Mastering concepts to ace a test is one thing. But to apply the concepts learned to something outside the class? That’s a different challenge. A math formula on a blackboard. (Photo by jittawit21) I once sat by a pool table in a bar and the guy I was with said...
To really understand the world you have to go out in it. Sometimes that means traveling far and telling the stories you find to the people back home. Members of the press corps surround U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Kevin Whitaker at the completion of a project to...
In education, teachers work to build critical thinking skills, media literacy and social responsibility. But first we have to get teens to want to learn. Bored teens in a classroom. (Illustration by News Decoder using AI.) A teacher once brought me into her high...
In India and across the world, journalists are finding that they must please a robot before they can get their story to an audience. An editor tells a reporter the algorithm liked their story. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article was produced exclusively for...
The world pummels teens with information and disinformation and expects them to sort it all out. And you are surprised when they just want to check out? A teen scrolls through social media. Illustration by News Decoder. Many teens across the world feel overwhelmed....