Learning Network: A Multimedia Challenge for Teachers and Teens

What is high school like in 2023?

View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story August 18, 2023 Dear Reader, What can you show or tell us that might help explain what it's like to be an educator or a student in high school right now? That's the broad question we're asking anyone who is interested in contributing to our first challenge of the 2023-24 school year. For the first time ever, we're inviting educators as well as teenagers to participate in a call-out, and we're hoping that you can help us create a vivid portrait of secondary school today, told by those living through it. We hope you'll reflect on and document an aspect of your high school experience, big or small, that is especially meaningful to you. You can do so in almost any format you can upload digitally, whether an essay, poem, art piece, photograph, song, podcast, video or graphic, as long as you can explain in an artist's statement how the work relates to our theme. To help you think about a story you want to tell in a way you'd like to tell it, we've put together several resources: a forum for both students and educators with 15 questions to help you think about your life in school; a collection of over 75 free links of recent Times education reporting to respond to; and a step-by-step guide for brainstorming and creating. What do you have to say about high school in 2023? We're accepting submissions through Oct. 4. Sincerely, The Learning Network TEACHING RESOURCES Jahmese Jones Dunbar CONTESTS What High School Is Like in 2023: A Multimedia Challenge for Teachers and Teens What can you show or tell us to help explain what it's like to be an educator or student in secondary school right now? Submit in words, images, audio or video, from Aug. 16-Oct. 4. By The Learning Network Amr Alfiky CONTESTS Documenting and Reflecting on the Experience of High School: A Guide to Our Contest for Teachers and Teens Five practical steps for deciding what you most want to express, and experimenting with how to express it. By Katherine Schulten Damon Winter/The New York Times STUDENT OPINION 15 Questions About Your Life in School: A Special Forum for Students and Teachers To go along with our new challenge, we're inviting anyone who works in a secondary school or is a student in one to respond. By Katherine Schulten Jenna Schoenefeld for The New York Times TEACHING RESOURCE High School Stories: Recent New York Times Reporting on Secondary Schooling A collection of free links to help those participating in our multimedia challenge, "What High School Is Like in 2023." By The Learning Network Amber Bracken for The New York Times CONTESTS 'I Couldn't Help Comparing Myself': The Week 8 Winner of Our Summer Reading Contest Jolie, a young woman with Tourette's syndrome, writes about her reaction to the article, "How Teens Recovered From the 'TikTok Tics'." By The Learning Network From left to right, Shashank Salgam, Allyson Kim and Gigi Greene CONTESTS Our 2023-24 Student Contest Calendar Here are 10 challenges to help us celebrate our 25th anniversary — including one open to both teachers and teenagers. By The Learning Network Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT Like this email? Forward it to your friends, and let them know they can sign up here. VOCABULARY RESOURCES WORD OF THE DAY Word of the Day: kafkaesque This word has appeared in 20 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence? By The Learning Network WORD OF THE DAY Word of the Day: dynamo This word has appeared in 32 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence? By The Learning Network WORD OF THE DAY Word of the Day: eschew This word has appeared in 52 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence? By The Learning Network WORD OF THE DAY Word of the Day: chromatic This word has appeared in 28 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence? By The Learning Network WORD OF THE DAY Word of the Day: doozy This word has appeared in 34 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence? By The Learning Network Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT How are we doing? We'd love your feedback on this newsletter. Please email thoughts and suggestions to LNfeedback@nytimes.com. Continue reading the main story Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for The Learning Network from The New York Times. To stop receiving The Learning Network, unsubscribe. To opt out of other promotional emails from The Times, including those regarding The Athletic, manage your email settings. To opt out of updates and offers sent from The Athletic, submit a request. Subscribe to The TimesGet The New York Times app Connect with us on: Change Your EmailPrivacy PolicyContact UsCalifornia Notices The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018