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10 Prompts for Talking and Writing About Thanksgiving
What are your Turkey Day traditions? What are you grateful for this year? What is your favorite Thanksgiving memory? And more.
ByNatalie Proulx
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Weekly Student News Quiz: First Kiss, Art Auction, Oval Office
Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.
Compiled byJeremy Engle
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What Have You Always Wanted to Know About an Older Family Member?
A health reporter suggests interviewing your elders this holiday season. What questions would you ask an older person in your life?
ByNatalie Proulx
CreditIryna Korshak Student OpinionLocal Lens: A Photo Essay Contest for Exploring the Place Where You Live
Take six to eight photos that spotlight something interesting about your hometown — a group of people, an event, a place or a visual theme. Enter from Dec. 3, 2025, to Jan. 14, 2026.
ByThe Learning Network
CreditRamsay de Give for The New York Times ContestsWhat Teenagers Are Saying About Technology Bans
Students react to an article about the effectiveness of barring cellphones in classrooms and restricting social media for young people.
ByThe Learning Network
CreditBruna Prado/Associated Press current events conversationAsk a Journalist: Crafting Personal Essays
Miya Lee, the editor of Modern Love projects, joins us for the month of November to discuss narrative writing. Post your comments and questions for her by Nov. 15.
ByThe Learning Network
CreditBrian Rea Our 2025-26 Student Contest Calendar
Eight challenges that invite teenagers to engage, experiment, reflect and create — via writing, photography, audio, video and more.
ByThe Learning Network
CreditClockwise from top left: Gauri Gupta; Serene Hameed; Marcus Albuquerque; Martina Sirvent Suarez; Miu Nakano; Max Chung Contests
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Modern LoveTiny Love Stories: ‘No Hugging … and Definitely Nothing Lewd’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
Word of the dayWord of the Day: coterie
This word has appeared in 86 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
ByThe Learning Network
Ask a Journalist: Photographing What’s Interesting About Your Hometown
The Times photographer James Estrin joins us in December to chat with teenagers about using a camera to explore the place where you live. Post your comments and questions for him by Dec. 12.
ByThe Learning Network
Word of the dayWord of the Day: esoteric
This word has appeared in 157 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
ByThe Learning Network
Picture PromptsThanksgiving Hot Takes
What are your most provocative opinions about the holiday?
ByThe Learning Network
Do You Recognize These Quotes From Classic Books?
Try this short quiz to see how many popular lines from 20th-century science fiction novels have remained in your memory bank.
ByJ. D. Biersdorfer
Student OpinionShould Buses Be Free?
Iowa City eliminated bus fares two years ago. Now New York City’s mayor-elect wants to do the same for the largest city in the country.
ByJeremy Engle
Word of the dayWord of the Day: bestow
This word has appeared in 73 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
ByThe Learning Network
Student OpinionWhat Problem in Your Community Would You Want to Address?
New York City didn’t have a portal to help people find affordable housing. So these teenagers made one.
ByMichael Gonchar
Picture PromptsTo the Castle
Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
ByThe Learning Network
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