Learning Network: Is TikTok a national security risk?

Super strict schools [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5SnoP4Q2AWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9keW5hbWljL3JlbmRlcj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDI0MDMyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTg0ODUmaXNWaWV3SW5Ccm93c2VyPXRydWUmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTc4MSZ0ZT0xJnVyaT1ueXQlM0ElMkYlMkZuZXdzbGV0dGVyJTJGZjJjOTUyODItNTE3OC01ZDkzLWJmMTEtYWQ2M2M3ODUxNjQxJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZfvopAJmUBazjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5SnoP0S4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjQwMzI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExODQ4NSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYxNzgxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl--ikAmZQFrOMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)[Continue reading the main story](#) [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5SnoP0SfaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYyMDk5JmxpPUxOJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1MTl8yMDI0MDMyNiZ0ZT0xJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjQwMzI2VwNueXRCCmX76KQCZlAWs4xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [The Learning Network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5SnoP0TIaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VjdGlvbi9sZWFybmluZz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDI0MDMyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTg0ODUmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTc4MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZfvopAJmUBazjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) March 26, 2024 Dear Reader, Is TikTok a national security risk? Are super strict schools good for students? Are teenagers obsessing too much about skin care? Do we pamper our pets too much? Are you watching March Madness? Do you keep a journal? These are some of the questions we posed recently in our writing prompts. We’d love to read your students’ answers. Sincerely, The Learning Network WRITING PROMPTS [[An illustration of repeated purple faces reflected in mirrors. ] Lulu Lin](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5SnoP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMjUvbGVhcm5pbmcvYXJlLXRlZW5hZ2Vycy1vYnNlc3NpbmctdG9vLW11Y2gtYWJvdXQtc2tpbi1jYXJlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyNDAzMjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NDg1Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE3ODEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmX76KQCZlAWs4xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Student Opinion Are Teenagers Obsessing Too Much About Skin Care? Should we worry that young people are using acne and anti-aging products meant for adults? By Shannon Doyne](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5SnoP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDMvMjUvbGVhcm5pbmcvYXJlLXRlZW5hZ2Vycy1vYnNlc3NpbmctdG9vLW11Y2gtYWJvdXQtc2tpbi1jYXJlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyNDAzMjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NDg1Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE3ODEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmX76KQCZlAWs4xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [[A class of students sitting at desks with their heads bowed and a hand raised, while a teacher stands at a whiteboard at the front.] Mary Turner for The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5SnoP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8xOS9sZWFybmluZy9hcmUtc3VwZXItc3RyaWN0LXNjaG9vbHMtZ29vZC1mb3Itc3R1ZGVudHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDI0MDMyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTg0ODUmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTc4MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZfvopAJmUBazjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Student Opinion Are Super Strict Schools Good for Students? Supporters say they help children succeed. Critics say they are oppressive. What do you think? 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By The Learning Network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5SnoP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yMi9sZWFybmluZy9wdWJsaWMtc2VsZmllcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjQwMzI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExODQ4NSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYxNzgxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl--ikAmZQFrOMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [[The U.S. Capitol building is seen against a dark gray sky.] Kenny Holston/The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5SnoP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yMC9sZWFybmluZy9pcy10aWt0b2stYS1uYXRpb25hbC1zZWN1cml0eS1yaXNrLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyNDAzMjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NDg1Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE3ODEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmX76KQCZlAWs4xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Student Opinion Is TikTok a National Security Risk? The House has passed a bill that would force the app’s Chinese owner to sell it or face a ban in the United States. Is this a good idea? By Natalie Proulx](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5SnoP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yMC9sZWFybmluZy9pcy10aWt0b2stYS1uYXRpb25hbC1zZWN1cml0eS1yaXNrLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyNDAzMjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTE4NDg1Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjE3ODEmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmX76KQCZlAWs4xSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [[Sixteen types of diaries.] Josephine Sittenfeld](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5SnoP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yMS9sZWFybmluZy9kby15b3Uta2VlcC1hLWpvdXJuYWwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDI0MDMyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTg0ODUmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTc4MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZfvopAJmUBazjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Student Opinion Do You Keep a Journal? What does journaling do for you? By Jeremy Engle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5SnoP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yMS9sZWFybmluZy9kby15b3Uta2VlcC1hLWpvdXJuYWwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDI0MDMyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTg0ODUmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2MTc4MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZfvopAJmUBazjFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [[An illustration of anthropomorphized movie concessions sitting on a curb and looking dejected outside a theater, which is in disrepair.] Tomi Um](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRn5SnoP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMy8yMS9sZWFybmluZy9zbmFja3MtYW5kLWRyaW5rcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjQwMzI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExODQ4NSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTYxNzgxJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpl--ikAmZQFrOMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Picture Prompts Snacks and Drinks What do you think this image is communicating? 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Are we a little too obsessed with our animals? Is it healthy for them? For us? 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