Education - Ask HN Digest

Hindsight & Regret: Valuable Advice People Wished They'd Taken Sooner

May 22, 2025

Users share important life and career advice they once ignored, covering topics from software engineering soft skills and financial planning (like S&P 500 investing) to technology choices like Python and Bitcoin.

Life Advice Career Development Software Engineering Personal Finance Investing Python Bitcoin Education Decision Making Regrets S&P 500 Financial Independence

LLMs for Learning Code: Powerful Tutors or Harmful Crutches?

May 22, 2025

A Hacker News discussion explores whether LLMs help or hinder programming education, offering tips for effective use and highlighting risks like over-reliance and superficial understanding.

Llm Ai Learning Programming Coding Education Software Development Stackoverflow Debugging Active Learning Mentorship Code Generation Problem-Solving Critical Thinking Fundamentals Kubernetes Docker

Guiding Your 5-Year-Old Through Hitting: Practical Strategies for Frustration and Self-Regulation

May 14, 2025

A Hacker News discussion offers practical advice for parents of a 5-year-old who hits when frustrated, covering professional help, school collaboration, and home techniques to build self-regulation and empathy.

Parenting Child Development Behavior Management Hitting Aggression In Children Self-Regulation Emotional Intelligence Empathy School Discipline Occupational Therapy Adhd Autism Problem-Solving Skills Early Childhood Education Parent-School Collaboration Positive Discipline Icps