Oxford’s curveball interview questions are a great leveller

The unpredictable university admissions process tests not recall but interpretation – the key skill in an age of randomness

Children today could work until they are 100, predicts futurologist

Expert tells headteachers that pupils could go on to have 40 jobs and the education system must adapt to the changing world

Classic children’s books on coding reprogrammed for a new generation

Author Lisa Watts, who helped to teach a generation of children about computers a quarter of a century ago, hopes new books will inspire tomorrow’s programmers

Ryan Adams, Bastien Héry’s hair, pylons, a squidgy star, some Twitter – REVIEWED

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#IStandWithAhmed: Obama joins supporters rallying around Texas teen

‘Cool clock, Ahmed’ tweets president as Mark Zuckerberg also joins outpouring of support for student arrested Monday for bringing homemade clock to school

Mobile phones’ impact on lessons coming under scrutiny

Official review aimed at improving classroom behaviour to investigate how smartphones may disrupt learning

Where to Invade Next review – Michael Moore gets happy with a sugar-binge idea-stealing session

The Fahrenheit 9/11 director goes a bit gooey as he goes in search of lessons for America – from school lunches to prison systems – in the way other countries do things

MOOS, POS and other teen internet slang every parent urgently needs to know

The government has just launched a website to help parents work out what their kids are up to online – although you may not be that surprised

Luister: the viral film exposing South Africa’s ongoing racism problem

Documentary featuring black students recounting their experiences of racial discrimination has ignited a national conversation, Daily Maverick reports

Jesse Andrews: high school is just a rough, rough period in one’s life

Site member Confessionsofabooklover got to ask the author about his coming of age novel Me, Earl and the Dying Girl about the trials of high school and how great but terrifying it is that his book has been made into a film

Blinded by technology: has our belief in Silicon Valley led the world astray?

In Geek Heresy, computer expert Kentaro Toyama warns against our over-reliance on technology and explains why people, not smart tools, are the key to social change

Are tablet computers harming our children’s ability to read?

The last few years have seen the biggest change in how young people spend their time since the invention of the television – but is it a good thing?

The howl truth: scholars get packing for UK werewolf conference

Three-day event at University of Hertfordshire will feature a visit to the grave of Peter the Wild Boy and an outing to the UK Wolf Conservation Trust