I had impressed Mr Priamo with my passion for winning. In questioning his certainty I learned the eternal value of doubt and ambiguityEven before I entered his class, I knew Mr Priamo, the sixth-grade teacher at my Catholic elementary school, as the sm…
多摩美術大学が、誰もが参加できる“デザインの大学”を期間限定開校。50の新たなデザイン領域を知る、講義プログラム公開
学校法人多摩美術大学（所在地：東京都世田谷区、理事長：青柳正規、多摩美術大学学長：建畠 晢）は、東京ミッドタウン・デザインハブ第94回企画展「Tama Design University」を、東京ミッドタウン・デザインハブにて、12月1日(水)より開催します。 デザインの先端領域および隣接する分野、社会的なテーマに着目し、それ…
UK students: share your experiences of the Turing scheme
We would like to hear about students’ experiences of the foreign study scheme, which replaced the Erasmus scheme after BrexitAccording to the Department for Education, more than 40,000 young people “will be able to work and study abroad” this academic …
Teachers reject plans to have pupils learn 1,700 words for language GCSEs
Making pupils in England ‘grind through list of words’ will not encourage uptake, DfE toldProposals to make pupils in England learn a set of up to 1,700 frequently used words as part of government reforms to French, German and Spanish GCSEs have been r…
California Moves To Recommend Delaying Algebra To 9th Grade Statewide
California is in the process of approving new guidelines for math education in public schools that “pushes Algebra 1 back to 9th grade, de-emphasizes calculus, and applies social justice principles to math lessons,” writes Joe Hong via the San Francisc…
Students who have lived in UK since childhood denied loans – report
Exclusive: Young migrants face Student Finance England tactics worse than ‘hostile environment’Thousands of students who have lived in the UK since childhood are being subjected to a regime described as even harsher than the Home Office’s “hostile envi…
‘She believed in every one of us’: ex-pupils on their inspirational teachers
After Adele’s tearful reunion with a former teacher, four readers recall their own school memories“So bloody cool, so engaging.” That’s how Adele described her English teacher at Chestnut Grove school in Balham, south-west London, Ms McDonald, when ask…
The US has an education problem, but is Big Tech really the answer?
The future of STEM education won’t become more equitable by creating a free coding course but by seeing the solutions already before us and acting accordingly.
VCs and university endowments should partner to make venture more diverse
University endowments should invest in educational opportunities to give more people pathways to careers in venture.
Gift Guide: 20+ STEM toy gift ideas for aspiring young builders
For this year’s STEM toy gift guide we’ve split out our recommendations by age for easier navigation.