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…
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…
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…
How this learner is launching her coding career with Google’s Summer...
Isabella went from having a non-technical background to landing a spot in Google’s Summer of Code (GSoC) program as a Front-End Engineer. She started learning to code in October 2020, splitting her time between Codecademy and taking classes as an undergraduate marketing major. Six months later, she joined Google’s summer program, where she does front-end…
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…
The American Teacher’s Plight: Underappreciated, Underpaid and Overworked
Before the 1800s, teaching positions were largely held by men, until socio-economic shifts facilitated the entrance of women into the work force. As teaching was one of the few jobs that fit within the feminine ideal, women increasingly took on teaching roles. The feminization of this occupation correlated with a decrease in respect for teaching…
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Summer Reading Contest Winner Week 7: On a “Grief Camp” For...
Congratulations to our winner, Samya Madhukar, as well as to our many runners-up and honorable mentions.
‘Could You Patent the Sun?’: A Winning Student Open Letter
We are honoring the winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Isabelle Kim, age 15.
A Comprehensive Guide to Rajasthan Tour
The tour starts with a visit to Jaipur, the pink city known for its imposing forts and dazzling palaces. In the afternoon, you’ll tour the mighty Amber Fort and see the architectural marvel that is Hawa Mahal. Here is a combined tour of Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur, and Jaisalmer with Rajasthan tour packages. Afterwards, you’ll enjoy a…
What Students Are Saying About Summer Vacation and Heading Back to...
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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…
How Karen is Updating Her Medical Knowledge on Coursera
Karen is a registered nurse working at a school in Wisconsin. She took courses on Coursera to update her medical knowledge and provide the best possible care for her students. “Courses on Coursera helped me realize the breadth of knowledge that’s available and helped me rediscover the love of learning.” 2012 B.C. (Before Coursera) I…
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Gender in the Workplace Study
Over the past three months, we have been reaching out to learning system vendors throughout the world, seeking to find information on the number of female executives at their companies and whether or not they had a leadership development program, and if so, what are the breakdowns? This post covers what will be included in…
Lesson of the Day: ‘Fear, Anxiety and Hope: What It Means...
Find all our Lessons of the Day here. Lesson Overview Featured Article: “Fear, Anxiety and Hope: What It Means to Be a Minority in Gaming” Five years after “Gamergate,” little seems to have changed in the gaming industry for minorities, women and members of the L.G.B.T.Q. community. In this lesson, students read six stories of…
Reading Rates Among American Adults
The paper gives a number of fascinating insights. People who are more likely to read tend to be older, women, white, have postgraduate degrees, and make more than $100k. However, the trends change a little when it’s broken down by time spent reading by those who read. Older adults do spend more time reading than…
Weekly News Quiz for Students: Academy Awards, National Park Birthday, Teenage...
Last week, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson spent two days answering senators’ questions about her Supreme Court nomination. Yet, according to a News Analysis, the aggressively hostile interrogation of Judge Jackson marred what could have been not only a reset for the Senate, but a significant national moment in seeing the first ascend to the pinnacle…
Adobe Photoshop vs Canva: Which Should You Learn? (2026 Guide)
Everyone says you need to “learn design” to create content that stands out online. But once you start exploring design tools, a new question quickly appears: should you learn professional software or stick with simple drag-and-drop platforms? This is where the Adobe vs Canva debate often begins. Photoshop is known for powerful, professional editing, but…
Word + Quiz: fuselage
fuselage ˈfyü-sə-ˌläzh , -zə- noun: the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo)_________The word fuselage has appeared in 31 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on July 16 in “Ed Dwight Was Set to Be the First Black Astronaut. Here’s Why That…