Boy Struggling at School is Now a Math Genius After His Mom Taught Him to Use An ABACUS-May Help Today's Kids
Dhruv has now landed an apprenticeship at international beverage firm Diageo and said he reckons his teachers would be shocked.
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Exposure to More Foreign Accents Helps Children Grow Their Vocabulary Faster, Gamified Science Shows
Today more and more kids are growing up in multi-ethnic environments, especially in Europe, or global cities like Singapore.
Study Shows Duolingo Learning Outcomes Are Comparable to University Classes
The most popular language-learning program, Duolingo offers courses on more than 20 languages, but whether or not they help is hard to say.
Bumblebees Learn New 'Trends' for Their Behavior by Watching Each Other and Learning
'Demonstrator' bees were trained to use either the red or blue tabs, with 'observer' bees watching. The students overwhelmingly repeated it.
Watch How Continents Moved Over 100 Million Years in Video - Mapped by Scientists as Never Before
The short .gif explains so much of how our world came to be in such a short time span, most notably how Africa has changed over time.
Man Who Didn't Read or Write Until His Late Teens Becomes Cambridge University's Youngest Black Professor
A boy with autism who couldn't read or write until his late teens is now the youngest-ever Black professor at Cambridge 20 years later.
Children Do Much Better in Math When Music is Added to the Lesson: New Study
A new study explored the causal role that music engagement has on student achievement in mathematics—and they found a significant benefit.
It's a Myth That Adults Can't Learn Languages as Easily as Kids - Benefits Multiply if Families Learn Together
Making a home a bilingual one gives parents the same speed of language learning as children, and learning as a family speeds that up.
This Inuk Woman Is Teaching Her Indigenous Language Online to Help Others Reconnect With Inuit Culture
Coley-Sudlovenick has ten years experience teaching Inuktitut to anyone who wants to reconnect with their Inuk culture.
Deaf-Blind Communities Have Created a New Language of Touch
A new language of touch has opened a world of possibilities for Seattle's Deaf-Blind community, the first of its kind in the country.
Duolingo Has Created a Course for "High Valyrian" the Dragon Language From Game of Thrones
Spoken by numerous characters, most notably Daenerys Targaryen, the language course was created in in time for a spin-off prequel series.
Mysterious Secret Santa Motivated Students to Raise $8,000 Just to Give it All to Those in Need
Teacher Derek Brown uses a hit CBS News story of a wealthy businessman who gives out money around Christmas time as an inspiration.
Smell of Roses, Even During Sleep, Shown to Help Improve Learning Success by as Much as 30%
German researchers found that the scent of roses significantly improved student test scores in English vocabulary classes.
A+ is Overrated: New Study Says There is an Optimal Amount of Failure to Learn More Efficiently
Researchers from the University of Arizona have found that people learn more efficiently if they maintain a certain ratio of failure.
Army Green Beret Became Oldest Rookie in NFL After Learning to Snap a Football on YouTube
Despite not even knowing what a long snapper was on a football team, Nate Boyer went on to make NFL history after learning how to snap a ball on YouTube.
Couple Restores 100-Year-Old Sewing Machine-And Learns To Sew-So They Can Donate Face Masks to the Needy
A Colorado couple restored a 100-year-old sewing machine being used as a table, so they can sew masks to donate to frontline workers.
First-of-Its-Kind Med School Makes History For Cherokee People
The new OSU College for Osteopathic Medicine in the Cherokee Nation will be the first tribally-affliated medical school in the country.
New Fix-It Clinic is Using Zoom and Global Community to Help You Repair Items For Free
The Fixit Clinic has taken to Zoom through the pandemic. Now anyone around the world can learn how to fix their toaster, fridge–whatever they need.
Kids Have Been Reading Longer, More Difficult Books in Lockdown, and It's Boosting Moods
Children's literacy has gone up during the pandemic, a new study from the UK has found, helping allay parents' fears.
Study Arts and Science Together Like Da Vinci Did, And You'll Get Best Outcome, Researchers Say
University of Cambridge researchers have found that teaching kids under the STEAM rather than STEM method can help them.
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