Learning Network: How should colleges handle student protests?

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What should be done about the gender pay gap in sports? What everyday object deserves more love? What do you like about playing games? Are you too critical of yourself? These are just a few of the questions we posed recently in our writing prompts. We’d love to read your students’ answers. Sincerely, The Learning Network WRITING PROMPTS [[Caitlin Clark, in a black-and-yellow uniform, dribbling past an opponent during a basketball game.] Gregory Shamus/Getty Images](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoE05pP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDQvMjkvbGVhcm5pbmcvd2hhdC1zaG91bGQtYmUtZG9uZS1hYm91dC10aGUtZ2VuZGVyLXBheS1nYXAtaW4tc3BvcnRzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyNDA0MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIxODU0Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjUxNzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYnackwZrxIMFNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Student Opinion What Should Be Done About the Gender Pay Gap in Sports? Caitlin Clark’s rookie salary in the W.N.B.A. is a fraction of the multimillion dollar contract that Victor Wembanyama signed last year. By Jeremy Engle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoE05pP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDQvMjkvbGVhcm5pbmcvd2hhdC1zaG91bGQtYmUtZG9uZS1hYm91dC10aGUtZ2VuZGVyLXBheS1nYXAtaW4tc3BvcnRzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyNDA0MzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTIxODU0Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjUxNzgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmYnackwZrxIMFNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [[An illustration of six justices cavorting in black robes. One holds a gift basket with a banner reading, “All is well.”] Daukantė](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoE05pP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yNi9sZWFybmluZy9qdXN0aWNlcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjQwNDMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyMTg1NCZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY1MTc4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmJ2nJMGa8SDBTUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Picture Prompts Justices What do you think this image is communicating? 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What games do you love? Which ones do you like playing alone, and which do you prefer to play with others? What do you get from gaming? By Katherine Schulten](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoE05pP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yNS9sZWFybmluZy93aGF0LWRvLXlvdS1saWtlLWFib3V0LXBsYXlpbmctZ2FtZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDI0MDQzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjE4NTQmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTE3OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZidpyTBmvEgwU1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [[Two men smile while looking at each other. The man on the left is tossing a stick into the air. The other man is holding a stick aloft.] Lindsay D'Addato for The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoE05pP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNC8yNS9sZWFybmluZy93aGF0LWV2ZXJ5ZGF5LW9iamVjdC1kZXNlcnZlcy1tb3JlLWxvdmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDI0MDQzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjE4NTQmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2NTE3OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZidpyTBmvEgwU1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Student Opinion What Everyday Object Deserves More Love? An Instagram account devoted to sticks (yes, sticks!) is gaining an enthusiastic following. What overlooked object do you think merits more appreciation — and even a hashtag? 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