Utopia

An Edutopia article on the problem of students who believe they already know something is prompting discussion among teachers about how to get learners to apply and retrieve understanding rather than rely on familiarity. Educators sharing the piece say it raises practical questions about retrieval practice, overconfidence in learning, and classroom strategies that push students to test their actual knowledge.

Car Park Capital, a city-building game, lets players design cities built around public transport, cycling and green living. One player describes turning the fictional Baldtown City into streets almost empty of traffic, with crowds of citizens moving about on foot instead. The game is drawing attention for how it rewards car-free urban planning, in contrast to traditional traffic-heavy city builders.