try these tips and share your own.
March 14, 2025
Bear in Pajamas
Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
March 14, 2025
Word of the Day: augment
This word has appeared in 119 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
March 14, 2025
What Teens Are Saying About Age Limits for Anti-Aging Skin Care
Students reacted to a California bill that, if passed, would make it illegal for companies to sell such products to shoppers under 18 years old.
March 13, 2025
What’s Going On in This Picture? | March 17, 2025
Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.
March 13, 2025
What’s Going On in This Graph? | Biomass and Technomass
What do you notice about the mass of biological (living) forms and mass of technological (man-made) forms on Earth? What do you wonder?
March 13, 2025
Watch: ‘Instruments of a Beating Heart’
What can we learn from a Japanese elementary school’s effort to balance discipline and freedom?
March 13, 2025
Is There Too Much Cursing These Days?
As our society has become more casual, so has our language. Is that a problem? Or is there something satisfying about swearing?
March 13, 2025
Untangle
What do you think this image is communicating?
March 13, 2025
Word of the Day: behest
This word has appeared in 201 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
March 13, 2025
Jaywalking
New York City legalized it last year. Should other cities follow suit? Or is it too dangerous?
March 12, 2025
Word of the Day: nonchalantly
This word has appeared in 46 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
March 12, 2025
How Did Covid Change You?
This week marks the fifth anniversary of the pandemic. What are your most lasting memories? How has it shaped your life and the world around you?
March 11, 2025
Weekly Student News Quiz: Ukraine, LeBron James, $90,000 Cheeto
Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.
March 11, 2025
Could You ‘Quit’ Shopping?
Some shoppers are fed up by the constant barrage of ads online, and they’re pushing back by trying to spend less. Would you join them?
March 11, 2025
Neighbors
Are you friendly with the people in your neighborhood?
March 11, 2025
Word of the Day: environs
This word has appeared in 58 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
March 11, 2025
Our 16th Annual Summer Reading Contest
Students are invited to tell us what they’re reading in The Times and why, this year in writing OR via a 90-second video. Contest dates: June 6 to Aug. 15, 2025.
March 10, 2025
Are You Motivated by Being Competitive With Others?
When it comes to your goals, what inspires you more: the opportunity to do your best or the chance to do better than someone else?
March 10, 2025
Word of the Day: obstinacy
This word has appeared in 16 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
March 10, 2025
Want to Teach With Our Contests? Ask Your School Librarian for Help.
Here’s how a team of librarians collaborated with teachers to help students enter our Open Letters Contest — and to create their school’s own competition.
March 9, 2025
When Was the Last Time You Read a Whole Book?
Research shows that fewer young people are reading for fun, and that many English teachers no longer assign full novels. Does this echo your experience?
March 7, 2025
A Helping Hand
Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
March 7, 2025
Word of the Day: laconic
This word has appeared in 31 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
March 7, 2025
What’s Going On in This Picture? | March 10, 2025
Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.
March 6, 2025
What’s Going On in This Graph? | March 12, 2025
What do you notice about the cost of imported sneakers? What do you wonder?
March 6, 2025
The Most Annoying Phrases, According to Teenagers
“It’s not that deep.” “No offense, but …” “Because I said so.” And more.
March 6, 2025
Let’s Discuss: What’s It Like to Be a Professional Opinion Writer?
How do these journalists craft arguments to compel readers? Pose questions for Margaret Renkl, a contributing Opinion writer for The New York Times, by March 20.
March 6, 2025
Listen: ‘The Good Whale Podcast: Episode 1”
What can we learn from the real-life story of Keiko, the orca who starred in the hit children’s movie “Free Willy”?
March 6, 2025
How Much Is Too Much to Pay for Concert Tickets?
Some young people save for months or even go into debt to see their favorite artists live. Is the high cost worth the price?
March 6, 2025
Red, White and Blue
What do you think this image is communicating?
March 6, 2025
Word of the Day: insouciant
This word has appeared in 22 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
March 6, 2025
Do You Have a ‘Third Place’?
Besides home and school, where do you go to gather with others on a regular basis?
March 5, 2025
‘Bed Party’
What do you think of a new style of celebration that involves parents tricking out their child’s bed after a college acceptance?
March 5, 2025
Word of the Day: ostentatiously
This word has appeared in 25 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
March 5, 2025
Weekly Student News Quiz: Oval Office, Oscars, W.N.B.A.
Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.
March 4, 2025
Is It Ever OK For Parents to Lie to Their Children?
Should parents shield their children from painful truths with white lies? Or is it always better to level with them about difficult realities?
March 4, 2025
Oscars
What is your reaction to this year’s awards?
March 4, 2025
Word of the Day: nomenclature
This word has appeared in 23 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
March 4, 2025
Should There Be an Age Minimum for Anti-Aging Skin Care Products?
California proposed a bill that would make it illegal for companies to sell such products to shoppers under 18 years old. Should lawmakers pass it?
March 3, 2025
Word of the Day: laxity
This word has appeared in 11 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
March 3, 2025
Do You Dress Up to Go Out?
People today are dressing more casually. Do you like that trend? Or do you wish people would put more effort into their appearance?
February 28, 2025
Crystal Ball
Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
February 28, 2025
Word of the Day: anaphylactic
This word has appeared in six articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
February 28, 2025
What’s Going On in This Picture? | March 3, 2025
Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.
February 27, 2025
What’s Going On in This Graph? | Vaccinations
What do you notice about vaccination rates? What do you wonder?
February 27, 2025
What Students Are Saying About A.I. and the Future of Work
We asked teenagers, Are you worried about A.I. taking human jobs? They shared their hopes and fears about an increasingly technologically-driven future.
February 27, 2025
Lesson Plan: Analyzing Trump’s Approach to Tariffs
President Trump has been pushing tariffs in the first weeks of his new term. What are tariffs? How do they work? Are they good policy? We explore these questions, and others, in this lesson.
February 27, 2025
Watch: ‘Christmas, Every Day’
Is becoming an influencer the new American dream?
February 27, 2025
What Would You Try to Save From Your Home in a Disaster?
Survivors of the L.A. fires share what they grabbed as they fled their homes. What story do these objects tell?
February 27, 2025
Red Arrows
What do you think this image is communicating?
February 27, 2025
Word of the Day: mutability
This word has appeared in 15 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
February 27, 2025
Which Popular Phrases Annoy You?
“It’s all good.” “You’re perfect.” Are there any expressions people use today that you can’t stand?
February 26, 2025
Goals
What goals have you accomplished? How did you feel after?
February 26, 2025
Word of the Day: charade
This word has appeared in 46 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
February 26, 2025
Weekly Student News Quiz: Russia-Ukraine War, Quantum Computing, S.N.L.
Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.
February 25, 2025
Should Parents Be Talking to Their Children About Online Pornography?
More adolescents than ever are watching it. Is it time for a frank conversation?
February 25, 2025
The Sims
Have you ever played this game? What did you like about it, if so?
February 25, 2025
Word of the Day: herculean
This word has appeared in 92 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
February 25, 2025
What’s Your Exercise Routine?
What can you learn about fitness from four cultures that make it a part of daily life?
February 24, 2025
Word of the Day: enunciation
This word has appeared in five articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
February 24, 2025
How Do You Connect to Nature?
Do you hike in the mountains, swim in the ocean, watch the sunset or listen to birds? Do you wish the outdoors were easier to access where you live?
February 21, 2025
Baby Seal
How did this baby seal get here? Tell us a story inspired by this image.
February 21, 2025
Word of the Day: behoove
This word has appeared in 78 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
February 21, 2025
Should People Take the Opinions of Kids and Teens Seriously?
An 11-year-old critic of Shirley Temples has the power to change restaurant menus with his reviews. What should people listen to you about?
February 20, 2025
Schoolhouse
What do you think this image is communicating?
February 20, 2025
Word of the Day: grandiloquent
This word has appeared in three articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
February 20, 2025
Let’s Discuss: Covering the White House
What is it like to report on the president? Ask Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a Times White House correspondent. Post your questions for him here by March 5.
February 19, 2025
Are You a Fan of Horror Movies?
A guest essay argues that the scary film genre deserves more respect. Do you agree?
February 19, 2025
Saturday Night Live
This past weekend, the iconic show celebrated its 50th year. Are you a fan of comedy? Do you watch S.N.L.?
February 19, 2025
Word of the Day: kiln
This word has appeared in 48 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
February 19, 2025
Would You Ever Give Up Your Smartphone?
There’s a growing movement at high schools and colleges that promotes conscious consumption of technology, especially social media. Would you consider joining?
February 18, 2025
Cold and Flu Season
How do you take care of yourself when you’re sick?
February 18, 2025
Word of the Day: aerodynamics
This word has appeared in 29 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
February 18, 2025
Is Sports Gambling a Problem?
This year’s Super Bowl was likely the biggest wagering event in U.S. sports betting history. Is legalized gambling hurting fans and sports?
February 14, 2025
Be Mine
Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
February 14, 2025
Word of the Day: nomadic
This word has appeared in 117 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
February 14, 2025
Teen Tiny Memoirs: The Winners of Our 3rd Annual 100-Word Narrative Contest
We invited teenagers to write miniature memoirs about meaningful moments in their lives. Read the 20 winning stories.
February 13, 2025
Grammys, L.A. Fires and Longevity: Students React to the News
Some favorite responses by teenagers to three recent Picture Prompts.
February 13, 2025
What’s Going On in This Picture? | Feb. 24, 2025
Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.
February 13, 2025
What’s Going On in This Graph? | U.S. Foreign-Born Workers
What do you notice about the percentage change from the baseline of 2020 in the number of foreign-born and native-born workers in the U.S. between 2015 and 2024? What do you wonder?
February 13, 2025
Listen: ‘My Sister’s Murder Isn’t for Your Entertainment’
Is it wrong to like true crime?
February 13, 2025
Do You Ever Feel Overwhelmed by Your Emotions?
Big feelings can shape much of our life, and the lives of those around us.
February 13, 2025
Writing
What do you think this image is communicating?
February 13, 2025
Word of the Day: peripatetic
This word has appeared in 42 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
February 13, 2025
Best in Show
Would you want to enter your pet in a contest?
February 12, 2025
What Is One Skill You Can Do Really Well? What Is One You’d Like to Learn?
Read about the world champions of spreadsheets and about an adult learning how to swim. Then tell us about your own journey to get good at something.
February 12, 2025
Word of the Day: obliquely
This word has appeared in 47 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
February 12, 2025
Weekly Student News Quiz: Super Bowl, Trump's Actions, Eggs
Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.
February 11, 2025
Kendrick Lamar’s Halftime Show
Were you watching on Sunday? Are you a fan? What did you think?
February 11, 2025
Word of the Day: juggernaut
This word has appeared in 438 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
February 11, 2025
Are You Worried That Our System of Checks and Balances Might Fail?
In the opening weeks of his second term, President Trump and his administration have been grabbing powers that presidents have never had before. Is this a constitutional crisis?
February 10, 2025
10 Writing Prompts on Love, Dating and Relationships
These questions invite you to reflect on the role that love — in all its forms — plays in your life.
February 10, 2025
Have You Ever Experienced Heartbreak?
A breakup? The end of a friendship? The death of a pet? Tell us about one such loss and what it meant to you.
February 10, 2025
Word of the Day: logjam
This word has appeared in 144 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
February 10, 2025
Are You Worried About A.I. Taking Human Jobs?
A “Simpsons” voice actor is concerned about A.I. coming for his work. Should we all be?
February 7, 2025
Tree and Frames
Tell a story, real or made up, that connects three or more of the elements in this image.
February 7, 2025
Word of the Day: intelligible
This word has appeared in 30 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
February 7, 2025
Are Youth Sports Too Stressful? Teenagers Weigh In.
The N.B.A. superstar Luka Doncic worries that sports are no longer fun for many young players. We invited students to share their experiences.
February 6, 2025
What’s Going On in This Picture? | Feb. 10, 2025
Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.
February 6, 2025
What’s Going On in This Graph? | College Athletes’ Earnings
What do you notice about the average earnings of college athletes? What do you wonder?
February 6, 2025
Let’s Discuss: A Column That Celebrates Love and Weddings
What place do stories of romance and marriage have in the pages of a newspaper? Join this conversation with the Vows writer Rosalie R. Radomsky by Feb. 14 to find out.
February 6, 2025
A Teacher’s Tips for Helping Students Write a Winning Essay for Our ‘How-To’ Contest
A teacher whose students won last year’s competition shares the steps she followed. (Spoiler: It ends with the whole class doing the worm.)
February 6, 2025
Watch: ‘It Turns Out the ‘Deep State’ Is Actually Kind of Awesome’
Who are the people that help to make the federal government work?
February 6, 2025
Are Highly Structured Classes Better for Learning?
Educators, parents and district officials are divided over a new, strict schooling model in Houston. Would this kind of approach work for you?
February 6, 2025
Target
What do you think this image is communicating?
February 6, 2025
Word of the Day: kismet
This word has appeared in 31 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
February 6, 2025
Word of the Day: banal
This word has appeared in 195 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
February 5, 2025
Will You Be Watching Super Bowl LIX?
Which stories have your attention this year, whether they’re about the players, the coaches, the commercials or the halftime performers?
February 5, 2025
Favorite Sports Team
Who is yours?
February 5, 2025
What Streak Would You Like to Attempt?
Is there a goal you’d like to pursue by doing something every day for weeks or even months in a row? What do you think might happen as a result?
February 4, 2025
Weekly Student New Quiz: Plane Crash, A.I. Breakthrough, N.B.A.
Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.
February 4, 2025
The Grammy Awards
What was your reaction to this year’s winners? What do you think were the best albums, songs and artists of the year?
February 4, 2025
Word of the Day: arboretum
This word has appeared in 25 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
February 4, 2025
What Are Your Childhood Memories of Music?
What was your first-ever favorite song? Who was there to listen to it and maybe even sing along with you?
February 3, 2025
Word of the Day: mollify
This word has appeared in 41 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
February 3, 2025
What Does Your Ideal Weekend Look Like?
If you could have a perfect weekend, how would you spend it? Where would you go? Whom would you be with?
January 31, 2025
Dog and Microphones
Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
January 31, 2025
Word of the Day: obsolescence
This word has appeared in 31 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
January 31, 2025
What’s Going On in This Picture? | Feb. 3, 2025
Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.
January 30, 2025
What’s Going On in This Graph? | 2024 State Elections
What do you notice about partisan control of the newly elected state legislatures and governorships in the United States? What do you wonder?
January 30, 2025
Teenagers on Their Hopes and Fears for a Second Trump Administration
We asked students, “What are you thinking and feeling as President Trump returns to power?”
January 30, 2025
Listen: The Good News About a Bad G.P.A.
How important are your high school grades for your future?
January 30, 2025
Should ‘Sports’ Be a College Major?
The idea of offering a degree in sports is gaining momentum now that college athletes can be paid. Is that a good idea?
January 30, 2025
Torn Constitution
What do you think this image is communicating?
January 30, 2025
Word of the Day: limbic
This word has appeared in six articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
January 30, 2025
How Worried Should We Be About a Resurgence of Once-Common Childhood Diseases?
U.S. vaccination rates against polio, measles, whooping cough and other dangerous diseases are falling. Is this a cause for alarm?
January 29, 2025
Food-Shaped Furniture
Would you want to decorate your home or room with a strawberry table or a burger stool?
January 29, 2025
Word of the Day: adulation
This word has appeared in 104 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
January 29, 2025
11 Teacher-Approved Strategies to Engage Students With The New York Times
Looking for new ways to get students reading and responding to nonfiction? Try these exercises for discussion, writing and speaking.
January 28, 2025
Weekly Student News Quiz: President Trump, TikTok, College Football Champion
Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.
January 28, 2025
What Rites of Passage Do You Celebrate?
Boys are celebrating their transition into adulthood with lavish quinceañero parties. What coming-of-age rituals are meaningful to you?
January 28, 2025
Year of the Snake
Do you celebrate the Lunar New Year? How?
January 28, 2025
Word of the Day: truncate
This word has appeared in three articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
January 28, 2025
When Have You Helped Others in a Time of Need?
A 14-year-old started a donation drive to help teen girls whose homes have burned in the Southern California wildfires. What can we learn from her efforts?
January 27, 2025
Word of the Day: inauspicious
This word has appeared in 41 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
January 27, 2025
Do You Like Spending Time Alone?
How often do you seek out solitude? Do you ever avoid being by yourself?
January 24, 2025
January
Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
January 24, 2025
Word of the Day: zhuzh
This word has appeared in 14 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
January 24, 2025
What Students Are Saying About Being Graded on Excellence vs. Effort
A guest essayist said students shouldn’t get an A for simply putting in hard work. We asked teenagers what they thought.
January 23, 2025
What Are Your Thoughts on a Possible TikTok Ban?
For several hours last weekend, the popular app went dark. While it has since received a temporary reprieve from President Trump, its fate is still unknown. What do you think should happen?
January 23, 2025
Longevity
Would you want to live forever? If not, how long do you hope your life will be?
January 23, 2025
Word of the Day: imprimatur
This word has appeared in 53 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
January 23, 2025
Let’s Discuss: Inside 100 Years of the Harlem Renaissance
What do you know about the Harlem Renaissance? How does the movement still resonate today? Post your comments and questions for our journalist Veronica Chambers by Feb. 7.
January 22, 2025
Working With Your Hands
When was the last time you made something?
January 22, 2025
Word of the Day: dismantle
This word has appeared in 375 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
January 22, 2025
The Start of a New Trump Presidency: A Lesson Plan for Assessing the Issues at Stake
President Trump immediately made major policy moves after taking office. Follow an issue that matters to you the most, and then share your voice.
January 21, 2025
What Are Your Hopes and Fears for President Trump’s Second Term?
Donald J. Trump was sworn in on Monday as the 47th president of the United States. What does this transition in leadership mean to you?
January 21, 2025
What Do You Do to Stay Healthy?
The Times asked 35 experts to share one health tip they swore by. Which resonate most with you? What advice can you offer to other teenagers?
January 21, 2025
Red Words
What do you think this image is communicating?
January 21, 2025
Word of the Day: cognizant
This word has appeared in 133 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
January 21, 2025
How Much Say Do You Have in What You Learn at School?
A guest essay argues that when students are more involved in setting their own academic goals, they’re more excited to learn. Is that true for you?
January 17, 2025
Hug
Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
January 17, 2025
Word of the Day: jeremiad
This word has appeared in five articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
January 17, 2025
What Teens Are Saying About Barring Children Under 16 From Social Media
When Australia passed a law last year that set a minimum age for users, we asked students how they would feel if their country did the same.
January 16, 2025
What’s Going On in This Graph? | Lead Poisoning
Lead poisoning can cause lower I.Q.s, behavioral problems and cardiovascular damage. How big of a problem is it worldwide?
January 16, 2025
What’s Going On in This Picture? | Jan. 27, 2025
Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.
January 16, 2025
Watch: ‘When Progressive Ideals Become a Luxury’
How persuasive is the concept of luxury beliefs to explain many popular progressive ideas about drugs, marriage and crime?
January 16, 2025
Person and Shapes
What do you think this image is communicating?
January 16, 2025
Word of the Day: presto
This word has appeared in 23 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
January 16, 2025
As 2025 Begins, How Are You Feeling About the State of Politics?
Scroll through artwork by the teenage winners of our Coming of Age in 2024 contest. Then, tell us how well the collection captures your feelings and experiences.
January 16, 2025
Teens on Politics Today: The Winners of Our Coming of Age in 2024 Contest
We asked, “What can you show or tell us to help explain what it’s like to grow up in this political moment?” Students from around the world responded with powerful art and writing.
January 16, 2025
Is It OK to Be Messy?
A guest essay argues that we need to embrace our clutter more. Do you agree?
January 15, 2025
Religious Ceremonies
Do you belong to a religious or spiritual community? What traditions and rituals are important to you and your faith?
January 15, 2025
Word of the Day: emporium
This word has appeared in 45 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
January 15, 2025
Weekly Student News Quiz: Wildfires, TikTok, Perry the Donkey
Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.
January 14, 2025
Should Social Media Companies Be Responsible for Fact-Checking Their Sites?
Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, announced last week that it would end its longstanding fact-checking program. Is that a good idea?
January 14, 2025
Sequels and Remakes
When it comes to movies, do you prefer original stories or reboots of your old favorites?
January 14, 2025
Word of the Day: castigate
This word has appeared in 18 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
January 14, 2025
Should Grades Be Based on Excellence or Effort?
A guest essayist writes that too many students today wrongly expect to be rewarded for their efforts rather than the quality of their work. Do you agree?
January 13, 2025
Word of the Day: acerbic
This word has appeared in 73 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
January 13, 2025
What Is Your Dream Travel Destination?
This year’s “52 Places to Go” list suggests plenty of spots around the world to consider.
January 10, 2025
Southern California Wildfires
What’s your reaction to the devastating fires in the Los Angeles area?
January 10, 2025
Word of the Day: cacophony
This word has appeared in 107 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
January 10, 2025
What’s Going On in This Graph? | Homebodies
How has doing activities at home rather than outside the home changed over time?
January 9, 2025
What’s Going On in This Picture? | Jan. 13, 2025
Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.
January 9, 2025
What Teenagers Are Saying About the New Year
Students share their resolutions, advice and predictions for 2025.
January 9, 2025
Listen: ‘Loving Their Pets to Death’
Animal medicine has become a high-tech industry. Is that a good thing for pets and their owners?
January 9, 2025
Have You Ever Had a Friendship Breakup?
Tell us about what you learned from the experience.
January 9, 2025
Hands
What do you think this image is communicating?
January 9, 2025
Word of the Day: boutonniere
This word has appeared in four articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
January 9, 2025
Healthy Eating Habits
How healthy is your diet? What can you do in 2025 to improve it?
January 8, 2025
Word of the Day: actuarial
This word has appeared in 13 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
January 8, 2025
How to Create a Compelling Collection: A Guide to Our New ‘My List’ Contest
Step-by-step instructions for coming up with an engaging list of recommendations for things we should — or shouldn’t — read, watch, experience, eat or listen to.
January 7, 2025
What Can You Recommend?
If you were to make a list of the music, movies, TV, books, video games, fashion, tech or restaurants others should know about — or avoid — what would you put on it?
January 7, 2025
Let’s Discuss: Music Playlists From The Amplifier
What makes a great playlist? Pop music critic Lindsay Zoladz joins us to discuss. Post your comments and questions for her here by Jan. 16.
January 7, 2025
Weekly Student News Quiz: Plane Crash, President Carter, Golden Globes
Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.
January 7, 2025
Are Youth Sports Too Stressful to Be Fun Anymore?
The N.B.A. superstar Luka Doncic wants to make youth basketball joyful again. How do you think that could be done for organized sports?
January 7, 2025
Your 2025 Most-Anticipated List
What are you looking forward to this year?
January 7, 2025
Word of the Day: febrile
This word has appeared in 26 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
January 7, 2025
How Will 2025 Be Different? Make a Prediction.
What do you think the new year has in store for us?
January 6, 2025
Word of the Day: centenary
This word has appeared in 45 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
January 6, 2025
Do You Give Compliments?
How often do you tell people that they look great or that you admire them in some way? Should we all be doing more of that?
January 3, 2025
Celebration
Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
January 3, 2025
Word of the Day: neologism
This word has appeared in 12 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
January 3, 2025
What Are Your New Year’s Resolutions?
Tell us what changes, big or small, you want to make in 2025.
January 2, 2025
Good Advice
What advice have you received in the past that you’d like to apply to your life in 2025?
January 2, 2025
Word of the Day: faddish
This word has appeared in eight articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
January 2, 2025
Word of the Day: expediency
This word has appeared in 47 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
December 23, 2024
What’s Your Favorite Holiday Movie or TV Special?
“Elf,” “Home Alone” or “A Charlie Brown Christmas” — what’s on your must-watch list each holiday season?
December 20, 2024
Googly Eyes
Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
December 20, 2024
Word of the Day: animatronics
This word has appeared in three articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
December 20, 2024
How Do You Feel About Winter?
This season can be difficult, but experts share how to make it more bearable. What can you find to love about winter?
December 19, 2024
2024 in Pictures
Which of the images in this Times collection best capture how you’ll remember this year?
December 19, 2024
Word of the Day: combustion
This word has appeared in 97 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
December 19, 2024
Should Schools Spy on Student Devices to Prevent Self-Harm?
New technology alerts schools when students type words related to suicide. Should all schools use it? Or is it an invasion of privacy?
December 18, 2024
Social Media Trends
What are the best and worst you’ve seen this year?
December 18, 2024
Word of the Day: marginalized
This word has appeared in 344 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
December 18, 2024
Holiday Break
How will you spend your time off from school?
December 17, 2024
Word of the Day: primatology
This word has appeared in one article on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
December 17, 2024
Why Do You Think the Killing of a Health Care C.E.O. Has Sparked Such an Intense National Conversation?
Have you been following the story? What do you think the news and our reactions to it say about America today?
December 16, 2024
What Will Stick With You From 2024?
What from your own life, around the globe, or in the world of art, culture and sports will you remember about this year?
December 16, 2024
Word of the Day: vocational
This word has appeared in 220 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
December 16, 2024
Should You Be Able to Copyright a Vibe?
One influencer has accused another of copying her aesthetic on social media. Should stealing someone’s vibe be against the law?
December 13, 2024
Money in Suitcase
Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
December 13, 2024
Word of the Day: efficient
This word has appeared in 1,694 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
December 13, 2024
What’s Going On in This Picture? | Jan. 6, 2025
Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.
December 12, 2024
A Cozy House, a Spooky Setting and a Leap of Faith: Creative Writing by Teens
Some favorite student responses to three recent Picture Prompts.
December 12, 2024
What’s Going On in This Graph? | Banned Books
What do you notice about book bans across the United States?
December 12, 2024
Watch: ‘Is Creativity Dead?”
Is internet culture killing our creativity? Or, are powerful algorithms just hiding it?
December 12, 2024
How Do You Stay Focused on an Important Task?
Do you find it hard to concentrate? What can we learn from a Formula 1 driver’s mental tool kit?
December 12, 2024
On a Treadmill
What do you think this image is communicating?
December 12, 2024
Word of the Day: azure
This word has appeared in 55 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
December 12, 2024
What’s Your All-Time Favorite Toy?
Furbys, Nintendo Switch, Rubik’s Cube, American Girl dolls, or Squishmallows: What’s on your Mount Rushmore of toys?
December 11, 2024
$765 Million Contract
Superstar slugger Juan Soto agreed to a $765 million deal, the biggest in pro sports history. Is he — or anybody — worth it?
December 11, 2024
Word of the Day: toboggan
This word has appeared in four articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
December 11, 2024
Special End-of-Year 2024 News Quiz for Students
See what you remember about this extraordinary year by taking our special 2024 news quiz.
December 11, 2024
Upheaval in the Middle East: A Place for Student Questions and Observations
Syrian rebel forces took Damascus this weekend, ending a decades-long regime and continuing a series of events that have shaken the region since Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack. Teenagers, tell us how you are making sense of the news.
December 10, 2024
Notre Dame Reopens
Have you ever visited? Would you like to? What’s your favorite architectural masterpiece?
December 10, 2024
Word of the Day: connotation
This word has appeared in 37 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
December 10, 2024
Should Lessons Based on the Bible Be Taught in Public Schools?
Texas has become the latest state to bring Christianity into the classroom. What is your reaction?
December 9, 2024
Word of the Day: permafrost
This word has appeared in 32 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
December 9, 2024
What Is Your Choice for Word of the Year?
The Oxford English Dictionary picked “brain rot” as its 2024 Word of the Year. Do you agree?
December 6, 2024
Stay or Go Chart
This is part of a chart that appeared in The New York Times this week. Do you know what it is about?
December 6, 2024
Word of the Day: schwa
This word has appeared in two articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
December 6, 2024
What Students Are Saying About Teachers Using A.I. to Grade
Teenagers and educators weigh in on a recent question from The Ethicist.
December 5, 2024
What’s Going On in This Picture? | Dec. 9, 2024
Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.
December 5, 2024
What’s Going On in This Graph? | Uncrustables
Should football players eat Uncrustables to become champions?
December 5, 2024
My List: A Different Kind of Review Contest
Choose three to five works of art or culture to group in some way, then tell us why we should — or shouldn’t — check them out. Contest dates: Jan. 15-Feb. 12, 2025.
December 5, 2024
Listen: ‘My Senior Year’
What can the story of an exchange student from Gaza tell us about senior year in an American high school?
December 5, 2024
Do You Like Giving and Receiving Gifts?
A Wirecutter editor writes that presents are “a tactile gesture of love and appreciation.” Do you agree?
December 5, 2024
Penguin on a Beach
Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
December 5, 2024
Word of the Day: incapacitated
This word has appeared in 62 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
December 5, 2024
Should All Children Under 16 Be Barred From Social Media?
Australia recently passed a law that does just that. Should other countries do the same?
December 4, 2024
Giving
To what causes and organizations would you most like to donate? Why?
December 4, 2024
Word of the Day: umber
This word has appeared in 10 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
December 4, 2024
Weekly Student News Quiz: Cease-Fire, Trump Transition, Presidential Pardon
Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.
December 3, 2024
Do You Want to Have Children When You Are Older?
A recent study breaks down the reasons more U.S. adults say they are unlikely to have children. What’s your reaction?
December 3, 2024
Holiday Cookies
What are your favorites, whether to make or to receive? Why?
December 3, 2024
Word of the Day: chutzpah
This word has appeared in 53 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
December 3, 2024
Would You Want to Finish High School Early to Begin Your Career?
At 17, Sophia Park has passed the bar exam and will soon begin working as a prosecutor. Would you want to embark on an accelerated path to your future job?
December 2, 2024
Word of the Day: equable
This word has appeared in two articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
December 2, 2024
Travel Day
Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
November 27, 2024
Word of the Day: eminent domain
This term has appeared in 15 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
November 27, 2024
Students and Teachers Share Advice for Having Conversations Across Divides
Over a thousand students and dozens of educators offered ideas for how to have meaningful discussions about difficult topics. Here are some practical ideas — for use in or out of school.
November 26, 2024
Do You Have Any Special or Unusual Holiday Traditions?
Times readers shared their fun, unique and eccentric holiday rituals — like singing to the turkey with a sibling while it roasts outside. What are yours?
November 26, 2024
‘Glicked’
Can “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” recapture the magic of “Barbenheimer”?
November 26, 2024
Word of the Day: propaganda
This word has appeared in 678 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
November 26, 2024
What Makes You Cry?
Humans are the only species that sheds emotional tears, but much about our tears remain an enigma. What kind of crier are you?
November 25, 2024
Word of the Day: saturnine
This word has appeared in five articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
November 25, 2024
What Green, Yellow and Red Flags Do You Look For When It Comes to Dating?
What behaviors or actions from a potential partner tell you to go ahead, slow down or hit the brakes?
November 22, 2024
A Surprise
Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
November 22, 2024
Word of the Day: provost
This word has appeared in 87 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
November 22, 2024
What’s Going On in This Picture? | Dec. 2, 2024
Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.
November 21, 2024
What’s Going On in This Graph? | Drought
What do you notice and wonder about the severity of drought in the U.S.?
November 21, 2024
Let’s Discuss: ‘Our Rodent Selfies, Ourselves’
What can two rats teach us about our addiction to social media? Read the article and post your comments and questions for Emily Anthes by Dec. 5.
November 21, 2024
Watch: ‘Obon’
What can the story of a Hiroshima survivor teach us about the horrors of nuclear weapons — and love, family and the human spirit?
November 21, 2024
How Concerned Should We Be About the Dangers of Nuclear War?
Last month, the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a collective of Japanese atomic bomb survivors. What can we learn from their stories and their efforts to rid the world of nuclear weapons?
November 21, 2024
Figures and Shoulders
What do you think this image is communicating?
November 21, 2024
Word of the Day: spartan
This word has appeared in 74 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
November 21, 2024
Is Your School’s Dress Code Biased?
Do students of certain genders, races, cultures or body types seem to be reprimanded more often than others?
November 20, 2024
Boxing Spectacle
YouTube-sensation-turned-boxer Jake Paul defeated 58-year-old former champ Mike Tyson before millions of Netflix viewers worldwide. Did you watch the much hyped event?
November 20, 2024
Word of the Day: boomerang
This word has appeared in 38 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
November 20, 2024
Weekly Student News Quiz: Republican Win, Obesity Report, Rhesus Monkeys
Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.
November 19, 2024
What Special Community Rituals and Traditions Does Your Hometown Have?
Every year, Santa Fe, N.M., incinerates a giant puppet of Zozobra in a ritual meant to purge anxiety and promote a reset.
November 19, 2024
Teddy Bear Jeans
Would you wear 200 stuffed animals? What’s the most interesting outfit you’ve ever worn?
November 19, 2024
Word of the Day: mischievous
This word has appeared in 141 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
November 19, 2024
What Do You Hope to Get Out of College?
College is a big commitment, in terms of time and money. What do you think is the purpose of continuing your education after high school?
November 18, 2024
Word of the Day: gesticulate
This word has appeared in eight articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
November 18, 2024
Do You Consider Yourself a Theater Kid?
Do you have a favorite musical? How many show-tune lyrics do you know? Do you love Broadway?
November 15, 2024
Daisy Bridge
What do you think this image is communicating?
November 15, 2024
Word of the Day: lichen
This word has appeared in 22 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
November 15, 2024
Have You Ever Gone Hunting? Would You Ever Want to?
A small cohort of turkey hunters wants more people to understand the beauty and challenge of hunting for your supper. What are your thoughts on hunting?
November 14, 2024
House, Trees, Sky
Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
November 14, 2024
Word of the Day: complacent
This word has appeared in 143 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
November 14, 2024
‘Where We Are’: A Photo Essay Contest for Exploring Community
For the second year in a row, we invite students to document the local, offline communities that interest them. Contest dates: Dec. 4, 2024, to Jan. 15, 2025.
November 13, 2024
Is It Ethical for Teachers to Use A.I. to Grade Papers?
Many schools do not allow students to use artificial intelligence to complete their assignments. Should teachers be held to the same standard?
November 13, 2024
Airport Hugs
A new rule at a New Zealand airport limits curbside embraces to three minutes. What’s your reaction?
November 13, 2024
Word of the Day: juvenile
This word has appeared in 193 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
November 13, 2024
Should All Schools Have Student Newspapers?
Just 27 percent of public high schools in New York City have a newspaper. A new initiative is trying to change that.
November 12, 2024
Cat Psychology
What cats have you known well in your life? What has puzzled you about their behavior?
November 12, 2024
Word of the Day: encumbered
This word has appeared in 19 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
November 12, 2024
Is It Difficult Being a Student Athlete?
More than ever, college athletes have to deal with the dual pressures of being a student and an athlete. To what extent do high school and middle school athletes face similar challenges?
November 8, 2024
Jump
Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
November 8, 2024
Word of the Day: geothermal
This word has appeared in 63 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
November 8, 2024
What Teenagers Are Saying About Love
Students tell us what they have learned from the platonic, familial and romantic relationships in their lives.
November 7, 2024
What’s Going On in This Graph? | Where We Work
Four years ago the pandemic changed where we work. What do you notice about where we work now? What do you wonder?
November 7, 2024
What’s Going On in This Picture? | Nov. 18, 2024
Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.
November 7, 2024
Let’s Discuss: ‘Two Young Drivers Take the Wheel. One, a Teen. The Other, a Tesla.’
How do you feel about automated vehicles? What effects do you think they will have on your generation? Read this article and post your comments and questions for Matt Richtel by Nov. 14.
November 7, 2024
Listen: ‘The Day My Family Changed Forever’
How does divorce affect children?
November 7, 2024
What Catchy Songs Get Stuck in Your Head?
What makes something an earworm — a song, jingle, beat or melody that loops in your brain for days?
November 7, 2024
Reaching Out
What do you think this image is communicating?
November 7, 2024
Word of the Day: pollinator
This word has appeared in 21 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
November 7, 2024
Helmet Caps
Should football players embrace the extra protection?
November 6, 2024
Word of the Day: epitomize
This word has appeared in nine articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
November 6, 2024
What Are Your Reactions to the Results of Election 2024?
We invite teenagers to post their reactions and have conversations here. What does this election mean for our nation, and for you?
November 5, 2024
Weekly Student News Quiz: Election Day, World Series, Floods
Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.
November 5, 2024
Should Single-Use Vapes Be Banned Everywhere?
In an effort to protect young people’s health, England plans to ban disposable vapes next year. Do you think this measure will curb vaping among teens?
November 5, 2024
Standard Time Begins
Sunday marked the end of Daylight Saving Time — and of 6 p.m. sunsets. How does this time of year make you feel?
November 5, 2024
Word of the Day: indolence
This word has appeared in six articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
November 5, 2024
Does Everyone Have a Responsibility to Vote?
Is it OK not to vote, or is voting a civic duty?
November 4, 2024
Word of the Day: paradoxical
This word has appeared in 100 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
November 4, 2024
How Do You Turn a Bad Day Around?
We all have them. What are your strategies?
November 1, 2024
Ripped Test
What do you think this image is communicating?
November 1, 2024
Word of the Day: retaliation
This word has appeared in 967 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
November 1, 2024
The Issues That Matter Most to Teenagers in This Election
Students on climate change, abortion, gun violence and more.
October 31, 2024
What’s Going On in This Picture? | Nov. 4, 2024
Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.
October 31, 2024
What’s Going On in This Graph? | Taylor Swift
Who is bigger: Taylor Swift or Michael Jackson?
October 31, 2024
Watch: ‘You’re Being Lied To About Voter Fraud. Here’s the Truth.’
Should we be worried about cheating at the polls? Or is it just a dangerous myth?
October 31, 2024
Are You a Homebody?
A recent study shows Americans are spending notably more time at home. What about you?
October 31, 2024
Spooky Setting
Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
October 31, 2024
Word of the Day: envisage
This word has appeared in 38 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
October 31, 2024
What Do You Like Most About Halloween?
Elaborate lawn decorations. Bags of candy. Creative costumes. What’s your favorite part of the holiday? What could you do without?
October 30, 2024
Subway Wedding
Some couples are embracing the gritty, chaotic appeal of the subway system for their wedding ceremonies and receptions. Where might you want to get married someday?
October 30, 2024
Word of the Day: tinny
This word has appeared in 20 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
October 30, 2024
Weekly Student News Quiz: N.B.A. First, Formal Apology, Election
Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.
October 29, 2024
Who Do You Hope Will Win the 2024 Presidential Election?
Who do you think will make a better president? What is at stake for you and for the nation?
October 29, 2024
A House Divided
How is the election affecting the relationships in your family, school or community?
October 29, 2024
Word of the Day: pagoda
This word has appeared in 16 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
October 29, 2024
What Role Does Fear Play in Your Life?
R.L. Stine, the author of the “Goosebumps” series, shares how he turned his fear into a positive force in his life. What can you learn from him?
October 28, 2024
Word of the Day: logistical
This word has appeared in 424 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
October 28, 2024
Is Analog Better Than Digital Tech?
Young people are flocking to photo booths to experience a more physical kind of media. What old technology do you think is cool?
October 25, 2024
Long Nose
What do you think this image is communicating?
October 25, 2024
Word of the Day: exceedingly
This word has appeared in 293 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
October 25, 2024
What’s Going On in This Picture? | Oct. 28, 2024
Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.
October 24, 2024
What’s Going On in This Graph? | Swing Voters
What issues are most important to U.S. voters? Who do you think swing voters are most likely to vote for?
October 24, 2024
Listen: ‘The Push to Ban Phones in School’
More and more states are cracking down on students’ use of cellphones. Is that a good thing?
October 24, 2024
What Is One Lesson About Love You Have Learned?
In honor of Modern Love’s 20th anniversary, we invite you to share what your relationships — platonic, familial or romantic — have taught you.
October 24, 2024
Beverage Order
Are there more and more coffee places in your area? Are the drink combinations growing? And, most important, what do you order?
October 24, 2024
Word of the Day: detract
This word has appeared in 58 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
October 24, 2024
What Have You Seen Online Lately That Could Use Some Fact-Checking?
This Media Literacy Week, we challenge you to choose a news item that interests you — whether in politics, sports, entertainment or any other category — and find out how accurate it is.
October 23, 2024
Teenagers Tell Us About Their Relationship With News
Nearly 400 students wrote about where they get it, how they navigate it — and why they think adults are more likely to fall for misinformation than they are.
October 23, 2024
Passenger Seat
Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
October 23, 2024
Word of the Day: biodiversity
This word has appeared in 212 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
October 23, 2024
Weekly Student News Quiz: Peace Prize, Europa Clipper, W.N.B.A. Title
Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.
October 22, 2024
How Would You Describe Your Style?
Check out 47 outfits from students across the United States. Then tell us about your look and what it says about you.
October 22, 2024
People Pleasing
Do you tend to prioritize others’ needs ahead of your own? When have you been able to stand up for yourself, even if it was hard?
October 22, 2024
Word of the Day: holistic
This word has appeared in 176 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
October 22, 2024
Should We Be More Concerned About the Growing Use of Marijuana?
Cannabis is now legal in much of the United States. As its use increases, so do its harms. Is that a problem?
October 21, 2024
Word of the Day: exodus
This word has appeared in 281 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
October 21, 2024
Let’s Discuss: The Gender Gap Among Gen Z Voters
Why do more young women favor Kamala Harris while more young men favor Donald Trump? Read this pair of articles and post your comments and questions for Claire Cain Miller by Oct. 31.
October 17, 2024
What’s Going On in This Graph? | Gulf of Mexico
Two powerful hurricanes recently spun up in the Gulf of Mexico. How has ocean heat in the Gulf changed over time?
October 10, 2024
What’s Going On in This Picture? | Oct. 21, 2024
Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.
October 10, 2024
Let’s Discuss: ‘Don’t Call It an “Ethnic” Grocery Store’
How can food feel like home? Read the article and post your comments and questions for our journalist Priya Krishna by Oct. 17.
October 10, 2024
Teenagers on What Has Shaped Their Political Beliefs and Values
Ahead of the 2024 Election, we invited teens to explore their political identities and tell us how they have come to believe what they believe.
October 4, 2024
Listen: ‘A Quest for Cookie Monster’s Cookies’
In the season premiere of our newly updated weekly feature, students will listen to the story of one reporter's humorous odyssey into the world of muppet cookies.
September 19, 2024
Teachers, How Do You Handle Teaching About Information Literacy?
What has worked? What has been difficult? We’d love to hear from educators at all levels and across subject areas.
September 19, 2024
Forum 4 | What Is Your Relationship With News?
Where and how do you get your news? How do you know whether to trust it? How do your sources of information affect your understanding of our world?
September 19, 2024
Forum 3 | What Issues Matter Most to You? Why?
What are the local, national and global problems, small or large, that you most want political leaders to address?
September 17, 2024
Conversations With Journalists: An Invitation for Teenagers
This school year we’re choosing some teen-friendly Times articles and inviting students to talk to the people who made them. Post your thoughts, ask questions or suggest ideas, and the reporters will reply!
September 12, 2024
On Stonehenge and Mispronouncing ‘Kamala’: The Winners of Our Week 10 Summer Reading Contest
As our contest comes to a close, we honor both a video and an essay, and hear from students and judges about their experiences participating this year.
August 27, 2024
Coming of Age in 2024: Explore Your Political Identity and Values
What can you show or tell us to help explain what it’s like to grow up in this political moment? Submit in words, images, audio or video, from Oct. 2 to Nov. 4.
August 23, 2024
Our Election 2024 Student Conversation Forums
Starting Sept. 10, we’re inviting teenagers to reflect on their civic and political values, beliefs and identity and share their perspectives on current issues.
August 22, 2024
Open Letters: Our Opinion-Writing Contest
We invite students to write public-facing letters to people or groups about issues that matter to them. Contest dates: March 12 to April 16, 2025.
August 8, 2024
How to … : An Informational Writing Contest for Teenagers
We invite students to explain how to do any task in 400 words or fewer. Contest dates: Feb. 12 to March 12, 2025.
August 8, 2024
Tiny Memoir Contest for Students: Write a 100-Word Personal Narrative
We invite teenagers to tell a true story about a meaningful life experience in just 100 words. Contest dates: Nov. 6 to Dec. 4, 2024.
August 8, 2024
Teach Writing With The New York Times: Our 2024-25 Curriculum
Our nine writing units are based on real-world features like reviews, photo essays, narratives, podcasts and more.
August 8, 2024
142 Picture Prompts to Inspire Student Writing
A school year’s worth of short, accessible image-driven posts that invite a variety of kinds of writing.
July 31, 2024
Our 2024-25 Student Contest Calendar
Ten challenges that invite teenagers to engage, experiment, reflect and create — via writing, photography, audio, video and more.
July 25, 2024
The Winners of Our Teen Photo Essay Contest Depict Community and Why It Matters
From 528 teen entries, we have chosen 10 extraordinary pieces. Take a look.
June 10, 2024
What Author Would You Most Like to Meet?
Has a book ever touched you so personally that you felt a deep connection to the writer?
March 28, 2024
A Sign, a Sunset and a Fall: Poems, Stories and Memoirs by Teens
Some favorite student responses to three recent Picture Prompts.
March 14, 2024
310 Prompts for Argumentative Writing
Questions on everything from mental health and sports to video games and dating. Which ones inspire you to take a stand?
March 14, 2024
Creating Photo Essays About Community: A Guide to Our Where We Are Contest
Step-by-step directions for depicting what’s memorable and meaningful about groups and the places where they gather.
February 14, 2024
Valentines
Tell us a story, real or made up, inspired by Valentine’s Day.
February 14, 2024
Falling Into a Hole
Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
February 8, 2024
Should Colleges Consider Standardized Tests in Admissions?
Many colleges have stopped requiring the SAT and ACT. Is that a mistake?
January 23, 2024
How to Write a ‘How-To’: A Step-by-Step Guide to Our Contest
We walk you through how to brainstorm a topic, interview an expert and write your own original “How to ….”
January 9, 2024
Over 75 New York Times Graphs for Students to Analyze
A new collection of graphs, maps and charts organized by topic and type from our “What’s Going On in This Graph?” feature.
July 26, 2023
Graphs, Charts and Maps From “What’s Going On in This Graph?” (Sept. 2020 — May 2023)
A slide show including some of our favorite graphs from the weekly “What’s Going On in This Graph?” activity.
July 26, 2023
Runners-Up From Our 10th Annual Student Editorial Contest
Handwriting, microplastics, sportswashing and phone phobia. Teenagers tackle these issues and more in these 12 runners-up essays.
June 29, 2023
How Much Do You Know About Italy?
Can you find Italy on a map? What else do you know about this European nation with 59 million people?
February 23, 2023
Celebrating Black History With The New York Times
Recent and archival articles, essays, photographs, videos, infographics, writing prompts, lesson plans and more.
February 1, 2023
Teach With These 13 Times Columns
In this special series of lessons, we offer ways to use various New York Times columns as models for student writing and creating.
January 4, 2023
How to Write a 100-Word Narrative: A Guide for Our Tiny Memoir Contest
Step-by-step directions for telling a meaningful, interesting and short true story from your life — with 25 mentor texts to help.
September 13, 2022
Over 600 Prompts for Narrative and Personal Writing
Questions that invite students to write about themselves, their lives and their beliefs.
September 8, 2022
10 Ideas for Building Community at the Start of the School Year
Inspired by lighthearted New York Times features from across sections, these exercises can help students get to know one another.
August 31, 2022
Confetti
Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
March 17, 2022
Word Play: The Winners of Our 9th Annual 15-Second Vocabulary Video Contest
Thank you to the nearly 1,500 students who participated this year. Check out the winning videos to learn 13 new words.
March 10, 2022
Giving Advice With the ‘Social Q’s’ Column
In this lesson, students will learn how to offer thoughtful counsel, whether to a friend, a classmate, a character from a novel or a historical figure.
February 22, 2022
True Love?
Do you believe in soul mates?
February 11, 2022
What Students Are Saying About Black History, Food-Centric Traditions and Wordle
Teenage comments in response to our recent writing prompts, and an invitation to join the ongoing conversation.
February 10, 2022
How Do You Celebrate Your Culture Through Food?
Food is an important part of Lunar New Year celebrations. Do you celebrate? If not, tell us about another holiday that is special to your family.
February 1, 2022
What Students Are Saying About Substitute Teachers, Favorite Clothes and a Park Bench
Teenage comments in response to our recent writing prompts, and an invitation to join the ongoing conversation.
December 9, 2021
Park Bench
Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
December 2, 2021
What Students Are Saying About Video Game Limits, Parental Involvement in Dating and Road Trips
Teenage comments in response to our recent writing prompts, and an invitation to join the ongoing conversation.
October 14, 2021
Should Parents Weigh in on Their Kids’ Dating Lives?
Do you talk about dating with your parents? Would you let them set you up on a date?
October 7, 2021
Lesson of the Day: The Forgotten History of Indigenous Boarding Schools
In this lesson, you will learn more about residential schools for Native American children, hear from survivors, and consider the importance of history, memory and justice.
September 17, 2021
Talking to Strangers
Tell us a story, real or made up, inspired by this image and theme.
May 13, 2021
How Much Do You Know About Pakistan?
Can you find Pakistan on a map? What else do you know about this South Asian nation with a population of more than 200 million people?
April 26, 2021
Delicious Dishes
What are your go-to recipes?
February 9, 2021
Introduction to ‘Picture Prompts’
Want to learn more about this feature? Watch this short introduction video on using Picture Prompts to strengthen literacy skills and give students a voice.
November 20, 2020
Teach the Super Bowl: Ideas for Subjects Across the Curriculum
Debates, graphs, writing exercises, art projects and more for teaching and learning about football’s biggest game.
January 27, 2020
Teaching and Learning About Martin Luther King Jr. With The New York Times
How do you celebrate and teach the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., both on the holiday that celebrates his birth, and all year long?
January 15, 2020
Teach Narrative Writing With The New York Times
This teaching guide, part of our eight-unit writing curriculum, includes daily writing prompts, lessons based on selected mentor texts, and an invitation for students to participate in our 100-word personal narrative contest.
August 22, 2019
How Much of a Romantic Are You?
Do you look forward to holidays like Valentine’s Day to express your love? Or do you despise the forced sentimentality of such occasions?
February 13, 2019
Teaching and Learning About Thanksgiving: Things to Read, Write, Analyze, Cook and Consider
What “teachable moments” could Thanksgiving offer your students this year?
November 19, 2018
Improving Your ‘News Diet’: A Three-Step Lesson Plan for Teenagers and Teachers
A companion to our Media Literacy Student Challenge, “Explore Your Relationship With News.”
November 2, 2017
28 Ways to Teach and Learn About Poetry With The New York Times
Ideas for helping even the most verse averse find something to enjoy.
April 3, 2017
Lessons and Teaching Ideas
Lesson plans and teaching resources based on Times content
September 7, 2016
Writing Prompts
Student Opinion Q’s, Picture Prompts & Current Events Conversation
September 7, 2016
Quizzes and Vocabulary
Weekly News Quiz, Word of the Day, Country of the Week and Student Crosswords
September 7, 2016
Photos, Graphs and Videos
Film Club, What’s Going On in This Picture? and What’s Going On in This Graph?
September 7, 2016
Contests
Student Contests & Our Contest Calendar
September 7, 2016
English Language Arts
Lesson plans for English language arts from The Learning Network.
August 31, 2016
Social Studies
Lesson plans for social studies from The Learning Network.
August 31, 2016
Science & Math
Lesson plans for science and math from The Learning Network.
August 31, 2016
E.L.L. & Arts
Lesson plans for E.L.L. & arts from The Learning Network.
August 31, 2016
Current Events
Lesson plans on current events from The Learning Network.
August 31, 2016