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(By Solaade Ayo-Aderele) Holiday is over and some schools have reopened for the new academic year. While the long vac lasted, knowledgeable parents allowed their children to enjoy the holiday full blast by making them to follow their passion. Many school children relate that they visited historical places, some travelled to the village to see […]

Brynne Larson and Tess and Savannah Scherkenback are all-American girls from Arizona, who enjoy martial arts and horse riding. But something sets them apart from most teenagers – they perform public exorcisms and often appear on TV chat shows. Eighteen-year-old Brynne met sisters Tess and Savannah about eight years ago at a karate class. “We

(By Katie Lepi) Yep, we’re still pushing to get girls more involved in studying STEM subjects and going on to STEM based careers. We’re like broken records, right? But we have a good reason, we promise! The world needs STEM workers – badly – and many women are discouraged from STEM careers because culturally, we’ve

(By Shawn Mckuster) When was the last time your students said “Wow, that worksheet changed my life”?  Can you even remember a similar cookie cutter classroom activity or assignment from your days as a student? Yet they were a popular tool because they were structured and efficient in getting the class to a set finish

For years, scientists believed that a person’s handedness – whether they prefer to use their left or right hand – was genetic, but it was unknown which genes determined a person’s dexterity, until now. A new study compiled using research from Oxford, Bristol, Scotland and the Netherlands universities has isolated the network of genes responsible.

People who can switch between two languages seamlessly have a higher level of mental flexibility than monolinguals, research suggests. Researchers believe bilingualism strengthens the brain’s executive functions, such as its working memory and ability to multitask and problem solve. The psychologists think that as fluent bilinguals seem to use both languages at all times but

  Watch out, there’s a new whiz kid in town. He’s not even old enough to get his driver’s license, but Rohan Agrawal is already making big waves in the tech community. According to Mashable, not only did the 12-year-old teach himself how to programme, but he also builds his own robots. Expressing an interest

I’m not interested in dating or anything because I’m only 15 and I have to study and stuff but a lot of my friends (younger) already have boyfriends and girlfriends. So what age it is that you’re meant to have a GF/BF? Passnownow Note: One thing that’s remained true is that Teen romantic relationships can

Overcoming Examination Failure – a must have book for every Teen and Secondary School Student, takes a very good look at what students must do in order to be successful in their exams. According to the author – Wale Tejumade, the primary motivation for writing this book was borne out of the incessant mass failure

In a country where many girls are still discouraged from going to school, Sushma Verma is having anything but a typical childhood. The 13-year-old girl from a poor family in north India has enrolled in a master’s degree in microbiology, after her father sold his land to pay for some of his daughter’s tuition in