Around the World in 30 Days – December 2018
C. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report The Dalai Lama once said, “If every 8 year old is taught meditation, we will eliminate violence from the world within one generation.” Mindfulness has become much more relevant and effective in a constantly changing environment. Clinical psychologist Dr. Addie Wootten insists that inducting young children into the principles of mindfulness early on in education allows them to focus more in class,...
The Global Search for Education: More Mindful Citizens Please
“We want mindfulness to be as common as brushing your teeth!” – Addie Wootten The Dalai Lama once said, “if every 8 year old is taught meditation, we will eliminate violence from the world within one generation.” Mindfulness has become much more relevant and effective in a constantly changing environment. Clinical psychologist Dr. Addie Wootten insists that inducting young children into the principles of mindfulness...
The Global Search for Education: Defying Tradition – Learning with Nooks
“Why should there be only one teacher in class? Why not everyone teach and learn?”- Abhijit Sinha India’s rural schools struggle with high rates of teacher absences and student dropouts. How do you educate youth without sufficient government funding, resources and teachers? Abhijit Sinha believes fixing the problem is about defying tradition and instead allowing youth to design their own education using the internet and...
The Global Search for Education: Draw, Dance, Innovate!
“We create a mechanism or an environment made up of a few simple but clear rules. Within this context, the children are free to explore autonomously.” – Alessandro Lumare Wanted: Learning that nurtures innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship. These skills play an essential role in helping us to flourish in a 21st century world. Art without rules or boundaries in which the body and mind are free to explore and...
Around the World in 30 Days – November 2018
C. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report Democratic innovation is a passion for Adam Cronkright because he believes “the dominant conception of leadership is deeply flawed.” What if leadership and civic skills could be developed in everyone versus just a few “natural-born” leaders? Does making civic and leadership education available to all students help create a better world? Cronkright, who co-founded Democracy In Practice in 2013 and...
The Global Search for Education: Learning That’s Focused on the Real World
Learning that can excite learners to continue their work well beyond the school day sounds like the kind of exercise schools would want to encourage more. Project-based learning has come and gone since the early 20th century. Today, thanks to real world challenges such as the United Nations’ SDG’s, it is enjoying a comeback. In this style of learning, students must address a problem that’s impacting their local or global community....
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