Caitlyn Wang’s wonderful article, besides managing to alleviate my anxiety about not taking enough AP courses, also brought up another thought in mind. In her article, there was this quote “Nothing is more fragile than
Cyberbullying, defined as willful and repeated harm inflicted through digital means, continues to rise in prevalence and severity, particularly among youth populations, who are exposed to social media at starting at young ages. The mental
In the rapidly evolving world of AI, data is king—but what happens when the data we rely on is synthetic? While data augmentation offers a promising solution to the challenges of collecting real-world examples, it comes with hidden dangers. From the risk of model collapse to the inability to capture the nuances of human language, synthetic data can lead to fragile models that struggle in real-world scenarios. Discover why balancing synthetic and authentic data is crucial for building robust AI systems, and learn how our approach to cyberbullying detection exemplifies this delicate equilibrium.
Creating Categories to Combat Cyberbullying A journey through 40+ research papers, heated debates, and yellow sticky notes The Search That Started It All Picture this: A group of Impact Fellows, armed with laptops and determination,
Self diagnosis, a hot topic The second reason why autism keeps on getting misused in a lot of memes could be people self diagnosing themselves with autism. Far warning, I will be heading into a
“Kids are so occupied with not disappointing anyone that they don’t have the luxury to find out who they really are.”— Caitlyn Wang, founder of the nonprofit curaJOY Asian tweens and teens—whether in the U.S.
Anxiety can be really debilitating. It’s all in your head, but you know what your head controls? Literally everything else. Want to know more about
After seven years as both a general and special education teacher in the New York City Department of Education, I’ve lived the impossible equation that defines our profession: provide individualized, evidence-based support to 25+ students
What’s going right in your life, right now? It’s a question we asked at curaJOY’s full team meeting this week. The answers came with some hesitations. It was just an icebreaker, but I suspect that
For students with learning differences, the journey through education and into a fulfilling career can be daunting. While traditional educational frameworks often struggle to meet the needs of these learners, we have the power to
This story takes place several months ago back when school was still on going. So I was sitting with my friends’ friend group (I say this because although I was friends with some of the
This July, during the launch of curaJOY’s Impact Fellowship, I had a sobering realization. These were some of the brightest high school and college students we had ever worked with—motivated, passionate, and full of ideas.
