Learning Network: What is your secret to a happy life?

Favorite memories of spring [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmF7zyP4QvAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS90ZW1wbGF0ZS9vYWt2Mj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMDQxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04OTg2NCZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZwcm9kdWN0Q29kZT1MTiZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMwMTA5JnRlPTEmdXJpPW55dCUzQSUyRiUyRm5ld3NsZXR0ZXIlMkYwZGY4MWM3OC01OTEwLTVjM2UtYjEzYi1jMjZhOWQxODRmNDImdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkL_I3NWRDEty3Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmF7zyP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMwNDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg5ODY0Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzAxMDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQv8jc1ZEMS3LdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)[Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-ad-marquee) [Marquee Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmF7zyP0SfaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYyMDk5JmxpPUxOJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1MTl8yMDIzMDQxMSZ0ZT0xJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMwNDExVwNueXRCCmQv8jc1ZEMS3LdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [NYTimes.com/Learning](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmF7zyP0THaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VjdGlvbi9sZWFybmluZz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMDQxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04OTg2NCZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMwMTA5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkL_I3NWRDEty3Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) April 11, 2023 Dear Reader, If you could take on one problem facing our world, what would it be? What is your secret to a happy life? Should you have a right to be rude? What are your favorite memories of spring? What songs explain 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] Jake Michaels for The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmF7zyP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNC8xMC9sZWFybmluZy93aGF0LWlzLXlvdXItc2VjcmV0LXRvLWEtaGFwcHktbGlmZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMwNDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg5ODY0Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzAxMDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQv8jc1ZEMS3LdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [STUDENT OPINION What Is Your Secret to a Happy Life? Finns, whose country has been ranked as the happiest for six years in a row, say happiness is “knowing when you have enough.” What is happiness to you? By Shannon Doyne and Natalie Proulx](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmF7zyP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNC8xMC9sZWFybmluZy93aGF0LWlzLXlvdXItc2VjcmV0LXRvLWEtaGFwcHktbGlmZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMwNDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg5ODY0Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzAxMDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQv8jc1ZEMS3LdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [[Article Image] Sophie Park for The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmF7zyP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNC8wNy9sZWFybmluZy9zaG91bGQteW91LWhhdmUtYS1yaWdodC10by1iZS1ydWRlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMzA0MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODk4NjQmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMDEwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZC_yNzVkQxLct1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [STUDENT OPINION Should You Have a Right to Be Rude? An individual’s right to be rude at public meetings was upheld by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. When, if ever, is it OK to be impolite? By Jeremy Engle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmF7zyP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNC8wNy9sZWFybmluZy9zaG91bGQteW91LWhhdmUtYS1yaWdodC10by1iZS1ydWRlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMzA0MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODk4NjQmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMDEwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZC_yNzVkQxLct1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [[Article Image] Eleanor Davis](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmF7zyP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNC8wNy9sZWFybmluZy9lbW90aW9uYWwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMDQxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04OTg2NCZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMwMTA5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkL_I3NWRDEty3Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [PICTURE PROMPTS Emotional What do you think this image is communicating? By The Learning Network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmF7zyP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNC8wNy9sZWFybmluZy9lbW90aW9uYWwuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMDQxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD04OTg2NCZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTMwMTA5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpkL_I3NWRDEty3Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [[Article Image] Illustration by The New York Times; Bob Berg/Getty Images (Fiona Apple)](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmF7zyP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNC8wNi9sZWFybmluZy93aGF0LXNvbmdzLWV4cGxhaW4teW91Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMzA0MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODk4NjQmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMDEwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZC_yNzVkQxLct1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [STUDENT OPINION What Songs Explain You? A Times writer introduces herself to readers through 11 songs. Which songs would you pick to tell your life story? By Jeremy Engle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmF7zyP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNC8wNi9sZWFybmluZy93aGF0LXNvbmdzLWV4cGxhaW4teW91Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMzA0MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODk4NjQmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMDEwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZC_yNzVkQxLct1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [[Article Image] Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmF7zyP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNC8wNi9sZWFybmluZy9kb29yd2F5cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMwNDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg5ODY0Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzAxMDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQv8jc1ZEMS3LdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [PICTURE PROMPTS Doorways Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image. By The Learning Network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmF7zyP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNC8wNi9sZWFybmluZy9kb29yd2F5cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMwNDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg5ODY0Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzAxMDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQv8jc1ZEMS3LdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [[Article Image] Ian White for The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmF7zyP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNC8wNS9sZWFybmluZy93aGF0LWFyZS15b3VyLWZhdm9yaXRlLW1lbW9yaWVzLW9mLXNwcmluZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMwNDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg5ODY0Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzAxMDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQv8jc1ZEMS3LdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [STUDENT OPINION What Are Your Favorite Memories of Spring? Choose a joyful memory you associate with this season and describe it in detail. To help inspire you, we’re posting a series of springtime images. By Katherine Schulten](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmF7zyP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNC8wNS9sZWFybmluZy93aGF0LWFyZS15b3VyLWZhdm9yaXRlLW1lbW9yaWVzLW9mLXNwcmluZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMwNDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg5ODY0Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzAxMDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQv8jc1ZEMS3LdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [[Article Image] Kelsey McClellan for The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmF7zyP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNC8wNS9sZWFybmluZy9nb3QtbWlsay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMwNDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg5ODY0Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzAxMDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQv8jc1ZEMS3LdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [PICTURE PROMPTS Got Milk? Generation Z isn’t drinking milk. Are you a fan of the beverage? By The Learning Network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmF7zyP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNC8wNS9sZWFybmluZy9nb3QtbWlsay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMwNDExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTg5ODY0Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xMzAxMDkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmQv8jc1ZEMS3LdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [[Article Image] Matthew Hamon for The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmF7zyP4QSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDQvMDQvbGVhcm5pbmcvaWYteW91LWNvdWxkLXRha2Utb24tb25lLXByb2JsZW0tZmFjaW5nLW91ci13b3JsZC13aGF0LXdvdWxkLWl0LWJlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMzA0MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODk4NjQmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMDEwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZC_yNzVkQxLct1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) [STUDENT OPINION If You Could Take On One Problem Facing Our World, What Would It Be? How might you work with other young people to tackle your issue? By Shannon Doyne](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmF7zyP4QSAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDQvMDQvbGVhcm5pbmcvaWYteW91LWNvdWxkLXRha2Utb24tb25lLXByb2JsZW0tZmFjaW5nLW91ci13b3JsZC13aGF0LXdvdWxkLWl0LWJlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMzA0MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9ODk4NjQmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTEzMDEwOSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZC_yNzVkQxLct1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Like this email? 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