What can you demonstrate or share with us to describe what it’s like to be a student or educator in secondary school today? You can submit your submission in text or images, as well as audio or video,
This month in which The Learning Network celebrates 25 years of helping people to teach and learn through the media, it appears like education issues dominate the news more than ever before.
There’s also the Supreme Court decision striking down affirmative actions. There are numerous books banned, and issues with the curriculum and policies regarding race, gender, and sexuality. (Even there’s a reason why the high school stage is now an issue of political contention.) The news is about the decline in national test scores, the emergence of artificial generative intelligence and the implications for schools and, obviously, there’s the growing mental health crisis and teacher shortages, as well as the ongoing impact of the coronavirus epidemic across all schools.
This is why we would like to get to know you, our main target audience, which includes secondary students as well as teachers. What’s it like to be a student in the present? What’s hard? What is what gives you happiness or meaning? What would you like that more people knew what can you do or share with us that could provide a different perspective to the news?
First time we’re inviting teachers and students to take part in a call-out. we hope that you will assist us in creating a vivid picture of the current state of secondary education as told by the people who live in it.
Here are the essentials:
Anybody who is employed in any capacity at an elementary school or a pupil aged over 13 and attending one is encouraged to participate.
Similar to our initial Coming of Age contest — which served as the foundation for this contest, you are able to submit virtually anything you wish to upload electronically, including images, writing, or video.
We hope that you’ll think about and record a part of your life, large or not, that’s particularly meaningful to you whatever the reason. (That could be your team’s soccer game, that class you love or dislike the school where you hang out, an upcoming policy or program that you aren’t happy with, or a bond that helps you get through tough days. So long as it’s something to do with your experiences in high or secondary school, it’s a fair game.)
For you to figure out the words you’d like to use and what you’d like to say it, we’ve got an easy-to-follow guide.
You can submit artifacts such as photos taken with your camera roll, or you could create something completely new.
You may work by yourself or with a partner as part of the group. If you collaborate with others, you may collaborate with other colleagues or with people of different ages, roles or even schools. (You must submit only once however.)
Every submission has to be accompanied by a brief artist’s note that provides the work some context.
We’re eager to hear what creations you come up with. Please click below to find more details and resources.
Questions? Post a comment here or write to us directly at LNFeedback@nytimes.com. You could also think about hanging the single-page notice on your classroom bulletin board.
Writing Prompts to Help You Get Started
Our main question is: What can you demonstrate or explain to us to explain how it’s to work as an educator student at an elementary school today?
We’re sure that’s a lot, and therefore, we’ve broken it down a little.
These are the 15 questions that will make you consider what you’re about and how this identity influences your education. They ask you how you learn or teach and what obstacles get from this. They also ask you to share your school’s culture and what it does within your community and how it’s affected by the world around it.
Use them as journal prompts or discussion starters. Or write your thoughts in the comment part of the forums to take part in what we’d like to see grow into an engaging and valuable discussion.