Elon Musk’s secretive LA private school doesn’t just teach spelling and math — it also asks students ethics and critical thinking puzzles you usually don’t see elsewhere

RETURERS/Stephen Lam and ClassDojo & Ad Astra Conundrums Elon Musk‘s Ad Astra school and educational software developer ClassDojo are introducing a set of “Conundrums” for elementary and middle school students. The Conundrums involve open-ended critical thinking and ethics challenges. They address questions that children may not normally encounter in a standard curriculum. ClassDojo shared a […]

BBC News blunder: BBC Breakfast viewers outraged over huge spelling gaffe – 'Come on!'

The outrageous moment came as BBC Breakfast was hosted by Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt. But neither Naga nor Charlie made the slip-up: today it was BBC correspondent Ben Thompson, who was presenting the business segment. The report concerned public services outsourcing firm Serco, who maintain the radar at RAF’s Fylingdale station. The broadcaster made […]

BBC weather: Matt Taylor’s forecast hit by spelling ERROR as temperatures plummet

Delivering the morning forecast, Matt said viewers may be shocked when they step outside as temperatures have plummeted overnight. But as he informed those watching BBC Breakfast of some local temperatures, there was an error as ‘Teesside’ was missing another letter ‘s’. One fan said: “@BBCBreakfast come on Matt how are you spelling Teesside!? Two […]

Moss code: Shipwrecked Russian sailor rescued after spelling out 'HELP' on rocks (VIDEO)

Published time: 1 Nov, 2017 00:47 A 30-year-old Russian citizen who attempted to sail solo from Sweden to Spain in a sailboat he bought in Stockholm has been rescued after a major search operation discovered a message written in moss. The man, who has not yet been identified publicly, was reported missing Wednesday, after family […]

BBC weather: Matt Taylor’s forecast hit by MAJOR spelling gaffe

As the meteorologist delivered the forecast, a message on the screen read: “Wnd easing, Sunny spells.” One eagle-eyed fan picked up on the error which missed an ‘i’ to spell ‘wind’ and joked it “all goes wrong” without usual weather presenter, Carol Kirkwood. They wrote on Twitter: “@BBCBreakfast that word ‘Wnd’ need an ‘i’ in […]

Countdown suffers VERY rude blunder over this DISASTROUSLY explicit spelling mistake

The Channel 4 gameshow was renamed using an explicit word on Sky TV’s programme guide, according to a viewer. Instead of spelling out the word “Countdown”, the guide read instead: “C***down’. The eagle-eyed Sky customer shared the shocking image on Twitter, tagging Channel 4 and Rachel Riley as they asked: “What happened here?” However, a […]

Emmerdale: Viewers spot MAJOR spelling blunder as Bernice White reveals shock new job

Despite the ITV episode featuring huge developments in Rhona Goskirk’s (played by Zoe Heny) rape storyline and Emma Barton (Gillian Kearney) being rumbled by Laurel Potts (Charlotte Bellamy), fans flocked to social media to discuss Bernice’s (Samantha Giles) new career path. She had excitedly revealed to Kerry Wyatt (Laura Norton) and Dan Spencer (Liam Fox) […]

These are the winning words from every National Spelling Bee since 1925

AP The 90th Scripps National Spelling Bee kicked off on Wednesday with nearly 300 of young spellers from around the country gunning for a $ 40,000 top prize. The field of 291 children will be whittled down to one champion at Thursday’s final in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Since the inaugural competition in 1925, the words […]