Education

3 reasons why language teachers shouldn’t say they’re language coaches — I’m a trained teacher of English as a foreign language. During the pandemic, I noticed that many of my teacher colleagues magically started calling themselves “language coaches”. Fluency coaches, listening coaches, writing coaches, communication coaches, pronunciation coaches. I was tempted to say I was a coach too because it sounds…

Five questions from an 1858 British school math exam — Recently I got my eyes on some examination questions from the first ever national exams set for schoolchildren by The University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate in Britain in 1858. It is a source of constant debate whether school mathematics curricula and examinations are getting easier or harder, so I…

They Truly Do Make a Massive Difference in the Lives of Their Students. — I worked in education for a very long time. Thirty years to be exact. While half of that journey was spent as the principal of a school, the other half was spent immersed in the exciting and vibrant realm of the classroom. The place where the true heartbeat of education…

From Girlhood to Womanhood: Lip Plates and the Dowry Connection — Piercings have been signified throughout history as an important part of cultures as representations of various different symbolisms. The lip plate for one symbolizes beauty and identity within the Mursi Tribe and it is an alteration done to the female body when they are within the age range of 15–18…

Augmented reality (AR) has emerged as a groundbreaking technology that blurs the line between the digital and physical worlds. By overlaying computer-generated content onto the real environment, AR has garnered attention across industries, revolutionizing the way we interact with our surroundings. …

How I punched an LAPD detective in the face and didn’t go to jail — In my freshman year of high school, I had my lunch stolen out of my hands in the middle of the quad. I watched while the kid ate my food in front of me. My friends said nothing. The other people who saw me get jacked laughed. The next day…

Unlocking the Potential of AI in Education — Resisting the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into education would be like trying to stop the sea tide — impossible and unproductive. Moreover, not equipping our students with AI literacy could disadvantage them in our globally-connected world, where technology is evolving at lightning speed. Let’s start from the top premise…

The banning of one children’s book says it all — Howard University creative writing professor and poet Tony Medina recently had two books banned in Florida. One of the books, Love to Langston, a book of poems for children was banned by the state of Florida when one parent called his book “Critical Race Theory.” The complaint submitted by the…

The mathematical proof of this seemingly counterintuitive relation — The concept that 0.999… (0.9 repeating) is equal to 1 might seem counterintuitive, but it’s a fact that’s supported by several standard mathematical proofs. Here’s a simple demonstration of it: Consider the equation: 1/3 = 0.333… We know that this is true, as one divided by three gives you a…