As students are urged to have twice-weekly Covid tests, unions say further measures are needed to reassure parentsA new government campaign urging students in England to have twice-weekly Covid tests for “a more normal year” at school and college has b…
UK teachers: how do you feel about returning to school?
We would like to know how UK school teachers are feeling about returning to class this SeptemberAs a new school term approaches, we would like to hear from teachers across the UK about how they feel about returning to the classroom. Are you looking for…
‘Don’t avert your eyes’: Afghan teachers urge world to defend girls’ education
Educators say they fear reversal of hard-won progress as aid workers call for Taliban’s desire for international legitimacy to be used as leverageAfghanistan’s only boarding school for girls has temporarily relocated to Rwanda, its co-founder has said,…
Bankers chase Byju’s for IPO, valuation pegged up to $50 billion
Nearly every top investment bank is chasing Byju’s and nudging the most valuable Indian startup to seriously explore the public markets as soon as next year. Most banks have given Byju’s a proposed valuation in the range of $40 to $45 billion, but some including Morgan Stanley have pitched a $50 billion valuation if the […]
NoRedInk raises $50 million Series B to help students become better writers
“In order to become a better writer, read your written words out loud.” That’s one of the first, and best, writing tips I ever received. I always found the advice ironic because it required me to change the medium of my writing to become a better writer. Still, all these years later, it’s true: vocalizing […]
More Than 80 Cultures Still Speak in Whistles
An anonymous reader shares a report: Tourists visiting La Gomera and El Hierro in the Canary Islands can often hear locals communicating over long distances by whistling — not a tune, but the Spanish language. “Good whistlers can understand all the me…
教師に「ボディカメラの装着」を求める米国の保守派層、その“あり得ない提案”が現実味を帯びてきた
教師にボディカメラを着用するよう求める動きが、米国の保守派層の間で広まっている。保守派たちが「実存的脅威」と非難する批判的人種理論を学校で教えさせない目的があるが、そもそも学校での監視をどこまで許すのかという根本的な問題もある。
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Can you solve it? Logical philosophers
Five existentialists walk into a barToday’s three puzzles are mini-dramas featuring well-known philosophers.1. Late Wittgenstein Continue reading…
Leeds mother pleads for help with autistic daughter’s ballet school fees
Constance Bailey, from the deprived Seacroft estate, has a place at The Hammond School in Chester but cannot afford the costsBefore she was even accepted into one of the country’s most prestigious ballet schools, Constance Bailey’s audition immediately…
子どもに人気のゲームプラットフォーム「Roblox」は、若年層からの“搾取”で成り立っている
子どもたちがゲームを開発して販売できるプラットフォームとして人気の「Roblox」は、いまや巨額の収益を上げる成長企業となった。ところが、実際のところその成功は、ゲームのコンテンツをつくっている若いゲーム開発者を“搾取”することで成り立っている──。そんな批判の声が上がっている。
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