Author: Daniel Harrison

The contributors to the SmartBrief Education Originals column Insights offer their unique takes on the most pressing issues facing today’s classrooms and school systems. The editorial staff at SmartBrief Education is responsible for choosing all of the articles’ authors. In our opinion, every teacher enters the classroom with the intention of helping each and every one of their students succeed. Traditional approaches to teaching students English have centred on identifying their weaknesses: What do they not yet know? Just what is it that they can’t accomplish or grasp? Although intended to help, this may be preventing these students from succeeding.…

The highly anticipated series The Last of Us premiered this month, and it has been met with nothing but acclaim from both critics and viewers. The show has received a 100% approval rating on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes. The terrifying fungal disease that transforms its hosts into zombies and quickly spreads around the world and resets modern civilization is at the centre of the show and the original video game. Despite more than 200 million people suffering from serious life-threatening fungal disease and more than 1 million deaths annually attributable to fungal pathogens, they are often overlooked in the…

At the Refreshment University, a branch of Akdeniz University in the southern province of Antalya, men learn to knit and cook while women learn repair skills. Ismail Tufan, a professor in the university’s Health Sciences Faculty, came up with the idea to create Türkiye’s first university for the elderly as a form of social responsibility. In 2016, faculty members from Akdeniz University began teaching for free at a new university called Refreshment University. “We did not invent educating older people, but we have brought new dimensions to it. According to Tufan, “We have established the only university for elders in…

Are apes capable of speech, according to realist IR academics? It’s an absurd thing to ask. Many psychologists from the previous century, however, would have jumped at the chance to praise studies in which apes mimicked human speech. As realism is embroiled in controversy over the Russo-Ukrainian War, the story of ape language research and its eventual academic downfall is worth remembering. Researchers in the 20th century attempted to teach other primates human languages such as American sign language. The reasoning behind this was based on the intuitive understanding that our close evolutionary relatives could learn languages with enough exposure…

Kylie Jenner is once again making headlines at the 2023 Paris Fashion Week with her bold outfit choices. The 25-year-old star of Keeping Up with the Kardashians caused another fashion-related uproar when she stepped out in Paris wearing a noose-shaped necklace by Givenchy. On Monday, Kylie was seen leaving a Parisian restaurant while sporting a necklace in the shape of a noose. She wore the Givenchy necklace with a figure-hugging dress in electric blue and matching pink boots. The founder of Kylie Cosmetics posted photos of herself dressed in the latest ensemble on Instagram. She showed off her ensemble in…

Researchers from Beijing discovered that older adults who integrated more healthy lifestyle choices benefited the most. A ten-year study reveals that a mix of healthy lifestyle choices, including as eating well, exercising frequently, playing cards, and socialising at least twice a week, may help delay the rate of memory loss and lower the risk of dementia. A vital daily function, memory progressively deteriorates with age, lowering productivity and quality of life and raising the risk of dementia. A new study contends that integrating several healthy lifestyle choices – the more the better – is associated with slowing the rate of…

In rare cases, the upcoming Android release can prevent you from installing outdated apps. 9to5 Android 14 will prevent users from sideloading apps—that is, downloading them outside of the Play Store—that don’t target a minimum version of the operating system, according to a code modification that Google has discovered. At initially, it will prevent the installation of particularly outdated software, but Google anticipates “gradually” raising the requirement to at least Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The action is intended to increase privacy and security. According to Google, malware authors cannot simply target outdated Android versions to get around security features in more…

Winter has an effect on mental health, and it is a universal truth regardless of where your company is located. Even if you are not dealing with extreme cold, fewer daylight hours, Christmas stress, and post-holiday sadness can all combine to damper your mood. Whatever your line of work, the winter blues are in full force right now. It’s crucial for you as an employer to assist the emotional health of your team members at this trying time. 1. Include the term “mental health” in your company’s vocabulary Even ten years ago, the phrase “workplace mental health” might have elicited…

Republican politician who reportedly made up his life story gave an explanation. George Santos’ biography seemed fairly outstanding for a recently elected congressman. The 34-year-old immigrant family’s son attended Baruch College, a public university in New York, and went on to work for companies like Citigroup and Goldman Sachs. Santos later rose to prominence as a financier and founded an organisation that helps save animals. The issue is that his biography was allegedly false, and as a result, he may now be subject to legal as well as political repercussions for his extensive creations. Santos allegedly created his resume from…

As the Prosus Venture and SoftBank-backed Indian food delivery company attempts to negotiate the market downturn that has compelled businesses to become leaner and more disciplined, Swiggy plans to eliminate 380 workers and shut down its meat marketplace. Swiggy co-founder and CEO Sriharsha Majety said in an email to staff on Friday that the firm has advanced its ambitions for profitability and now needs to make painful choices to conserve money. The business, which has its headquarters in Bengaluru, employs roughly 6,000 people and was valued at $10.7 billion in a fundraising round in January of last year. Majety claimed…