Is Childhood Today Over-Supervised?
Find all our Student Opinion questions here.Would you describe your childhood as free? When you were younger, did your parents allow you to explore the world around you — such as to venture into your neighborhood or the woods alone with friends? Or did you feel adults were always nearby, supervising your every move?In “I…
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…
Word of the Day: attenuate
This word has appeared in 48 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…
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Where Is the Line Between Helping a Child Become More Resilient...
Has a parent, a teacher, a coach or some other caring adult ever pushed you to try something new? To persevere through a difficult situation? To do something that you thought you couldn’t do?If so, were you grateful for the prompting in the end? Or did you think it went too far?In “I Was Trying…
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…
Word of the Day: sparse
The word sparse has appeared in 194 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Jan. 26 in “What Do You Call a Galaxy Without Stars?” by Dennis Overbye:Dark galaxies are entities whose stars are so sparse and faint that their light cannot be discerned other than as a thin, transparent haze that doesn’t…
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…
Lesson of the Day: ‘Anxious and Cooped Up, 1.5 Million Kashmiri...
Find all our Lessons of the Day here. Lesson Overview Featured Article: “Anxious and Cooped Up, 1.5 Million Kashmiri Children Are Still Out of School” After India revoked the autonomy of the Kashmir region in August, soldiers and militants have claimed the streets and most schools shuttered their doors indefinitely. In this lesson, students will…
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Word + Quiz: captious
captious ˈkap-shəs adjective: tending to find and call attention to faults_________The word captious has appeared in one article on NYTimes.com in the past three years, on June 28, 2017, in “Board Books to Get Babies Talking” by Maria Russo, which includes a short review of the book “Brick by Brick” by Giuliano Ferri:This…
Dream House
Last month, a real-life Barbie Dreamhouse was made available to rent in Malibu, California. Have you ever fantasized about having your own “dream house”? What kind of features, gadgets and memorabilia would you put in it? Where would it be located? Who would live there with you? Describe your perfect home in the comments below,…
AIU Receives Widespread Media Coverage for Innovative Efforts in Education and...
Atlantic International University (AIU) is proud to announce the resounding success of its recent press release, which focuses on our pioneering initiatives in education, artificial intelligence, and innovation. The news has been spotlighted by major media platforms in the tech and business sectors. Notably, our story has been featured on NBC News, Yahoo Finance, New York…
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…
What Disgusts You?
How do you feel when you look at the image of moldy fruit at the top of this post? Are you disgusted?How does disgust feel in your body? Is it a queasiness or nausea? Is it the sensation of creepy crawlies? What expression does your face make when you see something disgusting like that photograph?In…