Education

We need more women in STEM careers

Local solutions are needed to get more women into science, technology, engineering and maths The post We need more women in STEM careers appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.
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Teachers having sexual relationships with learners is illegal

The Sexual Offences Act criminalises sex with a person under the age of 16 by a person over the age of 18 The post Teachers having sexual relationships with learners is illegal appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.
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The first day of medical training during a pandemic

The faculty and staff welcome us warmly. They know each of our names as we walk through the door, and further conversation reveals that they have also studied the short biographical sketches we sent in last month. We are reassured – we belong here. I scan the atrium for students I might have seen at […] Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more.
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The Wine Windows of Renaissance Florence Dispense Wine Safely Again During COVID-19

Everything old is new again and Tuscany’s buchette del vino—wine windows—are definitely rolling with the times. As Lisa Harvey earlier reported in Atlas Obscura, buchette del vino became a thing in 1559, shortly after Cosimo I de’ Medici decreed that Florence-dwelling vineyard owners could bypass taverns and wine merchants to sell their product directly to the public. Wealthy wine families eager to pay less in taxes quickly figured out a workaround that would allow them to take advantage...
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New education policy on gender violence released

Universities and other higher education institutions have to develop ways of preventing or dealing with rape and other damaging behaviour The post New education policy on gender violence released appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.
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Classic Punk Rock Sketches from Saturday Night Live, Courtesy of Fred Armisen

Comedian Fred Armisen is best known for his years on Saturday Night Live, his eight seasons of surreal sketch comedy (with Carrie Brownstein) on Portlandia, and his unnerving command of regional accents and impressions. True fans also know that for much of his career he’s also been a musician, primarily a drummer, since college. Starting in high school, he’s been in various bands, including Trenchmouth, the Blue Man Group, and sometimes sitting in with Seth Meyers' house band. So the abo...
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School closures come at a cost

The latest, unscientific decision to close schools again won’t help poor students. Strategies must be identified to help learners stay in school The post School closures come at a cost appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.
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How to Find the Right Pair of Shoes for Any Occasion

Let us help you find the perfect shoes for everything in your busy schedule.
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Laptops for the Justice Reskill Program

Update 8/9 @ 4 pm: We just received a donation of 20 laptops for the Justice Reskill program from John Shegerian, who is exec chairman of ERI. We are no longer looking for laptops for this program but look for more from me on the front in the future. John – thank you! Aaron Clark is leading a program called Justice Reskill. They need 20 laptops for the participants in the program. Justice Reskill is a reskilling platform that teaches both technical and essential skills to justice-invol...
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Earn your Certification in Creative Placemaking this Fall

NJIT’s (New Jersey Institute of Technology) groundbreaking and highly respected Professional Certificate in Creative Placemaking will be conducted in virtual classroom format in Fall, 2020. This 90-hour course of study runs September 10-Dec. 21. Registration is open for the Fall offering of the NJIT Certificate in Creative Placemaking. This 90-hour non-credit course is designed for civic leaders, planners, community and economic development professionals and artists who wish to acquire the s...
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Winston Churchill Praises the Virtue of “Brevity” in Memos to His Staff: Concise Writing Leads to Clearer Thinking

George Orwell and Winston Churchill didn’t agree on much. For example, while Orwell wrote with deep sympathy about coal miners in The Road to Wigan Pier, Churchill, as home secretary, brutally crushed a miner’s strike in Wales. Orwell’s early years as “an apparatchik in the last days of the empire… left him with a hatred of authority and imperialism,” writes Richard Eilers. Churchill was a committed imperialist all his life, instrumental in prolonging a famine in British India that killed “at l...
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Jordyn Woods Style 2020: How to Get Her Recent Trendy Looks, For Less

This is how you can get Jordyn Woods's super-Instagrammable outfits, on a budget.
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Ethical humanism: life after #medbikini and an approach to reimagining professionalism

So long as you are trying to fit in, you will never feel like you belong. When the travesty of a “research” publication titled, “Prevalence of Unprofessional Social Media Content Among Young Vascular Surgeons” seemingly metastasized overnight into what will forever be immortalized as the sordid saga that unwittingly catapulted the hashtag #medbikini all across […] Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more.
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The Golden Age of Berlin Comes to Life in the Classic, Avant-Garde Film, Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis (1927)

The rediscovery of Berlin began thirty years ago this November, with the demolition of the wall that had long divided the city's western and eastern halves. Specifically, the Berlin Wall had stood since 1961, meaning the younger generation of West and East Berliners had no memory of their city's being whole. In another sense, the same could be said of their parents' generation, who saw nearly a third of Berlin destroyed in the Second World War. Only the most venerable Berliners would hav...
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Scientists urge routine Covid testing when English schools reopen

Exclusive: experts say staff and pupils should be screened for virus, possibly by group testingScientists have called for routine Covid testing of teachers and pupils alongside a robust test-and-trace system, amid a debate over how to safely reopen schools in England.On Sunday, the children’s commissioner for England, Anne Longfield, said teachers and pupils should have weekly tests, but Nick Gibb, the schools minister, ruled out the idea, saying instead that those who are symptomatic should be ...
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Questions, answers about upcoming school year, distance learning

Public education is kicking back into gear this month, but for most students in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties the phrase “back to school” will be a euphemism. Throughout the region, distance learning and closed classrooms will be the norms until health conditions improve. With that in mind, here’s a brief guide to some of the questions parents and students might have about the upcoming school year. Q: Can my kid go to school? Probably not, at least not yet. The sta...
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Sturgeon promises urgent review of 124,000 downgraded exam results

First minister apologises after predicted awards downgraded more heavily in poorer areasNicola Sturgeon has apologised to tens of thousands of Scottish teenagers whose exam results were downgraded last week and promised urgent changes to their awards.The first minister attempted to defuse a growing crisis for her government by confirming her deputy, John Swinney, would lay out proposals to regrade results in the Scottish parliament on Tuesday. Continue reading...
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Washington Post: Reverse Mortgage a Possible Option for ‘Underwater’ Homeowner

For a senior struggling with their home due to their mortgage being “underwater” — defined as the mortgage balance on a home exceeding its fair market value — a reverse mortgage could present a potentially viable option to unlock a home’s equity compared with other available options. This is according to reporters Ilyce Glink and Samuel J. Tamkin in a newly-published piece at The Washington Post. “I am a widow in my 70s and my mortgage is underwater. In addition, the house is in need of much ...
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What parents should ask when choosing a tutor this fall

By Ryan Gorcey, Correspondent As parents grapple with distance learning this fall, many are considering tutors to help students keep pace. Here’s what to know and how to find a good one, based on interviews with teachers, parents, tutors and folks who run tutoring organizations: What should parents expect to pay? Between $20 per hour and $60 per hour, depending on the private tutor’s credentials and experience. Some centers, like Mathnasium, cost $200-$300 per month, but prices vary by zip cod...
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COVID's Surprising Toll on Careers of Women Scientists

Women scientists and those with young children are paying a steep career price in the pandemic, according to new research by Karim Lakhani, Kyle Myers, and colleagues. [Author: by Rachel Layne]
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With a renewed focus on creative skills, online learning company Skillshare raises $66M

CEO Matt Cooper said 2020 has been a year of rapid growth — even before the pandemic forced large swaths of the population to stay home and turn to online learning for entertainment and enrichment. Cooper (who became CEO in 2017) told me that the company decided last year to “focus on our strength,” leading to a “brand relaunch” in January 2020 to emphasize the richness of its creativity-themed content. At the same time, Cooper said the company defines creativity very broadly, with classes div...
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He called himself the ‘rubbish man’ and he built one success story after another – his children

“I told all my kids growing up that when other kids asked them what their father did for a living they should be right up front. You tell them your father works for the Department of Sanitation. He’s the rubbish man.”   Gilbert Gonzales put five children through college on the modest salary he earned picking up trash in this city for 37 years. His kids rewarded him with one doctor, one lawyer, an engineer, a corporate administrator and a school teacher in the family. They graduated from some of ...
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Collaborating During Coronavirus: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Nature of Work

This study of 16 cities is the first large-scale analysis of how digital communication patterns have changed in the early stages of the pandemic. [Author: by Evan DeFilippis, Stephen Michael Impink, Madison Singell, Jeffrey T. Polzer, and Raffaella Sadun]
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How to prepare students for jobs in the 21st century

A common goal for educators is to identify, and then teach, cognitive skills that are needed for the workplace. In 2017 a group of investigators at the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, New Jersey, investigated which skills are needed as a result of the rapid changes occurring as the United States shifted from an industrial to an information-based economy. The organization analyzed 142,000 online job advertisements that were posted between February and April of that year. The most highly...
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‘We’ve Got This’: Family Prepares For School Year Of Distance Learning

RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) – Sunday marked the eve of a very different kind of school year and parents spent the weekend getting the house set up – squeezing in some extra workspace for distance learning. No doubt it’s a challenge for everyone, but CBS13 found one family doing something special Sunday so teachers have some extra encouragement too. The Knifton house looks a bit different now. The work stations are set up and the Chromebooks are out. “Each has their own login and they’ll be able to ac...
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What we are learning about Covid-19 and kids

As schools around the world prepare to reopen, new scientific evidence about children and coronavirus is coming to lightCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBack in April, the French epidemiologist Arnaud Fontanet found himself leading an investigation in the town of Crépy-en-Valois, a small community of 15,000 inhabitants just to the north-east of Paris. In February, the town’s middle and high schools had become the centre of a new outbreak of Covid-19.Fontanet and collea...
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Hart Unified students return to school – via distance learning – Tuesday

The Santa Clarita Valley’s William S. Hart Unified School District launches its fall semester Tuesday, Aug. 11, via distance learning, uncertain when students will be allowed on campus amid the coronavirus pandemic. The district serves 7th through 12th grades, including eight high schools as well as six junior highs, a continuation school, middle college high school, independent study school, a home school support program, an adult school and a Regional Occupational Program. The high schools, ea...
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Minecraft: Education Edition comes to Chromebooks

Microsoft today announced that Minecraft: Education Edition is now available on Chromebooks. Now, if you were hoping that this means that the standard Minecraft game is now available on Chromebooks, too, I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint you. The Education Edition not only requires a Microsoft 365 for Education (A3 or A5) license, it’s also meant to more of an educational tool than a game, with lessons that focus on math, science, language arts, history and visual arts. The company says that...
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Demand for tutors skyrockets as pandemic lays bare inequalities in education

By Ryan Gorcey, Correspondent Nathan Castillo awakes nearly every day to a barking dog and a crying cousin before he begins his six-hour shift helming the cash register and cleaning at Emy Burgers in Florence-Graham. When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down in-person schooling in mid-March, the 17-year-old Linda Marquez High School junior had a choice: Attend his Zoom classes or help keep the restaurant his grandfather founded 32 years ago in business. Though Castillo wants to become the first perso...
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Distance Learning Off To Rough Start In Modesto

MODESTO (CBS13) — Distance learning got off to a rough start for Modesto City Schools District Monday. The district is now investigating what caused its website to crash, forcing a delay on the first day. “It’s very frustrating, they haven’t even started school yet it’s one o’clock,” one mom said. Moms Rachelle and Amanda both had to visit the district’s tech support center to get their kids login to work during what should have been their class time. “We can’t log in. They cannot access any of ...
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