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Word + Quiz: ebullience
ebullience i-ˈbu̇l-yən(t)s , -ˈbəl- noun: eager enjoyment or approval_________The word ebullience has appeared in 14 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on April 10 in “‘Her Smell’ Review: The Road to Rock ’n’ Roll Transcendence Goes Through the Gutter” by A.O. Scott:It’s a train wreck in five acts, mostly unfolding offstage.…
Why the Future of Learning Starts with Building
Coding has always served two purposes: the intrinsic drive to build something, and the practical path to a lucrative career. Even the most passionate code aficionados don’t dream of variables or syntax — they want to make a website, a tool, a game. For years, the career upside was impossible to ignore. You could land a stable SWE job, bootstrap your own app, or join a buzzy…
Should I Learn C++?
It doesn’t matter if you want to learn your first programming language or your fifth, mastering a new language takes time and energy, and you’ll want that investment to be worth your while.Before you dive into learning a new language you might be wondering what you’ll be able to build once you master the language,…
Why the Future of Learning Starts with Building
Coding has always served two purposes: the intrinsic drive to build something, and the practical path to a lucrative career. Even the most passionate code aficionados don’t dream of variables or syntax — they want to make a website, a tool, a game. For years, the career upside was impossible to ignore. You could land a stable SWE job, bootstrap your own app, or join a buzzy…
Word of the Day: throng
The word throng has appeared in 109 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Dec. 7 in “Hot Glazed Doughnuts on the Menu, and Parisians Can’t Get Enough” by Liz Alderman:As dawn broke in central Paris on Wednesday, a throng of 500 people, mostly French, stood with uncharacteristic patience in a snaking line,…
What is ROI in LMS and How to Calculate It?
ROI (Return on Investment) is a critical metric used to assess the effectiveness and profitability of any business initiative, and Learning Management Systems (LMS) are no exception. For organisations investing in LMS platforms, understanding the ROI is essential to measure the impact of their learning and development efforts. In this article, we will delve into…
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Erasure Poetry At Home
The past year has been difficult for many people. The pandemic, the politics, the job loss and the isolation — most Americans have had to find some new coping mechanisms to make it through. Here’s one: erasure poetry.Creativity can be healing in difficult times, but it’s not always easy to tap into those creative juices.…
March Vocabulary Challenge
Every school day, we define a new vocabulary word in our Word of the Day column and provide an example of how the word has been used in The New York Times. But you don’t have to be a Times journalist to contextualize a vocabulary word within a piece of writing — students can do…
Word + Quiz: paucity
paucity ˈpȯ-sə-tē noun: an insufficient quantity or number_________The word paucity has appeared in 54 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Feb. 12 in “A Simple Way to Equalize the Ivies? Give Others the Legacy SAT Bonus” by Dana Goldstein and Anemona Hartocollis:A new paper from a team of prominent economists…
A door into uni, no matter your ATAR
On ATAR release day, Daniel was one of many Year 12 students across Australia in no mood to celebrate. “I thought all of my hard work didn’t really equate to the mark that I received back” he says. Nobody in Daniel’s family had been to university, but they held the idea of education in high…
Lesson of the Day: ‘How Language Classes Are Moving Past the...
Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “How Language Classes Are Moving Past the Gender Binary” by Molly LipsonMany languages, including Hebrew, French, Spanish, Italian and Arabic, use binary pronouns, such as he/she and male/female, which means that other gender identities are not formally acknowledged in those languages.In this lesson, you will learn about teachers who are finding ways…
Word of the Day: callous
This word has appeared in 96 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
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New Words
The Oxford English Dictionary last week added 42 new words borrowed from other languages, including gigil, a Tagalog expression for witnessing something adorable, like the golden retriever puppy pictured above.What is something — a feeling or experience, for example — that you wish there was a word for in English? Why?Do you speak any languages…
Why the Future of Learning Starts with Building
Coding has always served two purposes: the intrinsic drive to build something, and the practical path to a lucrative career. Even the most passionate code aficionados don’t dream of variables or syntax — they want to make a website, a tool, a game. For years, the career upside was impossible to ignore. You could land a stable SWE job, bootstrap your own app, or join a buzzy…
Ask a Data Engineer: Warby Parker Edition 👓
Codecademy’s very own Nick Duckwiler (left) and Ryan Tuck from Warby Parker (right) in our office. (📷: Mitch Boyer) Last month, Codecademy and Warby Parker came together to work on a special Learn SQL from Scratch Capstone Project. It was during this time when I met Ryan Tuck, a Data Engineer at Warby, who played…
What Do You Think About Prince Harry and Meghan ‘Stepping Back’?
Find all our Student Opinion questions here.Do you typically follow what happens in the British royal family? What have you read, watched or heard about Prince Harry and Meghan, also known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex? What is your initial reaction to the news of their announcement that they will be “stepping back”…
Budget 2019: Higher Ed
After 2 years of big news for the higher education sector, this year’s federal budget hasn’t proposed major changes to education. Little news is good news, as they (sort of) say. In this case, the proposed changes are actually good news, with far more presence of the word ‘funding’, than the word ‘cuts’. Keep in…
LMS vs. No LMS: What’s the Real Difference for Growing Companies?
Your business is experiencing growth – congratulations! Are you worried that your staff don’t have the skills to take it to the next level? If you’re looking for cost-effective training solutions, you’ve come to the right place. Let us explain the pros and cons of a learning management system (LMS) for your business. Let’s be…