Lesson of the Day: ‘The Original Renegade’
Find all our Lessons of the Day here.Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “The Original Renegade” by Taylor LorenzHow many times in the last week have you, or someone around you, done the Renegade dance? Can you remember where you first saw the dance? Do you know who created the Renegade?If you are not familiar with the dance,…
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Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Use your imagination to write the opening of a short story or poem inspired by this illustration — or tell us about a memory from your own life that this image makes you think of.Post it in…
Word of the Day: facile
facile ˈfa-səl adjective1. arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth2. performing adroitly and without effort3. expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively_________The word facile has appeared in 41 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on March 3 in “A ‘Rent’ Reunion Measures 25 Years of Love and Loss” by Maya Phillips:Is…
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: colossal
The word colossal has appeared in 217 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Feb. 7 in “Rome’s Ancient Grandeur Towers Anew With a Copy of a Colossus” by Elisabetta Povoledo:Towering over visitors, the 43-foot seated statue was painstakingly reconstructed by a Madrid-based digital art group, Factum Foundation, from the 10 known fragments…
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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…
What’s new on Coursera for Business – December 2019
By Kyle Clark, Senior Skills Transformation Consultant Coursera’s university and industry partners launched over 50 courses in December to round out 2019. Our new courses range in topic from the data-heavy – including new AI, cloud, and analytics courses – to cultural intelligence, public health, security management, and business English. Here are our top picks…
6 Rewarding Cybersecurity Careers & How to Get Started
If you’re in the market for a job in tech, there’s a good chance you’ve come across cybersecurity roles during your search. In the United States, there are several hundreds of thousands of open cybersecurity positions that need to be filled. There are a couple factors contributing to the current demand for cybersecurity professionals: The…
What Elective Do You Wish Your School Offered?
Does your school offer elective classes? Have you taken any? If so, which have been your favorite? Why?Are there any elective classes you wish your school offered?For example, would you be interested in a class that teaches you about where your food comes from?In “OK, Class, First We Shoot the Deer,” Mark Josephson writes about…
On National Parks and Brainrot: The Winners of Week 6 of...
Chenyi Zhu reflects on national parks, while Christopher Leung wonders about internet slang.
Can You Reach the Top of the Alison Leaderboard?
Imagine logging in to your Alison Dashboard, excited to learn something new, and seeing your name climb the ranks, knowing your hard work is paying off. That’s what the Alison Leaderboard is all about! It gives you a real-time snapshot of your learning progress and shows how you compare with millions of other Learners in…
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Internal vs External Learning Systems, Easy to Explain?
For those individuals who would rather read a summary of the post than the entire post, see below. A.I. created this. I reviewed it to verify and validate the information as accurate. The summary presents key takeaways. To read the entire POST, scroll down after the summary. Please note that this is a work in…
How Much Have You and Your Community Changed Since George Floyd’s...
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was killed when a white police officer knelt on his neck for more than nine agonizing minutes. His death sparked an uprising for racial justice nearly unparalleled in American history, and…
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’s Going On in This Picture? | Oct. 16, 2023
Note: Comments are open for student responses. A live moderated discussion of this photo will take place on Oct. 16.1. 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…
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 I Went From Purchasing Manager At A Plastics Company To...
Learning to code so that you can land a job in tech can feel daunting. That's why we're sharing inspiring stories from Codecademy's community — to show how people like you (yes, you!) can embark on a learning journey and end up with a totally new career. We hope these stories serve as a reminder…