The Global Search for Education: From Shanghai
“In PISA 2009, we found that Chinese students don’t like rote learning in math. Most teachers don’t believe in rote learning and encourage students to be creative.”– Zhu Xiaohu Shanghai is the largest city in China; who in education is not aware of the fact that this city’s students finished at the top of the charts in the PISA 2009 exam? Since then, educators from all over the world have travelled...
The Global Search for Education: Being Global – A Global Competence Certificate
“Education is affected by the same trends we see in business, government and our day-to-day lives: rapid technological advances, increasing interconnectivity, higher levels of diversity, and greater levels of uncertainty in how to handle complex problems. As these trends increase, there is more pressure for the education sector to respond at all levels – this includes a recognition that we must engage with the world in...
Around the World in 30 Days – February 2015
C. M. Rubin’s global education report In February, I continued my conversations on global education with Lord Mayor of London Boris Johnson, Australia’s Geoff Masters (CEO of Australian Council for Educational Research) and Susan Mann (CEO of Education Services Australia). I learned further about how technology is entering the classroom and how this is helping to broaden cross-cultural perspectives in education. Some of my...
The Global Search for Education: Just Google It!
“Technological innovation is bringing everyone around the world closer together, so cross-cultural understanding becomes far more important.” — Boris Johnson “Universities in London” is the most Googled search term by US students wanting to study abroad. Nearly 30,000 US students study in the city each year. Five of the top 10 most searched universities outside North America by US students are...
Around the World in 30 Days – October 2014
C. M. Rubin’s global education report from Latin America, Canada, Africa and China This past month in The Global Search for Education, I talked to global education leaders working at the frontiers of their fields to gather new perspectives on some of our greatest concerns in education today. Talking to educators from Latin America, Canada, Africa and China gave me a richer perspective on a number of the debates that we are...
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