As students across the US return to school, many are adapting to virtual learning amid the ongoing pandemic. But critics claim Edgenuity, an online learning program adopted by tens of thousands of schools, is flawed. Edgenuity grades assignments and quizzes using artificial intelligence and one middle-schooler was able to outsmart the system. By adding a jumble … Read more
The American teen who was shot dead by a police officer in Mexico was sent off with his last soccer goal in a touching tribute by his soccer teammates. The heartbreaking gesture took place last Thursday in the southern state of Oaxaca before Alexander Martínez, a 16-year-old from North Carolina, was laid to rest. Friends … Read more
Would YOU still pass your driving test? Road signs quiz will challenge your knowledge of the Highway Code – and its creator says no one has scored full marks Robins & Day quizzed UK drivers using a series of different road sign images Challenge was to see whether they could identify the fake from the … Read more
An app called Bits is aimed at those with a limited credit history and is designed to boost an Experian score through a monthly fee It is often considered something of a catch-22 that in order to make yourself eligible for credit you must first take out credit. There are often stories about ‘mortgage invisibles’, … Read more
Tricky geography quiz will put your knowledge of capital cities and major rivers to the test – so can YOU achieve a perfect score? Challenging geography quiz was created by Playbuzz author Michael Rogers Full marks go to those who can answer questions relating to rivers and deserts Tricky quiz is designed to see how … Read more
When I read in the Mail this week of the main teaching union’s disgraceful tactics to thwart the reopening of classrooms, my heart sank. And I dare say I was not alone. As the father of three state-educated children – one of them aged seven – I find it difficult to forgive Mary Bousted, the … Read more
The European flag quiz that only 10% of Britons could score full marks on (with millennials performing worst) – see how many YOU can match to the correct country Generation Z (18-25) performed the best, with an average of 12 out of 15 Baby boomers scored 10 out of 15 on average, and Generation X … Read more
Frail coronavirus patients may be denied critical care under an NHS scale system designed to free up ICU beds. The controversial ‘Clinical Frailty Scale’ (CFS) ranks patients’ vulnerability from one to nine in order to prioritise those most likely to recover from the killer virus. Those with a combined score of more than five are said to … Read more