Education
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Background: Many teachers find that the most stressful part of their job is, surprisingly, dealing with the parents of their students. Proposal: There are a few ways to address this issue, but one possible way would be to make it impossible for parents and teachers to ever interact. Although this initially seems impossible (Figure 1),…
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Background: Elementary school letter grades theoretically indicate the achievement of a certain degree of competency in a subject (e.g. a fourth-grader receiving an “A” in math would have learned all of the math that a fourth-grader is expected to know). The issue: There are a couple of immediate problems with the way report cards present…
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TITLE: One weird tip to having every meeting end punctually! It involves sharks, though. Background: People giving presentations are famous for going over their allotted time. However, presentations are frequently unmoderated or have a lax moderator, leading to time overages being the norm rather than the exception. Proposal: An automated system that made the presentation…
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The premise: Due to the high degree of safety in modern society, the idea of what is “safe” vs “dangerous” has changed. As overall safety increases, people begin to see previously-acceptable situations as dangerous. This cycle may continue as time goes on, unless action is taken. Example: This concept is perhaps most evident in the…
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