Good morning! We’ve rounded up some of the most intriguing photographs from the past six years of our feature “What’s Going On in This Picture?” Enjoy! — The Learning Network25 intriguing photos to make students think
Every week during the school year we take a photo published somewhere in The New York Times, strip it of its caption and context and then ask students: What’s going on in this picture? In our new collection of intriguing photographs — our third such — we curated some of our favorites pictures since 2020. We hope this resource can be helpful for both teachers who are new to “W.G.O.I.T.P.?” and for those who have used the activity for years. Recent Times reporting about education
On Cats, Dystopian Novels and Sleep: The Winners of Week 5 of Our Summer Reading Contest
This week we selected three more winners for our Summer Reading Contest: Runhu Xu, 15, from Bellevue, Wash., muses on the Modern Love essay “Men, Hide Your Cats” in a delightful video. Clarissa Tick, 16, from Cupertino, Calif., offers a sweet personal reflection on the Health article “The Little Rituals That Prepare You For Sleep.” Here is the opening of her piece: I’ve said 999 infinity to my parents every night before sleep for the last eight years. Before reading this article, I never asked myself why. 999 infinity just always felt like the right thing to say before bed. Penelope Irwin, 15, from Guilderland, N.Y., got hooked on a podcast episode called “I Keep Telling People We’re Living in This Dystopian Novel.” Here is the first paragraph: Because my dad is the world’s most stereotypical humanities professor, he makes me listen to The Ezra Klein Show whenever we’re in the car. I’ll argue, groan, and pointedly look out the window until he switches to his favorite The Mountain Goats album. But driving up I-87, Klein’s aptly titled interview with Gary Shteyngart, “I Keep Telling People We’re Living in This Dystopian Novel,” had me hooked. Curious? Read on, then leave a comment for these students if you like! We’d love your feedback on this newsletter. Please email thoughts and suggestions to LNfeedback@nytimes.com. More next week.
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