Learning Network: Get Students to Think Critically About This Election

Writing prompts, lessons, graphs an videos [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP4QuAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS90ZW1wbGF0ZS9vYWt2Mj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIwMTAyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMzQwMSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZwcm9kdWN0Q29kZT1MTiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDIwMzYmdGU9MSZ1cmk9bnl0JTNBJTJGJTJGbmV3c2xldHRlciUyRjFmNGI0ZGJiLTgyZjEtNThmYS1hNjJmLTYzNjkxYTJiNzRhYiZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAh8bGSX2gkrJVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjAxMDIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIzNDAxJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD00MjAzNiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACHxsZJfaCSslVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)[Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-ad-marquee) ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYyMDk5JmxpPUxOJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1MTl8yMDIwMTAyM1cDbnl0QgoAIfGxkl9oJKyVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [NYTimes.com/Learning](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP0TGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VjdGlvbi9sZWFybmluZz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIwMTAyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMzQwMSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDIwMzYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAh8bGSX2gkrJVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) October 23, 2020 Dear Reader, How do we bring into the classroom an election that is so divisive, clouded by misinformation and fraught with anxiety? Not easily. And yet, there are vitally important conversations for students to have about this election, the electoral process and the issues at stake. We have dozens of ways for students and teachers to engage with the 2020 election during these final days of the campaigns. In our [Civil Conversation Challenge](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDkvMjEvbGVhcm5pbmcvb3VyLTIwMjAtY2l2aWwtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uLWNoYWxsZW5nZS1mb3ItdGVlbmFnZXJzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMDEwMjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjM0MDEmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTQyMDM2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIfGxkl9oJKyVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), [many thousands of students](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP4QzAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDkvMjEvbGVhcm5pbmcvY2l2aWwtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uLWNoYWxsZW5nZS1mb3J1bS0xLWhvdy1kb2VzLXlvdXItaWRlbnRpdHktaW5mb3JtLXlvdXItcG9saXRpY2FsLWJlbGllZnMtYW5kLXZhbHVlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjAxMDIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIzNDAxJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD00MjAzNiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACHxsZJfaCSslVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) from around the country are already responding to one another’s ideas about some of the most contentious issues of our day: the [nation’s pandemic response](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP4QkAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDkvMjMvbGVhcm5pbmcvY2l2aWwtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uLWNoYWxsZW5nZS1mb3ItdGVlbmFnZXJzLWZvcnVtLTItY292aWQtMTktYW5kLW91ci1uYXRpb25hbC1yZXNwb25zZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjAxMDIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIzNDAxJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD00MjAzNiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACHxsZJfaCSslVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), [racial justice](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP4QeAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDkvMjQvbGVhcm5pbmcvY2l2aWwtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uLWNoYWxsZW5nZS1mb3ItdGVlbmFnZXJzLWZvcnVtLTMtdGhlLWZpZ2h0LWZvci1yYWNpYWwtanVzdGljZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjAxMDIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIzNDAxJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD00MjAzNiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACHxsZJfaCSslVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), [education](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP4QLAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDkvMjUvbGVhcm5pbmcvY2l2aWwtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uLWNoYWxsZW5nZS1mb3ItdGVlbmFnZXJzLWZvcnVtLTQtZWR1Y2F0aW9uLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMDEwMjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjM0MDEmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTQyMDM2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIfGxkl9oJKyVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), [voting](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP4QWAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDkvMjgvbGVhcm5pbmcvY2l2aWwtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uLWNoYWxsZW5nZS1mb3ItdGVlbmFnZXJzLWZvcnVtLTUtdm90aW5nLWFuZC1kZW1vY3JhY3kuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIwMTAyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMzQwMSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDIwMzYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAh8bGSX2gkrJVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and [more](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOS8yOS9sZWFybmluZy9jaXZpbC1jb252ZXJzYXRpb24tY2hhbGxlbmdlLWZvcnVtLTYteW91ci1jaG9pY2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIwMTAyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMzQwMSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDIwMzYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAh8bGSX2gkrJVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). They’re engaging in the kinds of productive discussions we wish more adults would have — and if you haven’t glanced in the comments sections to see the incredible discussions going on, please do. If you’re a student, join in. In our Student Opinion forum, teenagers are weighing in on [the presidential debates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP4QUAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMTAvMDcvbGVhcm5pbmcvYXJlLXByZXNpZGVudGlhbC1kZWJhdGVzLWhlbHBmdWwtdG8tdm90ZXJzLW9yLXNob3VsZC10aGV5LWJlLXNjcmFwcGVkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMDEwMjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjM0MDEmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTQyMDM2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIfGxkl9oJKyVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), [the Electoral College](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP4QKAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMTAvMDgvbGVhcm5pbmcvaXMtdGhlLWVsZWN0b3JhbC1jb2xsZWdlLWEtcHJvYmxlbS1kb2VzLWl0LW5lZWQtdG8tYmUtZml4ZWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIwMTAyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMzQwMSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDIwMzYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAh8bGSX2gkrJVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), [the Supreme Court](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMTAvMTQvbGVhcm5pbmcvZG8teW91LWNhcmUtd2hvLXNpdHMtb24tdGhlLXN1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtc2hvdWxkLXdlLWNhcmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIwMTAyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMzQwMSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDIwMzYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAh8bGSX2gkrJVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), [the health of our democracy](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP4QMAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDkvMTUvbGVhcm5pbmcvaXMteW91ci1nZW5lcmF0aW9uLWRvaW5nLWl0cy1wYXJ0LXRvLXN0cmVuZ3RoZW4tb3VyLWRlbW9jcmFjeS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjAxMDIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIzNDAxJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD00MjAzNiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACHxsZJfaCSslVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and, of course, [the candidates](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMTAvMjIvbGVhcm5pbmcvd2hvLWRvLXlvdS1ob3BlLXdpbGwtd2luLXRoZS0yMDIwLXByZXNpZGVudGlhbC1lbGVjdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjAxMDIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIzNDAxJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD00MjAzNiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACHxsZJfaCSslVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). In our Lessons of the Day, we invite students to [rearrange electoral maps](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP4QbAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMTAvMDgvbGVhcm5pbmcvbGVzc29uLW9mLXRoZS1kYXktaG93LWRvZXMtdGhlLWVsZWN0b3JhbC1jb2xsZWdlLXdvcmstYW5kLXdoeS1kb2VzLWl0LW1hdHRlci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjAxMDIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIzNDAxJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD00MjAzNiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACHxsZJfaCSslVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), [analyze polling data](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP4QYAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMTAvMjIvbGVhcm5pbmcvd3Jvbmctb3ItaW1wcmVjaXNlLXVuZGVyc3RhbmRpbmctdGhlLXBvbGxzLWluLXRoZS0yMDE2LWFuZC0yMDIwLWVsZWN0aW9ucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjAxMDIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIzNDAxJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD00MjAzNiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACHxsZJfaCSslVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) and even [play election Bingo](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMC8yMi9sZWFybmluZy9sZXNzb24tb2YtdGhlLWRheS1hbi1lbGVjdGlvbi1uZXdzLWdhbWUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIwMTAyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMzQwMSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDIwMzYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAh8bGSX2gkrJVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). We also have a [video](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMTAvMjIvbGVhcm5pbmcvZmlsbS1jbHViLXdoeS12b3RpbmctaW4tdGhpcy11cy1lbGVjdGlvbi13aWxsLW5vdC1iZS1lcXVhbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjAxMDIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIzNDAxJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD00MjAzNiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACHxsZJfaCSslVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) about voter suppression, a [graph](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMC8yMi9sZWFybmluZy93aGF0cy1nb2luZy1vbi1pbi10aGlzLWdyYXBoLW9jdC0yOC0yMDIwLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMDEwMjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjM0MDEmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTQyMDM2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIfGxkl9oJKyVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) about presidents’ ages and a [panel discussion](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMTAvMDgvbGVhcm5pbmcvbGl2ZS1wYW5lbC1mb3Itc3R1ZGVudHMtcmV0aGlua2luZy10aGUtZWxlY3RvcmFsLWNvbGxlZ2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIwMTAyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMzQwMSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDIwMzYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAh8bGSX2gkrJVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) (available on demand) featuring Times journalists. It’s hard to believe there are only 11 days left until Nov. 3. We hope teachers and students find these resources useful for thinking critically about this election. Sincerely, Michael Gonchar, editor ELECTION 2020 TEACHING RESOURCES [current events Lesson of the Day: An Election News Game A simple game you can play from now through Election Day to help start conversations and navigate an avalanche of information. By Katherine Schulten](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMC8yMi9sZWFybmluZy9sZXNzb24tb2YtdGhlLWRheS1hbi1lbGVjdGlvbi1uZXdzLWdhbWUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIwMTAyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMzQwMSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDIwMzYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAh8bGSX2gkrJVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMC8yMi9sZWFybmluZy9sZXNzb24tb2YtdGhlLWRheS1hbi1lbGVjdGlvbi1uZXdzLWdhbWUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIwMTAyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMzQwMSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDIwMzYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAh8bGSX2gkrJVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [current events Wrong or Imprecise? Understanding the Polls in the 2016 and 2020 Elections In this math lesson, students will use two fundamental statistical concepts — bias and noise — to analyze what went wrong in the 2016 presidential polls and evaluate the reliability of the forecasts for 2020. By Dashiell Young-Saver](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP4QYAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMTAvMjIvbGVhcm5pbmcvd3Jvbmctb3ItaW1wcmVjaXNlLXVuZGVyc3RhbmRpbmctdGhlLXBvbGxzLWluLXRoZS0yMDE2LWFuZC0yMDIwLWVsZWN0aW9ucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjAxMDIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIzNDAxJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD00MjAzNiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACHxsZJfaCSslVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP4QYAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMTAvMjIvbGVhcm5pbmcvd3Jvbmctb3ItaW1wcmVjaXNlLXVuZGVyc3RhbmRpbmctdGhlLXBvbGxzLWluLXRoZS0yMDE2LWFuZC0yMDIwLWVsZWN0aW9ucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjAxMDIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIzNDAxJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD00MjAzNiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACHxsZJfaCSslVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [What’s Going On in This Graph? | Oct. 28, 2020 How do the ages of U.S. presidents compare to the ages of heads of government for other nations? By The Learning Network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMC8yMi9sZWFybmluZy93aGF0cy1nb2luZy1vbi1pbi10aGlzLWdyYXBoLW9jdC0yOC0yMDIwLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMDEwMjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjM0MDEmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTQyMDM2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIfGxkl9oJKyVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMC8yMi9sZWFybmluZy93aGF0cy1nb2luZy1vbi1pbi10aGlzLWdyYXBoLW9jdC0yOC0yMDIwLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMDEwMjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjM0MDEmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTQyMDM2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIfGxkl9oJKyVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Film Club: ‘Why Voting in This U.S. Election Will Not Be Equal’ Why is it harder for some people to vote than for others? By The Learning Network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMTAvMjIvbGVhcm5pbmcvZmlsbS1jbHViLXdoeS12b3RpbmctaW4tdGhpcy11cy1lbGVjdGlvbi13aWxsLW5vdC1iZS1lcXVhbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjAxMDIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIzNDAxJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD00MjAzNiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACHxsZJfaCSslVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMTAvMjIvbGVhcm5pbmcvZmlsbS1jbHViLXdoeS12b3RpbmctaW4tdGhpcy11cy1lbGVjdGlvbi13aWxsLW5vdC1iZS1lcXVhbC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjAxMDIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIzNDAxJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD00MjAzNiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACHxsZJfaCSslVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [student opinion Who Do You Hope Will Win the 2020 Presidential Election? Who do you think will make a better president? What is at stake for you and for the nation? By Jeremy Engle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMTAvMjIvbGVhcm5pbmcvd2hvLWRvLXlvdS1ob3BlLXdpbGwtd2luLXRoZS0yMDIwLXByZXNpZGVudGlhbC1lbGVjdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjAxMDIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIzNDAxJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD00MjAzNiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACHxsZJfaCSslVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMTAvMjIvbGVhcm5pbmcvd2hvLWRvLXlvdS1ob3BlLXdpbGwtd2luLXRoZS0yMDIwLXByZXNpZGVudGlhbC1lbGVjdGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjAxMDIzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIzNDAxJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD00MjAzNiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKACHxsZJfaCSslVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [contests Our 2020 Civil Conversation Challenge for Teenagers Beginning Sept. 22 and running through Oct. 30, we’re inviting teenagers (13 and up) to have productive, respectful conversations about some of the issues dividing us this election season. By Katherine Schulten](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDkvMjEvbGVhcm5pbmcvb3VyLTIwMjAtY2l2aWwtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uLWNoYWxsZW5nZS1mb3ItdGVlbmFnZXJzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMDEwMjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjM0MDEmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTQyMDM2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIfGxkl9oJKyVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDkvMjEvbGVhcm5pbmcvb3VyLTIwMjAtY2l2aWwtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uLWNoYWxsZW5nZS1mb3ItdGVlbmFnZXJzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMDEwMjMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjM0MDEmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTQyMDM2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAIfGxkl9oJKyVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [contests Coming of Age in 2020: A Special Multimedia Contest for Teenagers in the U.S. An invitation to show us — in words or images, video or audio — how the events of this extraordinary year have affected you. By Katherine Schulten](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP4QZAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDkvMDkvbGVhcm5pbmcvY29taW5nLW9mLWFnZS1pbi0yMDIwLWEtc3BlY2lhbC1tdWx0aW1lZGlhLWNvbnRlc3QtZm9yLXRlZW5hZ2Vycy1pbi10aGUtdXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIwMTAyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMzQwMSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDIwMzYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAh8bGSX2gkrJVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP4QZAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMDkvMDkvbGVhcm5pbmcvY29taW5nLW9mLWFnZS1pbi0yMDIwLWEtc3BlY2lhbC1tdWx0aW1lZGlhLWNvbnRlc3QtZm9yLXRlZW5hZ2Vycy1pbi10aGUtdXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIwMTAyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMzQwMSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDIwMzYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAh8bGSX2gkrJVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NjQ5MjQmbGk9TE4mbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPUxOXzIwMjAxMDIzVwNueXRCCgAh8bGSX2gkrJVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NjQ5MjUmbGk9TE4mbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPUxOXzIwMjAxMDIzVwNueXRCCgAh8bGSX2gkrJVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NDUwMzUxJmxpPUxOJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1MTl8yMDIwMTAyM1cDbnl0QgoAIfGxkl9oJKyVUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS [student opinion Have You Ever Felt Embarrassed by Your Parents? In a winning essay for our 2019 Personal Narrative Contest, a teenager writes about a moment when she felt ashamed of her mother — and what she learned about herself from it. Have you ever had a similar experience? 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Then students will create self-portraits and consider what it reveals about who they really are. 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What are the tangible things in your life you value most? What is the story behind one thing you own that means more than its monetary worth? By Shannon Doyne](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMC8xOS9sZWFybmluZy93aGF0LW9iamVjdHMtYnJpbmcteW91LWNvbWZvcnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIwMTAyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMzQwMSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDIwMzYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAh8bGSX2gkrJVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [Article Thumbnail](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhdTbxP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMC8xOS9sZWFybmluZy93aGF0LW9iamVjdHMtYnJpbmcteW91LWNvbWZvcnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIwMTAyMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMzQwMSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NDIwMzYmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAh8bGSX2gkrJVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [current events Lesson of the Day: ‘With Nowhere to Go, Teens Flock to Among Us’ In this lesson, students examine how The Times reports on a trend they probably know a great deal about, then make a case for the educational value of playing social video games in school. 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How many of these 10 questions can you get right? 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