Learning Network: Should the United States ban TikTok?

Does it matter where you go to college? 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What new rules would improve your favorite sport? Should the United States ban TikTok? How has the threat of gun violence affected you? These are just a few of the questions we posed this week in our writing prompts. We’d love to read your students’ answers. Sincerely, The Learning Network WRITING PROMPTS [[Article Image] Ritchie B Tongo/EPA, via Shutterstock](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmDoJ1P0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNC8wMy9sZWFybmluZy9zaG91bGQtdGhlLXVuaXRlZC1zdGF0ZXMtYmFuLXRpa3Rvay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMwNDA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg5MzA2Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjk1MzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQhdf0rZOk8MtFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [STUDENT OPINION Should the United States Ban TikTok? Officials say the app is a national security risk. Do you think their concerns are warranted? By Natalie Proulx](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmDoJ1P0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNC8wMy9sZWFybmluZy9zaG91bGQtdGhlLXVuaXRlZC1zdGF0ZXMtYmFuLXRpa3Rvay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMwNDA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg5MzA2Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjk1MzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQhdf0rZOk8MtFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [[Article Image] Emily Hlavac Green, Arin Yoon and Tomás Karmelo Amaya for The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmDoJ1P0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wMy8yOS9sZWFybmluZy9ob3ctaGFzLXRoZS10aHJlYXQtb2YtZ3VuLXZpb2xlbmNlLWFmZmVjdGVkLXlvdS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMwNDA0Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg5MzA2Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMjk1MzImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQhdf0rZOk8MtFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [STUDENT OPINION How Has the Threat of Gun Violence Affected You? How often is gun violence on your mind? How has it affected your mental health, quality of life or daily behavior? 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Major League Baseball is implementing some of the biggest changes in the sport’s history to make games more fun and action-packed. Will they help bring in younger fans? 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The New York Times asked 30 people to share their experiences of homelessness. What can we learn from their stories? 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