Lawyer Marilyn Gardner Milton's Blogger: January 2016

Sunday, January 31, 2016

Word of the Day + Quiz | melee by THE LEARNING NETWORK

By THE LEARNING NETWORK

This word has appeared in 74 New York Times articles in the past year.

Published: February 1, 2016 at 12:00AM

from NYT Education http://ift.tt/1VAODJM

from WordPress http://ift.tt/1PseLpY

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Students Say Racial Hostilities Simmered at Historic Boston Latin School by JESS BIDGOOD

By JESS BIDGOOD

Two black students, employing YouTube videos and a hashtag, started a campaign to expose what they see as a hostile climate at Boston Latin School, a beacon of high achievement that was founded in 1635.

Published: January 31, 2016 at 12:00AM

from NYT Education http://ift.tt/1JPw2Jj

from WordPress http://ift.tt/23AfMm0

Friday, January 29, 2016

Historical Figures, Campus Controversies by SEWELL CHAN

By SEWELL CHAN

Around the world, student activists are demanding that building and statutes commemorating historically figures whose legacies are now seen as morally dubious.

Published: January 29, 2016 at 12:00AM

from NYT Education http://ift.tt/1Uv0DfG

from WordPress http://ift.tt/1PmQIZn

Film Club | ‘Ivy League Trailblazers’ by MICHAEL GONCHAR

By MICHAEL GONCHAR

What is it like to be the first member of your family to go to college? This short film explores the privileges and challenges that first-generation college students, especially those attending the nation’s most prestigious universities, must learn to deal with.

Published: January 29, 2016 at 12:00AM

from NYT Education http://ift.tt/1WRm7VA

from WordPress http://ift.tt/20x7U25

Student Question | What National or International Events Have You Lived Through That You Remember Best? by MICHAEL GONCHAR

By MICHAEL GONCHAR

How old were you when the event happened? How did you learn about it?

Published: January 29, 2016 at 12:00AM

from NYT Education http://ift.tt/23xplCf

from WordPress http://ift.tt/1PXFoPS

News Q’s | Zika Virus ‘Spreading Explosively’ in Americas, W.H.O. Says by MICHAEL GONCHAR

By MICHAEL GONCHAR

Why did health officials in the United States seek to reassure Americans?

Published: January 29, 2016 at 12:00AM

from NYT Education http://ift.tt/1nSNP8v

from WordPress http://ift.tt/1NF4q4v

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Word of the Day + Quiz | dishearten by THE LEARNING NETWORK

By THE LEARNING NETWORK

This word has appeared in six New York Times articles in the past year.

Published: January 29, 2016 at 12:00AM

from NYT Education http://ift.tt/20wzdtA

from WordPress http://ift.tt/1NEEyps

Student Contest Winners | The 2015 Year in Rap by KATHERINE SCHULTEN

By KATHERINE SCHULTEN

Our partners for this annual contest chose 11 winners from a pool of 700 submissions. (The name that made it into nearly every rap submitted? No surprise: Donald Trump.)

Published: January 28, 2016 at 12:00AM

from NYT Education http://ift.tt/1SelXsg

from WordPress http://ift.tt/1PIQE8D

Student Question | Do You Wish Your Conversations Were Less Small Talk and More ‘Big Talk’? by KATHERINE SCHULTEN

By KATHERINE SCHULTEN

Do you wish there was less small talk in the world and more “big talk” about meaningful things? Would you be willing to jump right in and answer a profound question posed by a stranger?

Published: January 28, 2016 at 12:00AM

from NYT Education http://ift.tt/1WP9ham

from WordPress http://ift.tt/1QFEEUe

News Q’s | Familiar Faces Lend Star Power to Video Game Voices by KATHERINE SCHULTEN

By KATHERINE SCHULTEN

Why is finding the right voice for a character increasingly “crucial to the narrative” for video games?

Published: January 28, 2016 at 12:00AM

from NYT Education http://ift.tt/1SLEUCr

from WordPress http://ift.tt/1WP9Q43

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Word of the Day + Quiz | augury by THE LEARNING NETWORK

By THE LEARNING NETWORK

This word has appeared in four New York Times articles in the past year.

Published: January 28, 2016 at 12:00AM

from NYT Education http://ift.tt/1PCheK6

from WordPress http://ift.tt/1PknYjW

Lesson Plan | Election 2016: Understanding Primaries and Caucuses by MICHAEL GONCHAR

By MICHAEL GONCHAR

In this lesson, we provide a primer on the presidential nomination process using resources from The New York Times and around the Web, so students won’t just understand how candidates get nominated, but they will be challenged to think deeply about how the system works.

Published: January 27, 2016 at 12:00AM

from NYT Education http://ift.tt/1lTk1Hd

from WordPress http://ift.tt/23u20kI

Student Question | What Are Your Healthy Habits? by KATHERINE SCHULTEN

By KATHERINE SCHULTEN

What healthy habits do you already have — and what habits do you wish you had?

Published: January 27, 2016 at 12:00AM

from NYT Education http://ift.tt/1WNtldb

from WordPress http://ift.tt/1SJzms9

News Q’s | Tech’s ‘Frightful 5’ by KATHERINE SCHULTEN

By KATHERINE SCHULTEN

How do these companies “lord over all that happens in tech”? Why, according to this columnist, can we “bet on them continuing to win”?

Published: January 27, 2016 at 12:00AM

from NYT Education http://ift.tt/1nn9F3n

from WordPress http://ift.tt/1WNsnO5

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Word of the Day + Quiz | inerrancy by THE LEARNING NETWORK

By THE LEARNING NETWORK

This word has appeared in one New York Times article in the past year.

Published: January 27, 2016 at 12:00AM

from NYT Education http://ift.tt/1SJe9yv

from WordPress http://ift.tt/1TmQ9Av

Weekly News Quiz | Jan. 19-25, 2016 by KATHERINE SCHULTEN

By KATHERINE SCHULTEN

Have you been following the past week’s news? Take our quiz to see what you know and to learn more. Look for a new edition each week on Tuesday morning.

Published: January 26, 2016 at 12:00AM

from NYT Education http://ift.tt/1UobI1U