The Global Search for Education: On US Education Problems
“Providing college tuition-free without getting the money back through taxes for the better educated means that the poor end up subsidizing the education of the rich.” — Andreas Schleicher According to Andreas Schleicher of OECD, the United States is unique among countries in that the generation of workers entering the US workforce does not have higher college attainment levels than the generation about to...
The Global Search for Education: When Little Children Die
“Grief will affect all. The trauma of losing a young child never goes away and the grief may be quite protracted, but healing occurs over time.” – Dr. Brian Fallon When beautiful little children and their brave teachers die in a senseless act of unspeakable violence such as the one at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the nation cries. The nation prays for relief from its overwhelming grief and from these prayers...
The Global Search for Education: Teach All
“Teach For America exists to address the incredible gaps in educational outcomes that persist along racial and socio-economic lines in our country. We believe this is the greatest civil rights issue of our generation.” — Wendy Kopp Since Teach For America was proposed by Wendy Kopp in 1989, the organization’s nearly 33,000 participants have reached more than 3 million children nationwide during their...
The Global Search for Education: Singapore on Technology
“The focus is on using technology as a tool for teaching and learning, rather than on technology in itself.” — Dr. Pak Tee Ng Singapore’s education institutions are considered among the most advanced in the world with regard to information technology. This week in The Global Search for Education, I invited Dr. Pak Tee Ng in Singapore to update us on how Singapore’s Ministry of Education (MOE)...
The Global Search for Education: What to Do About Cheating?
“Research shows that students cheat more when they believe that grades and performance are valued in their classrooms and less when they believe that learning, deep understanding and mastery are valued.” — Dr. Denise Pope Here are five misconceptions about a serious and widespread problem in education today: cheating isn’t a problem at my kid’s school; kids cheat in the same ways today as they did...
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