Fred Swaniker’s first experience as an educator came when he was barely an adult himself. He was 18 years old when his mother asked him to help her run a small church school she was planning to establish in Botswana for kids ages 5 to 12. His father had just passed away, and the family … Read more
The highest ratings went to AI services for education like Ello, which uses speech recognition to act as a reading tutor, and Khan Academy’s chatbot helper Khanmigo for students, which allows parents to monitor a child’s interactions and sends a notification if content moderation algorithms detect an exchange violating community guidelines. The report credits ChatGPT’s … Read more
DUNDEE, South Africa — On weekdays, 14-year-old Luyanda Hlali gets up before dawn to fetch firewood and cow dung to start a fire and boil some water before her four siblings and parents wake up. The mornings are a hive of activity in the Nhlangothi home, in the tiny village of Stratford in South Africa’s … Read more
BEIJING — A government official from China’s Tibetan region on Friday rejected allegations of forced assimilation and curbs on religious freedom, while stressing that Tibetan Buddhism should adapt to the Chinese context. Xu Zhitao, vice chairman of the Tibet region government, defended a boarding school system that overseas activists have said takes children away from … Read more
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) goes around Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/AJ Mast) Here’s some of what San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama has experienced so far in the NBA: Scoring 38 points in a game, playing … Read more
A Norland trainee nanny in formal uniform. Graduates are not expected to wear their uniform once they start working for a family, unless requested for a special occasion. Norland College A small college in the historic city of Bath, U.K., is the place Britain’s royal family calls when they need child care. Norland, which was … Read more
Billionaire Marc Rowan has been in touch with what one finance executive quipped was “half of Wall Street” about halting donations to some of the country’s most prestigious universities, to protest the schools’ responses to the Israel-Hamas war. The CEO of private equity giant Apollo Global Management belongs to a growing group of Wall Street … Read more
I swear I used to have more time than I do now. Sometimes I wonder how much of the reason why is my phone. It’s so easy to lose a half hour here and there to mindless scrolling. Now, it’s OK if you don’t feel guilty about your phone usage—we all get to decide how … Read more
NAIROBI, Kenya — Cuts to U.N. funding for refugees living in Rwanda is threatening the right to education for children in more than 100,000 households who have fled conflict from different East African countries to live in five camps. A Burundian refugee, Epimaque Nzohoraho, told The Associated Press on Thursday how his son’s boarding school … Read more
Anal sex, especially when you’re bottoming, can feel like a game of Russian roulette. Actually, the same can be said for all kinds of sex. Our guard is down and really, we’re at our most vulnerable: we’re naked, turned on, eager to please, and there’s a risk that whatever we’re doing just won’t work. But … Read more