The Global Search for Education: The New Chinese Education
“The new China is strongly making for good,” proclaimed my great great Uncle George E. Morrison (NY Times feature article, 1912) who advised the Chinese leadership during the formation of the first Republic. Dr. Morrison’s speeches about the vision of his Chinese friends at the turn of the 20th century remind me of Henry Kissinger’s remarks about China’s determination to continue its remarkable economic...
The Global Search for Education: Can You Pass the Global Standardized Test?
In approximately six weeks’ time, policy makers, administrators, researchers and educators will meet at the OECD PISA (Program for International Student Assessment) conference in Tokyo to study the educational strategies of countries which excel in the global standardized test. Many of these strategies will be previewed over the next few weeks in The Global Search for Education. The performance of U.S. students in the 2009 PISA...
The Global Search for Education: The Way Out of Poverty
“We have to learn from our past because we must not forget and because we must be better.” So speaks the powerful voice of 84-year-old Kenyan, Kimani N’gan’ga Maruge, describing his unrelenting determination to get an education in a deeply moving new film by director Justin Chadwick (The Other Boleyn Girl) called The First Grader (U.S. release date: May 13, 2011). The film, a triumph of education, is based on...
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