Today’s big topic: Their math teacher gives off serious »party vibes«. And there’s a particular reason he’s always in rubber boots
Math teacher Mansour Mansour has been nominated for Politiken’s Teaching Award for his work at FGU Fyn Kerteminde.
What’s happening?
At FGU Fyn Kerteminde, math teacher Mansour Mansour helps vulnerable students reconnect with school through practical, movement-based lessons. He links math to everyday life, using examples like absenteeism, energy drinks and workshop exercises to make abstract concepts concrete.
Students describe him as cheerful, supportive and genuinely interested in their lives, saying his presence makes them more likely to show up. Several say he has helped them regain confidence in math after difficult experiences at other schools.
Mansour, who has taught at the school for nearly seven years, is nominated for Politiken’s Teaching Award. His students hope he celebrates with cake, or Palestinian manakish, if he wins.
Why it matters!
Politiken’s Teaching Award highlights that teachers matter not only academically, but also in students’ personal development.
At a time when many Danish public schools are struggling with absenteeism, disengagement and wellbeing, that role is more important than ever. The award draws attention to education as both learning and formation.
Still curious? Read the full article here.
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Nordea was fined DKK 155 million for anti-money-laundering failures, but was acquitted on most counts, including the largest part of the case involving DKK 26.8 billion in transactions. The court found the bank guilty of ignoring more than 212,000 suspicious transaction alerts and criticized the prosecution for delays and weaknesses in how the case was handled. Read the full article here.
– Apartment prices in Aarhus are soaring — while Copenhagen is seeing the exact opposite
Ritzau reports that apartment prices in Aarhus hit a new record in October, rising 1.5% in a month and 23.3% from a year earlier, driven by strong demand and too few homes for sale. In Copenhagen, prices fell 1.1% for the third month in a row as more apartments came onto the market, suggesting prices may have peaked after rising beyond what many buyers can afford.
– Greenland cuts the size of its government
According to Ritzau, Atassut has withdrawn from Greenland’s coalition government, Naalakkersuisut, after accusing the coalition leadership of acting irresponsibly and unfairly in a controversy involving minister Nivi Olsen. The remaining government parties, Demokraatit and Inuit Ataqatigiit, still hold a parliamentary majority with 18 of 31 seats.
Talk of town: He was nearly too human for the grandiose show he was putting on
Royal Arena, Copenhagen. The American rapper and producer J. Cole (Jermaine Lamarr Cole) in concert at Royal Arena.
J. Cole arrived at Royal Arena wrapped in the humble image he has built around himself, even lowering an old Honda Civic from the ceiling. But the show also revealed the contradiction at the heart of his persona: for all his modesty, he still knows how to turn himself into a spectacle.
A sprawling set inspired by his North Carolina hometown gave the concert scale, though its deeper political meaning was left largely untouched. What carried the night was his voice — intimate, conversational and suddenly sharp — which brought real emotional force to the songs.
Still, the music sometimes struggled against the oversized staging, especially with the live band hidden away inside the set. By the end, J. Cole looked nothing like an artist ready to disappear; if anything, he seemed more invested than ever.
Read the full review here.
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