Can a school ban a child from praying, or do schools have to provide accommodations for children with certain beliefs? – Isaac T., 17, Flint, Michigan Can you imagine starting each day at school joining your class in a prayer that you might not believe in? Back in the 1950s, many teachers led the class […] … learn more→

Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is a teaching model that uses an additional language (often a foreign language) as a tool in the learning of other subjects, such as Biology or History. Through this methodology, students learn both the content of the subject and the language in which it is taught . This method is used differently […] … learn more→

College is a fun-filled place that every student looks forward to. It offers numerous opportunities capable of unlocking a fulfilling future. Unfortunately, the prospects of all these can end abruptly if you get arrested on campus. Students can be arrested for different reasons on campus, such as participating in protests, underage drinking, drunk driving, sexual […] … learn more→

The Australian government this week released voluntary artificial intelligence (AI) safety standards, alongside a proposals paper calling for greater regulation of the use of the fast-growing technology in high-risk situations. The take-home message from federal Minister for Industry and Science, Ed Husic, was: We need more people to use AI and to do that we need to build trust. But […] … learn more→

We’ve long been warned about the looming demise of traditional journalism in the face of digital disruption. But some tech giants, once the very disruptors themselves, have been positioning themselves as journalism’s saviours. Programs such as the Google News Initiative promise not only to keep journalism alive, but by enabling innovation, to also help it adapt and […] … learn more→

When studying entrepreneurship, much of the academic effort is devoted to trying to determine the traits that distinguish entrepreneurs. However, the fact that an individual has these traits is not synonymous with him or her being willing to start an entrepreneurial activity. What is truly significant is the influence that entrepreneurial traits can have on the […] … learn more→

In this digital era where everything is connected, online verbal violence is becoming an increasingly disturbing threat. A WHO report revealed that one in six children will be victims of cyberbullying by 2024. A 2019 UNICEF survey in 30 countries showed that one-third of teenagers had experienced cyberbullying. In fact, one in ten teenagers were involved in physical conflict due to […] … learn more→

Do you think a robot should be allowed to lie? A new study published in Frontiers in Robotics and AI investigates what people think of robots that deceive their users. Their research uses examples of robots lying to people to find out if some lies are acceptable – and how people might justify them. Social norms say it […] … learn more→

  You have probably opened your smartphone using your face. If you have travelled internationally, you have used your face to exit and enter the country. You may have even scanned your face to “verify” your online dating profile. But are you willing to use your face to pay for your morning coffee? While facial […] … learn more→

Education is key to empowering young people to respond to climate change. It’s something that will reach into every aspect of their lives in complex ways. However, the national curriculum largely confines climate change to a few subjects, meaning teachers in other disciplines often feel out of their depth. A survey carried out in England in 2021 found […] … learn more→