Does your town or city have a mall? Do you spend a lot of time there? What do you do when you go? Shop? Hang out? Kill time? Hide out when the weather is bad? People watch?
If you don’t have any nearby malls, do you wish your community did?
Tell us in the comments, then read the related article, where the author of an Opinion essay argues that in a time of increased loneliness we need malls — or something like them.
Students 13 and older in the United States and Britain, and 16 and older elsewhere, are invited to comment. All comments are moderated by the Learning Network staff, but please keep in mind that once your comment is accepted, it will be made public and may appear in print.
