The New York City Department of Education is investigating a white middle school principal in the city’s Bronx borough for racially hostile actions against staff and students of color. The most incendiary charge: that Principal Patricia Catania barred black history month lessons from being taught to the students of Intermediate School 224—95 percent of whom are black and Latinx. As the New York Daily News reports, eight current or former educators from the Bronx middle school and five students relayed allegations of racism and creating a hostile environment against the 26-year education veteran. This includes barring a veteran English teacher…
Author: Loknath Das
Read More
China will boost internet speeds in rural schools to be on par with its major cities by 2020 as it seeks to narrow the quality gap in education between its richest and poorest regions. China Unicom, the country’s second-largest mobile network operator, will provide 100 Mbps cable service to schools in towns and rural areas, the company said on Sunday when it signed a cooperation agreement with the education ministry. That level of speed is equivalent to the fastest available commercially in China today and used for online multiplayer gaming. Equipping rural areas with fast broadband internet is a step…
PV Sindhu led India to 3-2 win over Hong Kong in Asia Badminton Championship© AFP Olympic silver- medallist P V Sindhu led the women’s team to a thrilling 3-2 win over Hong Kong as India made a positive start in the Asia badminton Team Championship on Tuesday. With London Olympics bronze-medallist Saina Nehwal pulling out of the tournament citing a groin injury, Sindhu proved her mettle as she first claimed the singles match and then combined with N Sikki Reddy to win the second doubles game here. Sindhu recovered quickly from her heart-breaking loss at the finals of the India Open last Sunday and…
HIGHLIGHTS PS4 Pro gets new options to compete with Xbox One X Supersampling can be used on any game It works on games with screens that are 1080p or less PS4 system software update 5.50 (codenamed Keiji) promises to bring supersampling mode to the PS4 Pro. What this does is, improve visual quality on certain games that aren’t optimised for the PS4 Pro on displays that are not 4K. While Sony now explained how it works and what you can expect. “PS4 Pro users will see a new ‘supersampling mode’ under Settings, which enables those with HDTVs (i.e., 1080p or less) to…
HIGHLIGHTS Pornhub has considered deepfakes as “nonconsensual” Pornhub will remove deepfake content as soon as it is made aware of it Reddit has already banned r/deepfakes subreddit Pornhub is set to ban fake porn videos that are created using artificial intelligence (AI) efforts, commonly known as ‘deepfakes’. The porn site, which gets 75 million daily visits from all across the world and is a massive source of adult content, is set to treat deepfakes the same as “nonconsensual” videos, similar to “revenge porn”. Pornhub’s move comes amid the ongoing restriction imposed by social sites, including Reddit and Twitter, following in the identical steps taken…
The latest computer game to emerge from North Korea shows that gamers’ tastes there are being nudged into line with the country’s military ambitions and rhetoric. North Korea news website Arirang-Meari says that a new first-person shoot-em-up game on mobile phones called “Yankee Mopping-up Operation” is becoming popular in the country. As the name suggests, players use sniper rifles and assault weapons to kill and destroy US army troops in the style of a plethora of first-person shooter games available elsewhere in the world. Players get new weapons every time they complete a level, the website says. For players squeamish about the…
Monster Hunter World is hunting down other video games and murdering them with its arsenal of gargantuan swords, fearsome axes and insect spears. The game has overtaken PUBG as the top paid game on the Xbox Store, occupying both the #1 and #3 spots for its physical and digital versions respectively. PUBG still maintains the #2 spot, with Madden NFL 18 GOAT Super Bowl Edition in #4. It gets a little confusing when you start comparing this ranking to other rankings on the Xbox Store. For instance, Most Played has Monster Hunter World in seventh place, well behind games like Fortnite and PUBG. Indeed, Call of Duty: WW2 is #3 in Most Played Xbox…
Secondary schools in England have lost 15,000 teachers and teaching assistants in the past two years, resulting in bigger classes and less individual attention for pupils, according to teachers’ leaders. Teaching unions say the job cuts are the result of £2.8bn of real-terms funding cuts in schools, where budgets are described as being at “breaking point”. Many schools are facing deficits and more than half of the biggest multi-academy chains have issued warnings about funding. Based on analysis of the government’s own figures, the unions say the 15,000 job losses equate to an average reduction of 5.5 members of teaching and support…
Grandchildren represent the future. The grandparent/grandchild bond is extremely unique and one that is steeped in legacy, heritage and unconditional love. By sharing stories of the past, the bond between these 2 generations is solidified as the older generation looks to pass on their knowledge and life experiences with the newer generation. When parenting is left to the actual parents, grandparents can benefit from the special time that they spend with their grandchildren. And, in many families, grandparents play a pivotal role in the caregiving as dual working families or single-parent households may rely on them as a much-needed resource.…
Technology is transforming education in multifarious ways. From helping students to learn more and better anytime anywhere, empowering teachers to develop innovative instructional aides and methods, to driving educational institutes to cross the digital divide – technology is underpinning the edu-tech revolution in India. Here are some trends that are set to affect key players; the students, teachers and administrators and transform the education landscape in the country: A NEW WORLD OF LEARNING FOR STUDENTS Laptop-based or mobile-based models will be the preferred gadget solutions for leveraging content even as the number of students using tablets will witness a downturn.…