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Peter Thiel doubles down on his program to pay kids not to stay in school

Sat, 02/24/2024 - 17:09

Tech Insider : Economy

Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies, and Founders Fund, speaks during the Bitcoin 2022 Conference at Miami Beach Convention Center. — Peter Thiel.
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We started homeschooling our kids to travel. We've bonded as a family, and they're learning through unique experiences.

Sat, 02/24/2024 - 08:16

Tech Insider : Travel

Terri Peters and her family in Curaçao. — By choosing to homeschool her kids, Terri Peters and her husband have been able to take them to places like Curaçao throughout the year while still completing their schoolwork.
Courtesy Terri Peters

Education, Parenting, parenting-freelancer, Travel, Education, homeschooling, family-travel

My daughter attends an IB charter school. Her student-driven classes are more about mastery than memorization.

Tue, 02/20/2024 - 12:57

Tech Insider

selfie of Jamie Davis Smith and her daughter — The author, left, and her daughter, who attends an IB charter school.
Courtesy of Jamie Davis Smith

Education, Parenting, Essay, parenting-freelancer, Parenting, Education, schooling

A Massachusetts high school wants to call in the National Guard to help quell a 'disturbing increase' in violent fights, drug abuse, and truancy

Mon, 02/19/2024 - 22:39

Tech Insider

Massachusetts National Guard stand watch during a Black Lives Matter rally.
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Education, Massachusetts, national-guard, school-violence

A Florida high school required parents' permission for students to watch Disney's 'Tangled,' prompting some to say local education laws are 'out of control'

Sat, 02/17/2024 - 15:25

Tech Insider : Politics

Boone High School in Orlando, Florida.
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Parenting, Education, politics, Education, Florida, ron-desantis, disney

I grew up in the US, while my wife grew up in the UK. She had a better education and now has a better understanding of the world.

Fri, 02/16/2024 - 11:00

Tech Insider

Katy Gleming and her wife on her wedding day — The author, right, and her wife, left.
Holly Ferencuha Photography

Education, Essay, college-freelancer, College, Education, uk-vs-us, geography

University of Michigan Says It's Not Selling Student Data to AI Companies

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 17:45

Gizmodo

On Thursday morning, news broke that someone was going around selling student data from the University of Michigan to tech workers that build AI chatbot tech. An employee at Google DeepMind, the company’s AI research hub, said they’d gotten an offer for recordings of lectures, student discussions, and office hours, as…