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Does any athlete deserve $700 million? Should financial literacy be a required course in school? What is your dream job? What were the best and worst styles of 2023? 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 [[An illustration of Will Shortz with a crossword grid behind him displaying "30."] Arthur Mount](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnY_zjP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8xMy9sZWFybmluZy93aGF0LWlzLXlvdXItZHJlYW0tam9iLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMzEyMTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEwNDY1Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTI5NjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmV943eBZfJtO0BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Student Opinion What Is Your Dream Job? Will Shortz, the Crossword editor, has wanted to be a professional puzzle maker since he was in middle school. What work would you like to do someday? By Natalie Proulx](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnY_zjP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8xMy9sZWFybmluZy93aGF0LWlzLXlvdXItZHJlYW0tam9iLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMzEyMTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEwNDY1Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTI5NjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmV943eBZfJtO0BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [[An illustration of a pencil in a pencil sharpener. A wood shaving coming out of the sharpener looks like a dollar bill.] Till Lauer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnY_zjP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTIvMTQvbGVhcm5pbmcvc2hvdWxkLWZpbmFuY2lhbC1saXRlcmFjeS1iZS1hLXJlcXVpcmVkLWNvdXJzZS1pbi1zY2hvb2wuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMTIxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTA0NjUmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1Mjk2MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZX3jd4Fl8m07QFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Student Opinion Should Financial Literacy Be a Required Course in School? Do you know how to create a budget or manage debt? How much do you know about the world of money and personal finance? By Jeremy Engle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnY_zjP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTIvMTQvbGVhcm5pbmcvc2hvdWxkLWZpbmFuY2lhbC1saXRlcmFjeS1iZS1hLXJlcXVpcmVkLWNvdXJzZS1pbi1zY2hvb2wuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMTIxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTA0NjUmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1Mjk2MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZX3jd4Fl8m07QFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [[A black-and-white image of children singing while wearing winter coats, hats and scarves. A lantern beside them is wrapped in evergreen branches and pine cones. ] Lambert/Getty Images](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnY_zjP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8xNS9sZWFybmluZy9ob3ctZG8teW91LWZlZWwtYWJvdXQtaG9saWRheS1tdXNpYy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMxMjE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMDQ2NSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUyOTYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplfeN3gWXybTtAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Student Opinion How Do You Feel About Holiday Music? Do songs like “Jingle Bells” and “Silent Night” make you feel warm and fuzzy — or make you want to cover your ears? By Natalie Proulx](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnY_zjP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8xNS9sZWFybmluZy9ob3ctZG8teW91LWZlZWwtYWJvdXQtaG9saWRheS1tdXNpYy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjMxMjE5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMDQ2NSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUyOTYyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplfeN3gWXybTtAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [[A newspaper vendor in Tokyo displays Shohei Ohtani's trade on the front page.] Eugene Hoshiko/Associated Press](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnY_zjP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8xMi9sZWFybmluZy83MDAtbWlsbGlvbi1kZWFsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMzEyMTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEwNDY1Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTI5NjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmV943eBZfJtO0BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Picture Prompts $700 Million Deal Is any athlete worth that amount of money? By The Learning Network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnY_zjP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8xMi9sZWFybmluZy83MDAtbWlsbGlvbi1kZWFsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMzEyMTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEwNDY1Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTI5NjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmV943eBZfJtO0BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [[An ashtray filled with cigarette butts at a beach.] Bob Edme/Associated Press](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnY_zjP4QYAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTIvMTIvbGVhcm5pbmcvc2hvdWxkLWdvdmVybm1lbnRzLWRvLW1vcmUtdG8tZGlzY291cmFnZS1wZW9wbGUtZnJvbS1zbW9raW5nLWFuZC12YXBpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMTIxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTA0NjUmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1Mjk2MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZX3jd4Fl8m07QFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Student Opinion Should Governments Do More to Discourage People From Smoking and Vaping? France has unveiled new restrictions that it hopes will produce the first “no-tobacco generation.” Should more places embrace such initiatives? By Shannon Doyne](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnY_zjP4QYAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTIvMTIvbGVhcm5pbmcvc2hvdWxkLWdvdmVybm1lbnRzLWRvLW1vcmUtdG8tZGlzY291cmFnZS1wZW9wbGUtZnJvbS1zbW9raW5nLWFuZC12YXBpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMTIxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTA0NjUmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1Mjk2MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZX3jd4Fl8m07QFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [[Ice Spice, center, standing in a crowded room. She is fixing her red Afro with her hands and is wearing a diamond pendant necklace and a sheer red bodysuit with animal stripes.] Dolly Faibyshev for The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnY_zjP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8xMy9sZWFybmluZy9zdHlsZS1pbi0yMDIzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMzEyMTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEwNDY1Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTI5NjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmV943eBZfJtO0BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Picture Prompts Style in 2023 Who was dressed best this year? By The Learning Network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnY_zjP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8xMy9sZWFybmluZy9zdHlsZS1pbi0yMDIzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMzEyMTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEwNDY1Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTI5NjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmV943eBZfJtO0BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [[Two young women are shown in TikToks posted by their parents about how they gave PowerPoint presentations on their holiday wish lists.] TikTok](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnY_zjP4QVAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTIvMTgvbGVhcm5pbmcvZG8teW91LXByZWZlci1naWZ0cy10aGF0LXlvdXZlLWFza2VkLWZvci1vci1vbmVzLXRoYXQtYXJlLWEtc3VycHJpc2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMTIxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTA0NjUmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1Mjk2MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZX3jd4Fl8m07QFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [Student Opinion Do You Prefer Gifts That You’ve Asked For or Ones That Are a Surprise? Have you ever shared a wish list with your friends and family so they know what to get for you? By Shannon Doyne](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnY_zjP4QVAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMTIvMTgvbGVhcm5pbmcvZG8teW91LXByZWZlci1naWZ0cy10aGF0LXlvdXZlLWFza2VkLWZvci1vci1vbmVzLXRoYXQtYXJlLWEtc3VycHJpc2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMTIxOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTA0NjUmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1Mjk2MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZX3jd4Fl8m07QFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [[An illustration showing an adult looking warily outside at events in an uncertain world, while hovering over a student staring despondently at a notebook.] Eleanor Davis](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnY_zjP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8xNC9sZWFybmluZy9wYXJlbnQtYW5kLWNoaWxkLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMzEyMTkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEwNDY1Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTI5NjImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmV943eBZfJtO0BSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Picture Prompts Parent and Child What do you think this image is communicating? 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