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Facial recognition cameras are making sure kids in China pay attention in class

“It is like there are a pair of mystery eyes constantly watching me."

A Math Teacher Quizzed His Students About Coke and Drug Dealers

"You take 600 mg of cocaine. Your body filters out 40 percent per hour. How high are you in three hours?"

People Are Competing to Solve an Education Crisis in Developing Nations

XPRIZE challenges teams to develop open source and scalable software to enable children to teach themselves reading, writing and arithmetic within 15 months.

Here's What the US Can Learn From Finland's Student-First Education Policy

US education policy makers could follow the lead of Finland's education reform that shapes its school system around what goes on in the classroom.

This Animated Short Perfectly Captures What It’s Like to Fall Asleep in Class

'Afternoon Class' evokes the precise feeling of fighting lethargy.

Teachers' opinions on the election are getting them into trouble

Teachers Talk About Their Most Embarrassing Classroom Moments

Teachers are people too, and sometimes they make mistakes. We asked real-life teachers for their most embarrassing moments.

Should LGBT Teachers Come Out to Their Pupils?

We talked to a gay and trans teacher about what it's like to be out—and not out—in the classroom.

This Robotic Wearable Lets You Bring Your Teachers Anywhere

Akarsh Sanghi's 'Grasp' is a shoulder-mounted device that makes remote-learning physical by putting your teacher on your shoulder.

There's Nothing More Damaging Than School

Here are a few stories about horrible or funny things that happened to people at school, including menstrual finger-banging and biting little girls until they bleed.