Visits: 19 At Downtown Magnets High School in Los Angeles in mid-April, Lynda McGee, one of the school’s college counselors, checked her paper shredder. She needed to make sure it had the optimal effect: loud, obnoxious and finite. Soon, her …
What Killed Penmanship?
Visits: 26 We’re all texters and typers now, so if you can’t read that grocery list you scrawled, you are not alone. On Reddit, the online platform where people go for advice, conspiracy theories and N.S.F.W. everything, there’s one “porn” …
When the Classroom Comes With Room Service and Poolside Cabanas
Visits: 45 This summer, Michelle Carucci’s family canceled its annual Jersey Shore vacation because of the pandemic. So when Ms. Carucci, who lives in White Township, N.J., learned that The Great Wolf Lodge, a family-favorite indoor water park in Pennsylvania’s …
You May Not Know This Pandemic Winner, but Your Tween Probably Does
Visits: 41 When her middle school closed in March, Garvey Mortley stopped going to lacrosse practice and playing drums in the school band. With so much time at home, she leaned into another interest: Roblox, an online gaming site and …
High School Students and Alumni Are Using Social Media to Expose Racism
Visits: 63 Over the past few weeks, as the Black Lives Matter movement has grown following outrage over the killing of George Floyd, high school students have leveraged every social media platform to call out their peers for racist behavior. …
How to Celebrate Your Graduation
Visits: 42 It’s graduation season — and, understandably, parents, friends, classmates and the graduates themselves are at a loss for how to celebrate. For the 3.7 million expected to graduate high school this year, streaming a commencement address by a …
When Your Kindergarten Goes Vegan
Visits: 119What happens when a child-care center bans the cheese sticks? Usually, at first, chaos. Then? Acceptance. The school always served organic, from-scratch meals for breakfast, lunch and snacks each day to its pupils, who range in age from 6 …