A high school student was arrested and charged for allegedly changing the grades and attendance records of his classmates. Investigators say that the opportunistic teen got his hands on a teacher’s log-in details before gaining access to the school’s computer system at Orange High School in New Jersey (US). The 16-year-old was charged with multiple
As a teenager, you’re likely in secondary school, making new friends, and most likely dating. Your hormones are racing the most in these few years, so it can be quite a roller coaster ride, but by the time you are almost leaving secondary school, they are settled. Make the best of it by taking the
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Even the smartest college students suffer academically when they use the Internet in class for non-academic purposes, researchers have warned. They say that the huge number of students who take phones, tablets and laptops to lecture could be seeing their grades slip. The researchers say students would perform better without their gadgets – but admit
Confirming what music fans have thought since they got their first Walkman, it takes just seconds for headphones to tangle inside a bag or pocket. Using computer simulations, a team of physicists have unravelled exactly why the wires get so tangled, so quickly – and it’s all to do with coils. When shaken up, the
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Hello dear young friends. I am sure you are doing great today. You may be wondering why we have been addressing your safety all these while and it appears it is an endless journey. Please do not wonder. I will tell you two things straight-up. First, your safety is very important and MUST be your
Sometimes it’s easy to forget that the Earth and everything on it are rotating. But it’s a good thing that our planet keeps spinning, because if it suddenly stopped it would unleash a torrent of catastrophes. Just listen to what Michael Stevens has to say in this new installment of his Vsauce YouTube series. “First
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Advice on the best study skills can be found in many books and across the web. However, these sources often gloss over certain memory-related habits that can really help you remember the material much better. On this page I describe five proven study strategies that every student should know and use to maximise their retention
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This year’s “The Learning Curve” report from Pearson takes a look at education across the globe. One of the main things the report does is rank the world’s educational systems (which we’ll talk about in a different post). What I find even more interesting is the focus on what skills current students need to meet
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This is the moment a schoolboy carried out a light-hearted prank – and found himself at the centre of a police investigation. Jacob Dowdle lies in wait for his head of year, a custard pie in hand. It was the last day of term at Altrincham Grammar, when pupils are allowed to take playful revenge
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The famous quote claims the only thing in life worse than being talked about, is not being talked about – and a new study may have proved this to be the case. Being ignored at school has been found to be worse for a person’s health than people who are harassed or bullied. Researchers found