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February 17, 2020

Viral Video of Physics Professor Shows the Lengths He Goes to to Make Science Fun

Do you remember your favorite teacher? Chances are you didn’t love them for the subject they taught, but how fun they made their lessons. A physics student named Erica recently shared her admiration for her professor, Dr. David Wright, in a now-viral video on Twitter. The heartwarming montage reveals the crazy lengths the dedicated teacher at Tidewater Community College in Virginia Beach goes to to show his students just how exciting science can be.

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February 5, 2020

Irish School Decides to Ditch Homework and Assign “Acts of Kindness” Instead

Chances are you invested a lot of time on homework during your school years—but what if instead of spending your evenings memorizing multiplications, you could have spent them doing good deeds for your community? That’s the idea behind an initiative led by Gaelscoil Mhichíl Uí Choileáin, an elementary school in Clonakilty, Ireland. During the month of December 2019, teachers decided to ditch all homework and assign kids “acts of kindness” instead.

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January 29, 2020

Finland Is Now Being Run by Five Parties Led by Women (Four of Them Under 35)

The United States is gearing up for the 2020 Presidential election where the country could see a woman as the Democratic party candidate. While that is certainly a big deal, the country of Finland is steps ahead and recently introduced the world’s youngest serving Prime Minister named Sanna Marin. At age 34, she is just one of five women who are in high-ranking leadership positions in the Finnish government.

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