Learning Network: Is it time to get rid of timed tests?

Music education, celebrity relationships, climate change [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm_nN0P4QwAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS90ZW1wbGF0ZS9vYWt2Mj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMTAwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQyMTkmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcHJvZHVjdENvZGU9TE4mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NjMzNyZ0ZT0xJnVyaT1ueXQlM0ElMkYlMkZuZXdzbGV0dGVyJTJGZGIyMTIzODItZjk0ZC01ODUyLTljNWMtOGUyZDUwZDBiYzY3JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZRR07htl7dc-P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm_nN0P0S4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMxMDAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNDIxOSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ2MzM3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplFHTuG2Xt1z4_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)[Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-ad-marquee) [Marquee Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm_nN0P0SfaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYyMDk5JmxpPUxOJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1MTl8yMDIzMTAwMyZ0ZT0xJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMxMDAzVwNueXRCCmUUdO4bZe3XPj9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [NYTimes.com/Learning](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm_nN0P0TIaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VjdGlvbi9sZWFybmluZz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMTAwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQyMTkmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NjMzNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZRR07htl7dc-P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) October 3, 2023 Dear Reader, Is it time to get rid of timed tests? Do we need better music education? How much do you care about celebrities? What’s your take on beige flags in relationships? What role should young people play in the fight against climate change? 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] Pete Gamlen](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm_nN0P0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yNy9sZWFybmluZy9pcy1pdC10aW1lLXRvLWdldC1yaWQtb2YtdGltZWQtdGVzdHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMTAwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQyMTkmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NjMzNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZRR07htl7dc-P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [STUDENT OPINION Is It Time to Get Rid of Timed Tests? “Time pressure rewards students who think fast and shallow — and punishes those who think slow and deep,” writes an Opinion contributor. Do you agree? By Shannon Doyne](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm_nN0P0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yNy9sZWFybmluZy9pcy1pdC10aW1lLXRvLWdldC1yaWQtb2YtdGltZWQtdGVzdHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMTAwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQyMTkmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NjMzNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZRR07htl7dc-P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [[Article Image] David Eulitt/Getty Images](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm_nN0P0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yOC9sZWFybmluZy9jZWxlYnJpdHktcmVsYXRpb25zaGlwcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMxMDAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNDIxOSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ2MzM3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplFHTuG2Xt1z4_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [PICTURE PROMPTS Celebrity Relationships How much do you care about the love lives of the famous? By The Learning Network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm_nN0P0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yOC9sZWFybmluZy9jZWxlYnJpdHktcmVsYXRpb25zaGlwcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMxMDAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNDIxOSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ2MzM3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplFHTuG2Xt1z4_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [[Article Image] Kanioko](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm_nN0P0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yOS9sZWFybmluZy9kby13ZS1uZWVkLWJldHRlci1tdXNpYy1lZHVjYXRpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMTAwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQyMTkmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NjMzNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZRR07htl7dc-P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [STUDENT OPINION Do We Need Better Music Education? A guest essay argues that we are teaching music the wrong way. Do you agree? By Jeremy Engle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm_nN0P0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yOS9sZWFybmluZy9kby13ZS1uZWVkLWJldHRlci1tdXNpYy1lZHVjYXRpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMTAwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQyMTkmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NjMzNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZRR07htl7dc-P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [[Article Image] Espen Finstad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm_nN0P0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yOS9sZWFybmluZy9hbmNpZW50LWFycm93Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMzEwMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA0MjE5Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDYzMzcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUUdO4bZe3XPj9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [PICTURE PROMPTS Ancient Arrow Tell us a story that is inspired by this image. By The Learning Network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm_nN0P0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yOS9sZWFybmluZy9hbmNpZW50LWFycm93Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMzEwMDMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA0MjE5Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDYzMzcmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUUdO4bZe3XPj9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [[Article Image] Bryan Anselm for The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm_nN0P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8wMS9sZWFybmluZy95b3VuZy1wZW9wbGUtY2xpbWF0ZS1jaGFuZ2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMTAwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQyMTkmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NjMzNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZRR07htl7dc-P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [STUDENT OPINION What Role Should Young People Play in the Fight Against Climate Change? Young people around the world are worried about the planet. What can they do about it? By Michael Gonchar](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm_nN0P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8wMS9sZWFybmluZy95b3VuZy1wZW9wbGUtY2xpbWF0ZS1jaGFuZ2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMTAwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQyMTkmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NjMzNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZRR07htl7dc-P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [[Article Image] The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm_nN0P4QRAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDkvMjcvbGVhcm5pbmcvc2hvdWxkLXN0dWRlbnRzLWxldC1jaGF0Z3B0LWhlbHAtdGhlbS13cml0ZS10aGVpci1jb2xsZWdlLWVzc2F5cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMxMDAzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNDIxOSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ2MzM3JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplFHTuG2Xt1z4_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [STUDENT OPINION Should Students Let ChatGPT Help Them Write Their College Essays? If so, how? Tell us what you are thinking, and what practical and ethical questions these new A.I. tools raise for you. 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On TikTok, the term “beige flag” is being used to describe romantic partners’ quirks that are less than a deal breaker, but not exactly a plus. What are your beige flags? By Jeremy Engle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRm_nN0P0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wOS8yNi9sZWFybmluZy93aGF0LWFyZS10aGUtYmVpZ2UtZmxhZ3MtaW4teW91ci1yZWxhdGlvbnNoaXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMTAwMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDQyMTkmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0NjMzNyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZRR07htl7dc-P1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Like this email? 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