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: untenable
The word untenable has appeared in 290 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on March 27 in “Hollywood Has Not Recovered Jobs Lost During Strikes, Report Says” by Matt Stevens:Experts and industry workers alike say that some combination of the pandemic, the strikes and the end of peak streaming have created an untenable…
What’s Going On in This Picture? | Jan. 9, 2023
Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.
What’s Going On in This Picture? | April 15, 2024
1. After looking closely at the image above (or at the full-size image), think about these three questions:2. Next, join the conversation by clicking on the comment button and posting in the box that opens on the right. (Students 13 and older are invited to comment, although teachers of younger students are welcome to post…
Word of the Day: replete
replete ri-ˈplēt adjective 1. deeply filled or permeated (followed by with)2. filled to satisfaction with food or drink3. complete_________The word replete has appeared in 114 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on March 14 in “Blue Ivy Carter, Beyoncé’s daughter, wins her first Grammy.” by Julia Jacobs:At only 9 years old,…
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…
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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…
Word of the Day: expatiate
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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…
Word + Quiz: pennant
pennant ˈpe-nənt noun 1. a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering) 2. the award given to the champion _________ The word pennant has appeared in 83 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Nov. 29 in “Soon to Be Alone in Oakland, the A’s Inch Closer to a…
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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…
Word of the Day: dystopia
This word has appeared in 75 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
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…