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The long read: No language in history has dominated the world quite like English does today. Is there any point in resisting? 
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The No. 1 thing they need to know is that kids’ brains are physically different from the brains of kids a generation ago because of the way they’re taking in information—because of this fast-paced digital intake, which is different from the way a lot of people here grew up. We were reading textbooks in black and white. Via Nik Peachey
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It’s not every day that we get to look into the future of learning. But with recent artificial intelligence development in China’s classrooms, we’re taking a sneak peek of what it will look like. Via Nik Peachey
Richard Platt's curator insight,
June 23, 2018 7:40 PM
WHY IS CHINA LEADING AI APPLIED IN EDUCATION?Before diving into how China is changing the classroom, it’s worth exploring why they are doing it. China wants to adopt AI in education as part of a larger government initiative. To put it simply, China wants to help “set the global standard” of AI, and is working nonstop to become the global leader in the technology. To do this, China is adopting AI in every sector, Education included, as well as investing heavily in the technology. For example, just this month the city of Tianjin announced that it would devote $16 billion USD to support AI initiatives. The ultimate goal is to bring in corporate investments to help the city prosper from AI and boost the city’s technological infrastructure. Tianjin is also setting up a separate $1.5 billion USD fund to promote intelligent manufacturing—something that would dramatically improve the lives of the city’s 15.5 million residents.
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New research shows teachers reporting that the vote to leave the EU has hardened monolingual attitudes...
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A survey for the BBC asked if England was better now or in the past and what makes someone English.
David M's comment,
June 4, 2018 3:50 PM
Hardly surprising considering the rather farcical and embarrassing events of the last two years. Good for them.
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The language of politics warps our democracy again and again, as in this tax calculation.The media must unpack statistics, says economics and social policy writer Phil McDuff...
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The reading brain can be likened to the real-time collaborative effort of a symphony orchestra, with various parts of the brain working together, like sections of instruments, to maximize our ability to decode the written text in front of us. Via Nik Peachey
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May 26, 2018 1:34 AM
Interesting article with some good links to research.
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