Good-faith disagreements are a normal part of society and building strong relationships. Yet it’s difficult to engage in good-faith disagreements on the internet, and people reach less common ground online compared with face-to-face disagreements. There’s no shortage of research about the psychology of arguing online, from text versus voice to how anyone can become a troll and advice about how to argue […] … learn more→

There is a lot of discussion in the United States about how to help people come together to solve the complex problems facing the nation and the world. As a scholar of games, I see opportunities for that popular medium to contribute to this effort. Games and the gaming community, especially online, are not always […] … learn more→

Financial literacy means having an understanding of financial concepts and risks, and the skills, motivation and confidence to make effective decisions across a range of financial contexts. In Australia, many young people have trouble with financial literacy, especially young people in lower socioeconomic groups, who live in rural areas or who have a language background other than English. According […] … learn more→

Gifted, intellectually precocious (EIP) or high potential (EHP) children: these names are increasingly common in discussions about education. This goes from the observation of a not insignificant number of pupils concerned in France, to the criteria of detection and support of this profile with particular need. This subject comes up at school: in the teachers’ room […] … learn more→

Email is the lifeblood of university communications: quick, easy, painless… and so very easy to get wrong. We humans are a curious lot. We are highly social creatures but idiosyncratic. There is a lot of love, but also a lot of jostling for status and power. Academia, with its deeply middle class, coded language and […] … learn more→

With the creation of a specialty in digital and computer sciences in high school, the National Education launched in 2020 a sector of Capes dedicated to the recruitment of teachers responsible for these courses. And now, from 2021, students who so wish will also be able to prepare for the external aggregation in computer science, so […] … learn more→

It is a question that not only high school graduates ask themselves when they have to choose their future: Are you from science or literature? it is also heard in many professional fields. The short answer would be that some strive to explain physical and natural phenomena and others to understand what human beings do. Both are ways […] … learn more→

Nurseries can be noisy places. A clutch of three-year-olds gathered round a book shout excitedly. Across the room, a small committee of toddlers negotiates over stickers and string. Outside, key workers encourage pairs of miniature gymnasts while others sing to drowsy babies. And through the cacophony, children’s use of language develops. For parents collecting their […] … learn more→

As someone with a keen interest in technology, you know you want a job in this rapidly growing industry. After considering your many options, you’ve decided to pursue computer networking as a career. If you’re not already familiar, computer networking involves setting up, developing and maintaining computer networks, including both hardware and software. This type […] … learn more→

Setting goals to try to outdo your previous best effort is known as growth goal setting or personal best goals. It is fundamentally focused on self improvement, such as investing more time or effort in a task than before or striving to achieve a higher result in the next test than the previous one. Research […] … learn more→