Education and career news / trends from around the world — 17th September, 2020

Curated by the Knowledge Team of ICS Career GPS

EDUCATION NEWS / ARTICLES

Over 80% parents in 5 Indian states say digital schooling failed during lockdown: Study

More than 80% of parents with children studying in government schools reported that educatin was “not delivered” during the lockdown, according to a new five-state survey conducted by the non-profit Oxfam India. In Bihar, 100% of the parents interviewed voiced this view. This failure was mostly because families did not have digital devices and access to digital mediums of education, said the study released this month.

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Bridging the digital divide through coding

Recently, Apple announced updates to its Everyone Can Code curriculum, which introduces students to the world of coding through interactive activities. It is designed to take students all the way from writing their first lines of Swift code to building their first apps.

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CAREER NEWS / ARTICLES

How to work from home: 20 tips from people who do it successfully

In the office office, your coworkers often pose the greatest threat to keeping you from getting some real, heads-down work done. At the home office, however, I find that it’s easy for you to become your own worst enemy. Because when you’re not surrounded by coworkers, you’re free to drop those pesky inhibitions.

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Starting a new job remotely can be a challenge: Here’s how to ease the transition

Starting any new job can be stressful enough in person, but there are some additional issues with 100% remote-based work. Learn some tips on how to hit the ground running.

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