The Global Search for Education: How Much Time is Enough Time in School?
The time students spend in school varies considerably around the world. In addition, so do the different ways in which that time is spent. How much time is enough time is also one of the most debated topics in education systems globally. This month we asked our top global teachers to weigh in. How much time should K-12 students spend at school during a calendar year? “In Finland, students start school at the age of 7 and spend 5 hours...
The Global Search For Education: The Need to Play
“Giving children meaningful, quality, free play opportunities in this period of exponential brain growth is the best, most cost-effective way to prepare them with the skills required to live in our modern society.” — Marcus Veerman The research that’s been done on the importance of play is extensive. From the American Academy of Pediatrics, which recommends play as “essential to development because it contributes...
The Global Search for Education: We Speak – Bridging Cultures Through A Computer Screen
“We want to show that refugees can contribute positively to society and should not be characterized as passive burdens dragging on public services.” — Aline Sara According to CNN, as of April 2018 more than 5.6 million have fled Syria, and according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, more than 6 million people are displaced internally. Many of these refugees are educated and experienced individuals. ...
The Global Search for Education: Are We Prepped for Superintelligence?
“If we are talking primary school, AI is probably moving too fast currently for it to make sense to try to integrate specific hot new ideas into the curriculum. But providing a broader base of computer science education and some opportunity to try programming sounds like a good idea.” — Nick Bostrom In nearly every industry, smart machines have edged their way into our lives. Whether their longer term impact will...
Around the World in 30 Days – August 2018
C. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report How can poor children in developing countries acquire reading, writing, and counting skills when there are inadequate qualified teachers and resources? A tablet is helping in Malawi. Onebillion has been bringing numeracy and literacy education to marginalized children in India, Uganda, Malawi and other countries, for 14 years. Their innovative learning app, Onecourse, with its numeracy material...
The Global Search For Education: A Digital Teacher Transforms Learning
“In places like Malawi where we have a large number of learners, while inadequate teachers and resources, it helps a lot to let some children be taken care of by a digital teacher.” – Saili Mwale How can poor children in developing countries acquire reading, writing, and counting skills when there are inadequate qualified teachers and resources? A tablet is helping in Malawi. Announced as one of the 5 finalists in Elon Musk’s...
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