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They Called Them Human CPUs. The Real Reason Exists 16 Meters Underground.
The command post was sixteen meters underground. The air smelled of desiccants and the stale musk of old cardboard boxes. The boy turned to page thirty-seven of the ledger. In the upper right corner, a grain of dried rice was stuck fast, impossible to scrape off. His pencil was sharpened to a fine point. He didn't use an eraser. People trained in mental abacus rarely made corrections—whatever they calculated the first time stood, and they trusted that. Beside him, the military‑grade computer screen was dark, like a wall that had lost power.
By Jinabout a month ago in Education
Oprah's Academy is Shutting its Door...And I am NOT Surprised. Content Warning.
Oprah Winfrey's Academy is closing its doors this year. Oprah announced that 2027 would be the year the academy shut down after 20 years. The Academy was founded in 2007 in South Africa for young girls ages 12 to 17. The academy had a 52-acre campus with buildings that include classrooms, science laboratories, a library, a theater/auditorium, dormitories, sports facilities, and other student resources. The academy had its praises and controversy, which didn't surprise me, that it is shutting down. Here's the story why....
By Gladys W. Muturiabout a month ago in Education
Dyspraxia, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia
Dyspraxia, Dislexia, and Discalculia: I have all three. Dyspraxia is a spacial disability that makes it hard to tell where you are within a given space. I accidentally run into the sides of walls a lot because I cannot tell where the true ending of the door space is. I am also terrible at platform games and have a funny time playing them, but of course still enjoy. This causes me to be naturally worse at balance than other people so I practice balance every week with a balance board.
By Seashell Harpspring about a month ago in Education
The Writing Prompt Box: The Beginning of an Experiment.
A Glossy Green Box of Prompts For years, I've had a small glossy green box on my desk. It followed me from one classroom or school to another. The box is entitled “Writing Prompts” and states that it is part of “Teacher Created Resources”. I assume it’s a company that has released a series of these (in this case, the one I have is for level 6 -- most likely for 6th grade level).
By Dean Traylorabout a month ago in Education
Gaming Careers Go Far Beyond the Screen
Gaming is easy to recognize when it is happening on a screen, but what is less visible is the enormous creative industry surrounding it.
By Phyllis Caddellabout a month ago in Education
I Finally Found a Way to Track Down Original Video Sources
I Finally Found a Way to Track Down Original Video Sources Videos are one of the most popular forms of content these days. Millions of videos are uploaded on popular social media platforms like YouTube and Instagram every single day. It makes it hard to know where an original video was published in the first place.
By Gulshan2 months ago in Education
The Uncredentialed Professor
Prologue In the summer of 2023, Xiong Yuno, twenty years old, signed an associate‑professor contract at Hubei Polytechnic University.
By Jin2 months ago in Education
Elizabeth of York: The Woman Who United Two Dynasties
Elizabeth of York was born on February 11, 1466, at Westminster Palace. She was the eldest daughter of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville, placing her at the heart of the powerful House of York during one of the most turbulent periods in English history. Her childhood unfolded against the backdrop of the Wars of the Roses, the decades-long struggle between the Houses of York and Lancaster for control of the English throne.
By Lily Ann2 months ago in Education
The 5:53 AM Gamble: Why College Students Pay to Work
I At 5:53 on Friday morning, Luo Wei's alarm went off. At 6:10, she left the dorm with two laptops on her back. One was silver, with the company's asset tag stuck on it; the other was black, with a chipped corner on the screen. From her dorm in Xianlin, Nanjing, to Nanjing Railway Station—walking plus subway—she had only twenty minutes. The high-speed train left at 6:30 for Suzhou and arrived at 7:55. If she was lucky enough to get a cab, she went straight to the office; if not, she squeezed onto the subway and then switched to a taxi. By nine o'clock, the time clock at her desk had to scan her face.
By Jin2 months ago in Education
The value of Assessments in the Classroom
The Dilemma of Proper Placement A dilemma teachers and administrators face each year is the proper placement or designation of a student. This problem stems from the various educational, socioeconomic or physical/mental developmental backgrounds a student may have. As a result, not all students will fit in the same group. How does one separate or place students in the right class or program?
By Dean Traylor2 months ago in Education
Visa Rules Under Fire: New 4-Year/240-Day Cap on Student and Journalist Visas Gets Sued
I didn’t expect to be reading about visa rules on a Tuesday morning, but this one hit different. The government just put a new limit in place: student visas and journalist visas will now have a hard cap of 4 years, with a maximum of 240 days for extensions. And within days, unions representing universities, news organizations, and foreign correspondents filed a lawsuit to block it.
By Zohan Khan2 months ago in Education
The AI That Did 37 Years of Math in 36 Hours
Prologue: 25.6 Percentage Points, Bought with 31 Million Tokens On August 10, 2026, Anthropic published a research blog post titled "Learning more about Claude's mathematical capabilities." The headline was restrained. But the content drew attention across the mathematics community.
By Jin2 months ago in Education