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Kevin is founder of the world.edu project. The past 28 years have been involved in publishing to the education sector in print and the internet. Kevin has a degree in Education and has a many years experience in developing companies and projects.
Teachers can’t keep pretending everything is OK – toxic positivity will only make them sick

Teachers can’t keep pretending everything is OK – toxic positivity will only make them sick

As children return to schools across the country, the outlook for teachers is bleak. The spread of Omicron will make chronic staff shortages worse and has added to teachers’ responsibilities. They must now be COVID wardens, while supporting the many students whose mental health has suffered during the pandemic – not to mention teachers’ concerns for their own health. […] … learn more→

When teachers in comic books get more than a thought bubble, watch out for an identity crisis

When teachers in comic books get more than a thought bubble, watch out for an identity crisis

Teacher characters in comics are almost as ubiquitous as flowing capes and tights — but they’re often relegated to the background of stories about the lives of students, like a piece of furniture or a potted plant. As a familiar example, the teachers in Peanuts never appear in the panels but are only implied as distant […] … learn more→

How to earn interest on Ethereum

How to earn interest on Ethereum

A lot of crypto enthusiasts have gained considerable profits holding Ethereum. But is holding enough to maximize huge profits on Ethereum? Well, the answer is No. There is a better approach to earning good interest on Ethereum than just holding. Depositing and saving your Ethereum token on an interest savings account can promptly grow your […] … learn more→

How does open assessment renew the scientific conversation?

How does open assessment renew the scientific conversation?

The polarization of the discussions but also the scale of the public health issues in the debate on the scientific reliability of preprints have not always allowed the general public to grasp the importance of the peer review process – also called “evaluation” – for the functioning of the scientific community. The publishing model in today’s academic […] … learn more→

How young people perceive dating violence on the internet

How young people perceive dating violence on the internet

Mobile phones and social networks are part of everyday life for boys and girls. Recent data from the National Institute of Statistics indicate this: almost 100% of those under 16 years of age use the Internet on a daily basis and more than 95% have a mobile phone. The digital context has become a key scenario in which […] … learn more→

Do you have to suffer to earn your doctorate?

Do you have to suffer to earn your doctorate?

Doctoral students represent the future of research, innovation and teaching within universities and other institutions. But it would seem that this future is threatened: research has revealed the fragility of their mental health . The study that I conducted with my colleagues among doctoral students in the United Kingdom shows that the latter meet the clinical criteria for depression and anxiety more than the working […] … learn more→

Why community college students quit despite being almost finished

Why community college students quit despite being almost finished

Community colleges are designed to make college more accessible, yet 6 out of every 10 community college students cannot reap the full rewards of higher education because they do not earn their degree. For graduates, rewards often include making more money. For society, the reward is citizens who are more likely to vote, volunteer and pay more in taxes. Among community college […] … learn more→

Humans vs AI: here’s who’s better at making money in financial markets

Humans vs AI: here’s who’s better at making money in financial markets

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has now closely matched or even surpassed humans in what were previously considered unattainable areas. These include chess, arcade games, Go, self-driving cars, protein folding and much more. This rapid technological progress has also had a huge impact on the financial services industry. More and more CEOs in the sector declare (explicitly or implicitly) that they run “technology companies […] … learn more→