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Education

I’m out of a job after issues at the schools I worked for. Is it my fault? | Annalisa Barbieri

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

It feels as if your work and your identity are fused. You’ll get through this, but you may have to use this time to consider other careers

I’ve been a teacher for more than 20 years and loved it. I had promotions every couple of years and was happily making my way up the ladder. This year, however, I was made redundant because of restructuring and this has thrown me into a feeling of complete...

Education

A federal program has helped Native Hawaiian medical students for 35 years. It’s now being sued for discrimination

Yesterday at 16:00 PM, via The Guardian

Do No Harm, a conservative group, wants the scholarship, which has helped islands’ underserved communities, declared unconstitutional

Doctors and health experts in Hawaii say a decades-old federal program meant to support Native Hawaiians through medical school and better serve some of the islands’ most underserved communities is under attack after a conservative group filed suit.

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Entertainment

Onerholzer: Tragic of Lions didn’t tour SA

Today at 14:58 PM, via The Citizen

“It would be tragic if the British & Irish Lions went ahead with their plans to seek greener pastures and therefore no longer tour South Africa every 12 years.”

Science/Tech

How Teachers Fight Students’ Shortening Attention Spans Shorter Activities, Hands-On Projects, and Meditation

Today at 17:34 PM, via Slashdot

The Washington Post reports that some teachers are now implementing “brain breaks” in their classrooms to cope with shorter attention spans, “including limiting screen time; cutting the time students spend on one activity; adding more engaging, hands-on projects; and practicing meditation.”Some teachers say the efforts are helping, at least a little… To engage students, teachers say they often...

Science/Tech

Scrolling and worrying: the hidden dangers of DIY diagnosis

Today at 17:00 PM, via The Guardian

Clients no longer just describe their symptoms, they arrive with screenshots of dense articles, AI chatbot information and the phrase ‘I’ve done my research’

The modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their work

Ben* sat across from me, explaining how his low motivation, lethargy and trouble sleeping seemed like depression from content he had seen...

Science/Tech

Australia is the world’s fourth-largest black truffle producer. Now scientists may have unearthed why

Today at 17:00 PM, via The Guardian

Understanding truffles is a ‘tricky proposition’ because most of the magic occurs underground

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Black truffles aren’t native to Australia, but since the first oaks and hazelnuts were planted in the 1990s, the local industry has flourished, becoming the largest producer outside Europe.

Now, scientists have identified the environmental...