The Global Search for Education: What Character?
It used to be that character education was the prerogative of parents/families, governments, and religious institutions, but over time all of these have weakened, and so now schools are the best place where this education can take place.”– Charles Fadel In an increasingly complex world, society is rediscovering the importance of teaching character qualities or “how one behaves and engages in the world.” In Part...
Around the World in 30 Days: August 2016
C. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report What would you do if you were US Education Secretary? What Curriculum makes education relevant in a 21st Century world? What do Millennials around the world think about Immigration? What do our Top Global Teachers do to promote integration in their increasingly diverse classrooms? Those are the questions we were most curious about this month. Some time early next year a new President may...
The Global Search for Education: WHAT Knowledge?
“We are taking the trends identified by futurists and economists, and connecting them to relevant fields of study and competencies required.” — Charles Fadel Employers complain that graduates are not ready for work. Students who drop out cite boredom and lack of motivation as their major reasons for leaving school. Stanford University studies indicate students are overloaded and underprepared. WHAT should we teach...
The Global Search for Education: WHAT is “Four-Dimensional” Education?
“Our framework is a result of the analysis and synthesis of research on learning sciences, views from futurists and economists, standards around the world, and needs of employers and societies — all organized to be maximally comprehensive, compact, appropriate, and globally relevant.” — Charles Fadel According to Center for Curriculum Redesign (CCR) founder Charles Fadel, education is “falling behind its...
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