The Global Search for Education: Icehearts
“Our goal is not to become a winning team. Our goal is self-development.” – Ville Turkka As automation and artificial intelligence continues to disrupt our workplaces and our societies, experts agree that skills, and particularly social skills, are a critical part of future learning for all youth. Research has shown time and again that sports can be a medium for developing social skills and building better...
The Global Search for Education: How Teaching Cultural Empathy Produces World Leaders
“We bring students together who might otherwise remain on opposite sides of a deep historical division.” – Victoria Mora Isolation and bigotry appear to be on the rise. How do we develop global citizens with the skills and competencies to empathize with one another? The United World Colleges (UWC) aims to combat the problem by producing thoughtful, committed and empathetic students who are able to consider global...
Around the World in 30 Days – September 2018
C. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report In nearly every industry, smart machines have edged their way into our lives. Whether their longer term impact will be beneficial to our lives or whether their impact will shatter our lives, we can be pretty sure that we are dealing with an intelligence that is radically different. If we are to flourish as a species based on what we know now of the Superintelligence still in development, we’re...
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. ...
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