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Teach and learn with The Times: Resources for bringing the world into your classroom

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  2. Student Opinion

    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.

     By Jeremy Engle

    CreditNata Metlukh

    1. Picture Prompts

      Story Time

      What is your favorite memory of someone reading to you?

       By The Learning Network

      CreditMaría Jesús Contreras

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      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.

       By The Learning Network

      CreditYukai Du

  1. “What happens to a society when there’s such disparity between men and women in educational outcomes?” a researcher said.

    CreditKendrick Brinson for The New York Times

    Student Opinion

  2. Representative John Lewis of Georgia arrived on Capitol Hill under a lowered flag for Elijah Cummings, the Maryland congressman who died on Oct. 17, 2019.

    CreditDamon Winter/The New York Times

    Conversations With Journalists

  3. In San Francisco, a field was set aside with circles marking social distancing. May 21, 2020

    CreditJim Wilson/The New York Times

    current events conversation

  4. “When it comes to just perceiving dog emotions, we think we know what’s happening,” one of the authors said. “But we’re actually subconsciously relying on a lot of other factors.”

    CreditM. Scott Brauer for The New York Times

    Student Opinion

  5. Our 2024-25 Student Contest Calendar

    Ten challenges that invite teenagers to engage, experiment, reflect and create — via writing, photography, audio, video and more.

     By The Learning Network

    Work from some of the teenage finalists for our 2023-34 “Where We Are” photo essay contest. We’ll be running this challenge again this winter.

    CreditClockwise from top left: Sydney Voorhees; Jaewon Yoon; Hannah Tang; JD Noonan; Jiajia Long; Ruixin Zhang

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  1. Word of the day

    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?

    By The Learning Network

  3. Word of the day

    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?

    By The Learning Network

  4. Picture Prompts

    Painting Over

    Do you know why this image was in the news this week and what it shows?

    By The Learning Network

  5. Word of the day

    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?

    By The Learning Network

  8. Picture Prompts

    Angry Cat

    Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.

    By The Learning Network

  9. Word of the day

    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?

    By The Learning Network