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New app could be safety guard parents and educators are looking for
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (343+ words) Screens in classrooms have proven to be a distraction, often hindering students' learning, whether it be phones, laptops, or other devices. AFN reports on a new app that could be an alternative to banning phones in classrooms. The app is…...
AI chatbots believed to compromise parent-child relationships
3+ week, 22+ hour ago (320+ words) A medical professional has concerns about AI companions. ChatGPT Open AI is trained by reinforcement learning using human feedback. This model uses generates dialogue using data inputted from conversations between human AI trainers pretending to be a user and an…...
Ohio public schools infiltrated by DEI variant targeting mental health in children
3+ week, 5+ day ago (344+ words) Now that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is under fire from the Trump administration, schools and school administrators are trying to fill the void with something just as detrimental. DEI programs have not disappeared after government funding has been cut,…...
Snowflake grading: Is Harvard’s inflation issue the result of thin-skinned professors?
4+ week, 23+ hour ago (237+ words) Harvard administrators are sounding the alarm over the impact of WOKE-driven grade inflation. The school faces significant allegations of grade inflation, with recent internal reports indicating that over 60% of undergraduate grades are now A's, a substantial increase from just 25% two…...
Girls giving up on marriage? Lots to consider, Closson says
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (154+ words) A new report finds that fewer high school girls want marriage and children, while the desire has remained steady in boys. Girls giving up on marriage? Lots to consider, Closson says A new report finds that fewer high school girls…...
Free time should not always mean screen time
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (329+ words) A family therapist says the upcoming holidays are an opportunity for parents to nourish their kids' minds and make better use of their time together. Though it has become more common to see teens, kids, and even babies entranced by…...
Gene editing combines great ethical questions with powerful new technology
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (239+ words) Some Tech entrepreneurs are putting money into a San Francisco-based startup called Preventive that is developing embryonic gene editing technology that it says will eliminate hereditary diseases. The company, founded as a public benefit corporation,statedits goal is "to determine…...
Fall in transgenderism shows rise in need of spiritual healing
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (429+ words) Data seem to indicate that the transgender craze is calming down, but a Christian documentarian says that the fallout is just beginning and that churches need to be ready to help with the healing. Baptist Press reports that researchers are…...
Wake-up call: extreme pornography is reaching young children
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (424+ words) An advocate for sexual integrity hopes a new report helps parents realize the dangers of social media. The government study titled "'Sex is kind of broken now': children and pornography," shared by the U.K. children's commissioner, found that more than half…...
With PRISM, California's teaching teachers to harm kids
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (352+ words) An advancer of God's design for family and liberty says public school teachers are now subjected to mandatory training that brands Christian beliefs as bigoted. The California school system, in compliance with a law passed in 2023, is requiring all teachers…...