I’ve recently been on this self reflecting mode about the future of our education system for some time now and believe that coding is going to be a huge part of our students’ lives. I say this because, more than ever, the internet and technology has been a huge part of how we learn, gather
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Continued from last week Someone I respect a lot said this “genius is childhood discovered!”, he meant that if you wanted to be a genius at anything in this world, go back to your childhood. Why would he say that? Simply because in your childhood you develop the greatest, grandest, seemingly impossible ideas. You are
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(By Tommy Odemwingie) I have seen – and experienced – the worst and best of education in Nigeria. Being a beneficiary of the Awolowo-inspired free education programme in the defunct Western Region, I experienced learning under a mango tree, before graduating to learning in an uncompleted classroom. Part of my secondary education – at the
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New monkey studies show that one shot of an experimental Ebola vaccine can trigger fast protection, but the effect waned unless the animals got a booster shot made a different way. Some healthy people are rolling up their sleeves at the National Institutes of Health for the first human safety study of this vaccine in
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For most of us, the beginning of the school year signifies the end of lazy days by the pool and a return to structure and schedule. But for these Wisconsin teachers, it’s time to cut loose. In the video (above), posted to YouTube Aug. 27, Union Grove High School teachers Jordan Hein and Mitchell Brachmann
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Telepathy is a staple of science fiction–just think of Mr. Spock or the Jedi knights. But new research shows that mind-melds no longer belong only to the world of make-believe. An international team of scientists demonstrated what they call the first direct brain-to-brain communication, sending the words “hola” and “ciao” between two people thousands of
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Over the next few days, Facebook users will see a ‘Privacy Checkup’ appear when they log in. The tool, which began rolling out yesterday, will help users review their privacy settings and control who they are sharing their content with. The system uses a blue dinosaur which guides Facebook users through three steps to navigate
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The Nigerian Academy of Science says that it is collaborating with the Federal Government in the fight against Ebola in the country. The President of the academy, Prof. Oyewale Tomori, made this known in an interview with the media in Abuja Sunday. He said that members of the academy had been involved in the management
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Welcome to this page my dear young friends. Sure your weekend went well and you are warming up for a bright new day and week. I am very excited to be with you. Having spent time to share with you what constitutes sexual abuse for like two weeks, I will proceed to share with you
Authorities of the West African Examinations Council on Saturday subjected candidates sitting the ongoing ‘November/December’ West African Senior School Certificate Examination to Ebola Virus Disease screening. The Head of National Office of WAEC, Mr. Charles Eguridu, who led a team of officials around some examination centres in Lagos, said the essence of the test was
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