The Global Search for Education: If not the SAT, What?
Feb04

The Global Search for Education: If not the SAT, What?

 “Multiple choice tests have been the dominant type of test in this country since World War I, but that is about to change.” — Roger Benjamin  What if educators were able to assess the 21st century skills that thought leaders in The Global Search for Education series talk about week after week?  What if this 21st century replacement for the SAT was able to measure high school students’ critical thinking,...

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The Global Search for Education: More Focus on Finland
Jun01

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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