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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

chat gpt logo on a phone next to a school chalkboard with numbers on it

Culture

People who regularly use ChatGPT for school on whether or not they feel like they’re still learning

Battlefield video game scene, soldiers in camo holding weapons looking at an explosion. Text overlay reads, "'He spells the word 'grenade.' Shocked, I said, 'oh, so you don’t know how to read.'"

“Can teenagers read?”: Gamer’s teammate couldn’t spell “grenade,” so they asked teachers what’s going on

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

Left: Teacher with purple hair holding a piece of paper up to the camera. Right: Rear view of middle school students studying in classroom.

“It’s scaring me”: 8th grade teacher says just 2 out of 110 students can read at grade level

Woman lying in her bed, text overlay reads, "I did NOT know there is no 'medicine' in glasses."

“We shouldn’t shame people for learning”: Woman admits she thought glasses had “medicine” in the lenses

3 panel: Teacher comparing Ohio's richest and poorest schools in emotional viral video

“I’d cry every day”: Teacher explains how working at the richest vs the poorest school in Ohio “radicalized” him

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

UCLA student holds up his laptop at graduation ceremony. On the laptop, he shows ChatGPT and completed assignments. He lifts his arms up as the crowd around him hypes him up.

“The next generation of doctors are cooked”: UCLA graduate shows off ChatGPT that did his assignments during graduation

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

congrats dont work for elon plane stanford graduation

Viral Politics

Video: Plane flies above Stanford’s graduation with a “Congrats! Don’t work for Elon” banner

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

2 panel image. Graduation with caption that reads: "We are only allowed to clap one time per child" on left. Hands clapping on right.

“This can’t be real!”: Parent goes to child’s graduation. But they are only allowed 1 clap per child

2 panel image of a stressed teacher and teenagers on their phones

“If my 10th graders could barely read I’d walk out too”: Teacher quits after revealing many of her students “can’t even read”

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

2 panel image of a child reading and an adult who looks bored

Gen Z parents are reportedly refusing to read to their kids because it’s “boring”

“My taxes pay your salary. That makes me your boss”: Teacher shares common insult from parents. Their comeback is so good

2 Panel image of duolingo on phone and ai bot character

Duolingo CEO says AI tutors will replace schools in future, schools will be only for childcare

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

2 panel image. Appreciation week note left in teacher's lounge, along with Activia yogurt cups on left. Activia yogurt cups on right.

‘I’d call in sick the next day blaming the warm Activia’: Teacher goes to the breakroom during teacher appreciation week. Then they see the gift left out for them

Taco Bell sign(l) graduation hat and diploma(c) woman shares how she got her education for free(r)

‘They can have my change now’: Woman works at Taco Bell for 6 months. Now she’s graduating from college for free

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Woman smiling, wearing sweater, in classroom on left. Classroom setting on right.

Education