Standardized tests aren't tests of basic knowledge. They're branded products produced by textbook companies, and getting the right answers depends on whether you studied from the right books.
Succeeding at standardized tests means owning the books with the answers in them
AI beat law professors in 75% of blind matchups, Stanford finds
A Stanford Law study put AI tutors up against actual law professors, and the machines won. Sixteen professors wrote answers to 40 contract law questions, then graded a stack of… READ THE REST
University of Iowa students must take Intellectual Freedom classes whether they want to or not
The Center for Intellectual Freedom is a comically-named educational institution established by Iowa's conservative legislature to counter the liberal indoctrination of traditional education. Few students have availed themselves of its… READ THE REST
Another graduation speaker hypes AI to boos, tells students their education is already obsolete
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and private equity managerial Gloria Caulfield, addressing graduates, both got booed recently as they talked up AI. You'd think commencement speakers would get the memo.… READ THE REST
Learning a new language is less intimidating with Promova for only $80
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Build confidence in a new language with Promova's lifetime subscription for $79.99 (reg. $299.99). Learning a new language… READ THE REST
A popular platform is making it easier to read in your spare time, and it's only $70 for life
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Headway is a mobile app that condenses fiction and non-fiction books into quick summaries, and it's only… READ THE REST
This is the $60 Montessori-inspired kids' app that won't leave you feeling guilty afterward
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: For $59.99 (reg. $250), Pok Pok gives your family lifetime access to an award-winning educational app designed to… READ THE REST
