A weekly collection of education-related news from around the web.

Do Open-World Video Games Improve Mental Health?

“Their findings? Games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild… and Minecraft can significantly enhance cognitive escapism (offering a mental break from everyday life), promote relaxation, and improve overall mental well-being.”

What The Internet Looked Like In 1994

“Thirty years ago, the web was just starting to burst into the mainstream, but you could already see a pixelated vision of the world to come…”

Issues

Every week I send out articles I encounter from around the web. Subject matter ranges from hard knowledge about teaching to research about creativity and cognitive science to stories from other industries that, by analogy, inform what we do as educators. This breadth helps us see our work in new ways.

Readers include teachers, school leaders, university overseers, conference organizers, think tank workers, startup founders, nonprofit leaders, and people who are simply interested in what’s happening in education. They say it helps them keep tabs on what matters most in the conversation surrounding schools, teaching, learning, and more.

Peter Nilsson

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