Monthly Archives: February 2023

From barter to second-hand sales, the paradoxes of collaborative consumption among young people

From barter to second-hand sales, the paradoxes of collaborative consumption among young people

Collaborative consumption tends to upset the established patterns of buy-sell models, gradually erasing the boundaries between producers and consumers. More concretely, if its contours are difficult to define, a consensus is emerging to define collaborative consumption as a system of redistribution between individuals based on the exchange, barter, donation or even the purchase and sale of second-hand products. […] … learn more→

Want to avoid heated arguments? Try this technique before having a difficult conversation

Want to avoid heated arguments? Try this technique before having a difficult conversation

Listening to people talk about views that clash with your own can be galling. Families all over the world avoid controversial topics. In the UK, for example, mention Brexit and watch everyone in the room tense up. But if you only speak to people who think the same way you do, you live in an echo chamber. Being […] … learn more→

Classics in the classroom: another approach is possible

Classics in the classroom: another approach is possible

Getting to know the authors who make up our cultural past and who are the basis of the work of new writers and artists has always been part of the Literature subject. However, currently, there are voices that are raised questioning such a statement. The reasons are varied but fundamentally they allude to the little connection that these works have […] … learn more→

Assessment, a soft skill?

Assessment, a soft skill?

Soft skills are also known as those social and emotional skills that complement technical skills and are crucial for each person’s personal and professional success. In a labor market in which competitiveness increases, the ability to work in a team, adaptability or problem solving in a changing and globalized context is increasingly valued. All of them […] … learn more→

ChatGPT is a data privacy nightmare. If you’ve ever posted online, you ought to be concerned

ChatGPT is a data privacy nightmare. If you’ve ever posted online, you ought to be concerned

ChatGPT has taken the world by storm. Within two months of its release it reached 100 million active users, making it the fastest-growing consumer application ever launched. Users are attracted to the tool’s advanced capabilities – and concerned by its potential to cause disruption in various sectors. A much less discussed implication is the privacy risks ChatGPT poses to each […] … learn more→

How tech companies are failing women workers and social media users – and what to do about it

How tech companies are failing women workers and social media users – and what to do about it

From Elon Musk’s erratic start as Twitter’s new owner to Meta’s recent decision to layoff more than 11,000 employees, and an ongoing downturn for tech stocks, the social media sector is once again in turmoil. But while these latest shockwaves have attracted a great deal of public attention, we talk considerably less of their repercussions on women. Big tech companies […] … learn more→

Rights of transgender students and their parents are a challenge for schools, courts

Rights of transgender students and their parents are a challenge for schools, courts

As an increasing number of elementary, middle and high school students in the U.S. have begun to identify as transgender, school leaders have struggled to figure out how to respond, and how – and whether – to communicate about their actions to parents. In Maryland, for instance, three sets of parents filed a federal lawsuit in 2020 that challenged […] … learn more→

‘Numberless math’ gets kids thinking about and visualizing algebra

‘Numberless math’ gets kids thinking about and visualizing algebra

Today, elementary mathematics classrooms look and sound very different than what many parents may have experienced. Many mathematics education researchers note that getting learners talking about mathematics and developing their own explanations is important. To build students’ comfort and capabilities talking about math, sharing tasks that involve only pictures — what we call numberless or textless tasks […] … learn more→

Men often don’t see mess like women do – changing that could make housework more equal

Men often don’t see mess like women do – changing that could make housework more equal

Picture a professional couple, Jack and Jill, who are committed to a relationship in which household responsibilities are shared evenly. Now imagine Jack and Jill differ in how they see their home. When Jill enters the messy kitchen, she sees the dishes as to be washed and the recycling bin as to be taken out. […] … learn more→