For China’s Pickup Artists, Sex Is the Goal and Urging Suicide Is a Tactic
In China, teaching men the manipulative ways of the pickup artist became big business. A crackdown is revealing a curriculum of abuse. “You’ve given your…
December 2019
15 jobs no one knew about in 2010 that everyone will want in 2020
Demand for artificial intelligence specialists grew 74% over the last five years. LinkedIn released its annual report of the 15 top emerging jobs in 2020.These jobs…
Education trends and beyond
Let’s brace ourselves for the new era, backed by technology to pave the way for creating levers for a stronger education system in the future The education…
THE SHAPE OF EDTECH TO COME
The future of edtech includes better grading systems for educational tools, technology that supports deeper learning and ever-more-sophisticated data analysis. Edtech is well past the orientation…
Technology in education: what’s next?
We look at the latest developments in audiovisual technology for the learning environment and the possibilities for the educators of today and tomorrow Changing focus…
Why Vietnamese students end up working illegally in South Korea
Tempted by high incomes and under pressure to make money, Vietnamese students in South Korea even drop out of school to work illegally. Thanh Tung,…
When your kid has a bad friends
My second grader has fallen in with a bad crowd, and I don’t know what to do. Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column….
How to Research School Districts Before Buying a Home or Investment Property
Good schools are important from an educational and resale perspective. Here’s how to find out where they are. There are several factors you need to…
The hidden harm of standardized tests
A lawsuit is taking on the University of California system’s use of the SAT and ACT standardized tests in admissions. The suit claims the tests…
Examinophobia: The fear of exams, it’s real
If you regularly become excessively nervous before or during an important exam, you may have “testophobia”. It is mostly called “examinophobia” or “exam fever”. It…