21 Phrases You Use Without Realizing You’re Quoting Shakespeare
Mental Floss · 7 minThroughout nearly 40 plays, Shakespeare wrote quite a few lines that have since become more easily remembered than forgotten.
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No Laughing Matter? What the Romans Found Funny
antigonejournal.com · 11 minCicero advises that explaining a joke kills it.
The Shadowy Business of International Education
The Walrus · 33 minForeign students are lied to and exploited on every front. They’re also propping up higher education as we know it.
Edgar Allan Poe Needs a Friend
Lapham's Quarterly · 13 minRevisiting the relationships of “a man who never smiled.”
15 Major Money-Saving Ways to Cut Remodeling Costs
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88-Year-Old Professor Resigns Mid-Class When Student Refuses to Wear Mask
Newsweek · 3 minA long-time college professor has resigned from the University of Georgia (UGA) after a student in his classroom refused to wear her mask properly. On August 24, 88-year-old Irwin Bernstein, a UGA retiree-rehire psychology professor, was teaching his second class of the semester.
In the Middle of the Great Resignation, Employers Are Rejecting Millions of Qualified Workers, New Harvard Research Finds
Inc. Magazine · 3 minGiven the incredible difficulty of hiring during "the Great Resignation," you'd therefore probably be pretty shocked to hear that many of America's most respected businesses are turning away millions of qualified applicants for no good reason at all.
Best website for free education 2021: Learn online
ZDNet · 5 minOnline education tools have revolutionized the way we learn. Motivated students can learn at their own pace, with college-level courses that can be taken at any time to fit within today's busy lifestyles.
My 5th Grade Teacher Set One Reading Rule & Forever Changed My Reading Life
bookriot.com · 11 minFifth grade was and remains one of the most memorable school years of my life. I was in one of those experimental classrooms, wherein both the students needing additional help to succeed, including aides, and the “gifted” were together.
What is known about Ad Astra, the mysterious disruptive school created by Elon Musk where his children study?
Entrepreneur · 5 minGenius, millionaire, playboy , philanthropist, Tesla techno-king , emperor of Mars … and promoter of alternative education methods. Elon Musk has criticized America's educational system on several occasions, but instead of just making complaints, he got down to business.
Google Data Analytics Certificate: 8 Courses Will Help Prepare Students for an Entry-Level Job in 6 Months
Open Culture · 2 minDuring the pandemic, Google launched a series of Career Certificates that will “prepare learners for an entry-level role in under six months.” The new career initiative includes certificates concentrating on Project Management and UX Design.
Is It Normal That My First Grader Watches Multiple Videos in Class?
Slate · 11 minCare and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. In addition to our traditional advice, every Thursday we feature an assortment of teachers from across the country answering your education questions. Have a question for our teachers? Email askateacher@slate.
Teachers Are Sharing Experiences With Students That Compelled Them To Change Their Teaching Policies, And It's Eye-Opening
BuzzFeed · 21 minWe all know that students learn from their teachers. But sometimes, teachers learn from their students, too.
Men Fall Behind in College Enrollment. Women Still Play Catch-Up at Work.
The New York Times · 4 minWomen are overrepresented in low-paying professions that require college credentials. The coronavirus upended the lives of millions of college students.
The Real College Scandal
thepointmag.com · 15 minIn 2019, fifty or so parents were found to have bribed administrators and coaches to have their children accepted to colleges around the country. This college-admissions scandal—“Operation Varsity Blues,” as it was known—got drawn out over several news cycles.
In California, College Students Are Now Officially Considered an Environmental Menace
Slate · 5 minEnrolling more students at one of America’s best public universities might be bad for the environment. That’s the conclusion of California Superior Court Judge Brad Seligman, who on Aug.
Canada’s universities and colleges have broken their students’ trust
The Globe and Mail · 4 minManish Raizada is a professor and molecular geneticist at the University of Guelph. After I got my two doses of COVID-19 vaccine, I felt as giddy about returning to classrooms this September as I did before my first class 20 years ago.
Culinary School Grads Are Sharing The Cooking Tricks They Wish They'd Learned Sooner, And Some Are Really Surprising
BuzzFeed · 3 minCulinary school can be a rewarding experience filled with useful cooking tips, tricks, and techniques. To make things a bit more accessible, people in r/Cooking and the BuzzFeed Community are sharing the most important cooking tips they've learned in culinary school and in their own kitchens.
5 Ways to Learn New Skills Effectively
Entrepreneur · 4 minLearning a new skill can be one of the most satisfying things you can do to grow. Learning a new skill is not just a financially smart decision, but it is also good for your mental health. When you learn new skills, you feel more powerful.
My Kid’s Classroom Discipline System Is Making Her Sick—and the School Doesn’t Care
Slate · 11 minCare and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here or post it in the Slate Parenting Facebook group. We love our 7-year-old’s school except for one thing: the dreaded color-coded clip charts.
Will That College Degree Pay Off?
The New York Times · 6 minMost four-year degrees pay off by paving the way for graduates to recoup the cost of their education relatively quickly, a new analysis finds. But that’s particularly true for some programs, while others may offer little economic advantage over a high school diploma.
The British government’s unwanted higher-education boom
The Economist · 3 minBRITAIN’S CONSERVATIVE government is ambivalent about universities. It won a majority in 2019 by picking up votes from people who never went to one.
How to Read a Book at Higher Order Reading Skill Level
Medium · 4 minReading books and insightful essays is my favourite pastime. I read on my phone, swipe through pages on my iPad. And read physical books in the morning just before deep work and in the evening before bed.
7 True Stories From Virtual School
The New York Times · 16 minTeachers, administrators and service providers talk about what remote teaching is really like. Teachers started reporting that students were in class on Zoom while, for example, moving boxes at a warehouse.