The Global Search for Education: Girls
“My argument in favor of educating girls is more practical. We should do it because it is an incredibly powerful tool for ending global poverty.” — Richard Robbins Girl Rising is the feature film to be released on March 7th, which tells the unforgettable stories of nine real and remarkable girls from Peru, Haiti, Egypt, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, India, Nepal and Cambodia. The girls’ stories...
The Global Search for Education: What Will Finland Do Next?
“Finnish schools are fear-free places where children don’t need to worry about competition, failure or performance that in many countries are fueled by standardized testing.” — Pasi Sahlberg Photo courtesy of Elvi Rista. Systematic pursuit of children’s wellbeing and happiness in secure environments takes precedence over measured academic achievements in Finnish schools, according to Pasi Sahlberg,...
How Will We Read: In Public Libraries?
“When asked to support local library funding measures, communities have done so, voting in favor of 87% of operating funding measures last year.” — Molly Raphael Libraries across the United States need our help as they are being closed or having significant cuts made to their budgets. The public library service has impacted each of us at some point in our lives whether as a child, a student or as an...
The Global Search for Education: More Arts Please
More Arts Please Sir Photo Courtesy of Beechwood Sacred Heart School UK. “To lose our culture is to lose our memory.” More Leonardo da Vincis, more Martha Grahams, more Ludwig Van Beethovens, more Luciano Pavarottis, more Marlon Brandos, more Antoni Gaudis, more Coco Chanels, more Bob Dylans, more Zhang Xiaogangs, more William Shakespeares, more Julia Margaret Camerons, more Gustav Vigelands, more Andrew Lloyd...
The Global Search for Education: More Focus on Finland
Finnish teachers talk with Harvard professor Tony Wagner in The Finland Phenomenon “The Finns had a crisis,” life-long educator, best-selling author, and Harvard professor Tony Wagner explains as we discuss his new film, The Finland Phenomenon, made with acclaimed documentary filmmaker, Bob Compton. “Their economy was failing. Their education system was poor. They knew that to grow their economy, they had to...
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