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THE LEARNING NETWORK
THE LEARNING NETWORK
The New York Times is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.
The 'Learning Network' is the student section of the online newspaper. It gives students the chance to critically engage with current events and allows them to share their opinions with other students from around the world.
Student opinion questions
Student opinion questions
Every school day they post a new question that invites students to read an article and respond with their own ideas. Some of the questions ask students to make an argument, while others invite personal writing. They range in topic from social media and current events to gun violence and gender roles.
Kingsford Year 10 project
Kingsford Year 10 project
For your Year 10 project work, we would like you to submit your opinions onto the Learning Network's opinion questions.
Each week, two topics will be shared with you that we would like you to contribute to.
You simply need to visit the page, read through the article and use the questions to help frame your response.
Once you have submitted your response, send a screenshot of your post to Ms Issitt via your email on the VLE.
The most exciting responses will be published here on the department website!
WEEK 1A
WEEK 1A
Is Your Family Experiencing Greater Conflict During a Time of Self-Quarantine?
WEEK 1B
WEEK 1B
How Do Animals Provide Comfort in Your Life?
nytimes.com/2020/03/31/learning/how-do-animals-provide-comfort-in-your-life.html
WEEK 2A
WEEK 2A
Cooped up and quarantined, what games are you turning to for fun?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/learning/what-are-your-favorite-games.html
WEEK 2B
WEEK 2B
How Can You Tell a Story About Your Life Right Now Through a Few Simple Numbers?
WEEK 3A
WEEK 3A
Are You an Optimist or a Pessimist?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/29/learning/is-it-ok-to-laugh-during-dark-times.html
WEEK 3B
WEEK 3B
Is It OK to Laugh During Dark Times?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/29/learning/is-it-ok-to-laugh-during-dark-times.html
Week 4a
Week 4a
When the Pandemic Ends, Will School Change Forever?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/learning/when-the-pandemic-ends-will-school-change-forever.html
Week 4B
Week 4B
What Makes a Great Leader?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/learning/what-makes-a-great-leader.html
Week 5a
Week 5a
How Is Your Family Dividing Responsibilities During the Quarantine?
week 5b
week 5b
What’s the Best Book You Ever Read for School?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/11/learning/whats-the-best-book-you-ever-read-for-school.html
WEek 6A
WEek 6A
Do You Prefer to Dwell in the Past, Live in the Present or Dream of the Future?
Week 6b
Week 6b
Do You Believe in Ghosts?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/20/learning/do-you-believe-in-ghosts.html
Week 7A
Week 7A
What Is Your Reaction to the Days of Protest That Have Followed the Death of George Floyd?
Week 7b
Week 7b
What Have You Learned About Yourself During This Lockdown?
kingsford student responseS
kingsford student responseS
London, UK April 20
Living in an extended family and in quarantine is not so bad as everyone is working from home, minding their own business to an extent. It is a lot more chaotic but that is bound to happen as I have two younger siblings. I personally feel the most stressed as this year I am missing huge amounts of learning that will be required for my exams. Being the oldest I feel a duty to help my mother around the household especially now we as everyone is home 24 hours a day and is cooking and cleaning more frequently. There are small conflicts that arise but more or less the same as before quarantine. I do become frustrated when I'm asked to do things when I'm trying to work . I feel as if they don't understand how the amount of work I have to do. Ideally I would like them to not disturb till I have completed all my work as otherwise being disturbed multiple times discourages me and takes me a lot longer to complete my work. We don't really have family meetings because honestly the children's opinion do not really matter. If I have a problem I just tell my parents ot try to work around it
Is your family experiencing greater conflict during a time of self-quarantine?
As a 15 year old teenager being stuck at home with two younger siblings for an uncertain amount of time sounded like a nightmare and to be honest I have never learnt more about the people that I love than I have now due to this global pandemic. Having to see the same people day and night can be slightly frustrating but really there is so much more to do than I anticipated. As a family I must admit our personalities, opinions, morals all differ which is really the spark to all conflicts that happen. Trying our hardest to get along with people can be extremely difficult but in my situation, I really do feel like the lucky charm is within my hands, me and my family balance each other out and we couldn’t get along any better. That’s not to say we don’t have any arguments, like all families we do bicker but I can’t think of any better people to spend these dark days with than those who love me limitlessly. As I’ve grown up I have learnt the most important lesson and that is for sure ‘ everything happens for a reason’. I strongly believe that this has made us more understanding as people and closer than ever. I am now at the point where I really cherish time with family than previously, however I can’t wait to see my friends again and put life back on the right path, whilst remembering that in the end family is always there.
New york times (what makes a good leader).pdf
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