Education

Photo credit: Courtesy of men_being_gentlemen and superheroswimacademy/Instagram – Swim coach Jason Siegel navigated a moment with an affectionate toddler using wise, quick thinking.

Education, Popular, Relationships, Skills, Teachers

Swim coach’s reaction when toddler tries to kiss him is a masterclass in teaching boundaries

Annie Reneau

6/12/2025
Homeowners celebrate the completion of their new home in Cambodia's Siem Reap Province alongside Habitat for Humanity volunteers and staff.

In Partnership With Habitat For Humanity →

Culture, Family

A safe, stable home can change lives for the better. Here’s how Habitat for Humanity wants to make that possible for everyone.

Sarah Watts

3/25/2026
Photo credit: Canva – Several emergency responders chimed in to agree.

Education, Education & Information

UPS driver’s tongue-in-cheek ‘homeowner advice’ is actually super important

Heather Wake

6/11/2025
Photo credit: Canva – Learning to make sounds we didn't grow up with can be tricky.

Culture, Education, Identity, Learning, Popular

American English includes one of the rarest sounds on Earth, but we use it all the time

Annie Reneau

6/7/2025
Photo credit: Canva – Letting teachers know they made a difference is a gift they'll never forget.

Education, Popular, Teachers

Entire graduating class shows up at their kindergarten teacher’s house for a surprise thanks

Upworthy Staff

6/5/2025
Photo credit: via Canva/Photos – A woman making a point in a corporate meeting.

Education, Learning

Want to sound smart, but you’re out of your league in a conversation? Use the easy YAS method.

Tod Perry

6/5/2025
Photo credit: Canva – An In Case of Emergency sign.

Education, Health, Mental Health

The people I listed as my emergency contacts both died. How I found footing without a safety net.

Cecily Knobler

6/2/2025
Photo credit: via Canva/Photos – A teacher showing her students their grades.

Education, Popular, Teachers

Teacher courts ‘controversy’ by admitting that students need to be told their reading level

Tod Perry

5/31/2025
Photo credit: via Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons – Mark Cuban speaking at a business roundtable hosted by the Kamala Harris for President campaign at Ocotillo in Phoenix, Arizona on October 19, 2024.

Business, Education, Popular

Billionaire Mark Cuban reveals the secret to his success comes down to one simple habit

Tod Perry

5/29/2025
Photo credit: Canva – Something you've never thought about, but makes total sense.

Education, History (Education)

How soldiers and sports helped create the cringey corporate jargon we all despise

Heather Wake

5/29/2025
Photo credit: Canva – Because the solution isn't always forgoing the avocado toast.

Education, Education & Information

Expert in positive psychology reveals the 8 times ‘money can absolutely buy happiness’

Heather Wake

5/28/2025
Photo credit: via Canva/Photos – A stressed teacher and student looking at her phone.

Education, Teachers

High school teacher quits her job because ‘technology is ruining education’

Tod Perry

5/28/2025
Photo credit: Canva – Time to break the habit once and for all.

Education, Learning, Popular

Communication expert shares 2 ‘subtle yet powerful’ things to help us stop saying ‘sorry’

Heather Wake

5/22/2025
Photo credit: Photo by Maxim Hopman on Unsplash – The Sam Vimes "Boots" Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness explains one way the rich get richer.

Education, Learning, Popular

A tale of two pairs of boots shows how the rich get richer in ways poor people simply can’t

Annie Reneau

5/21/2025
Photo credit: Canva – Why Americans pronounce 'street' as 'shtreet' or 'schreet'

Education, Learning

Why Americans pronounce ‘street’ as ‘shtreet.’ The unnecessary ‘H’ we can’t stop saying.

Jacalyn Wetzel

5/20/2025
Photo credit: via Canva/Photos – A woman holding a "time for change" sign.

Education, History (Education)

Enlightened boomer shares why millennials are a ‘hero’ generation, but it comes with a price

Tod Perry

5/19/2025