Around the World in 30 Days – May 2018
C.M. Rubin’s Global Education Report Many experts believe deepening unemployment in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), as robots and artificial intelligence transform global production, will widen inequities and deepen social fragmentation. What is the role of education? “The hate we see in the world today is likely a failure in exposing learners enough to the diversity,” writes Alusine Barrie, one of our global Millennial...
The Global Search for Education: Is Now Our Time to Dance?
“Dance is an art form that triggers emotions and feelings like no other. It provides an opportunity to explore important issues viscerally and emotionally, through the best language on the planet, the movement of the body.” — Rob Fruchtman As our global population continues to grow, migration and increasing social and cultural diversity are reshaping countries and communities. New York’s Battery Dance...
The Global Search for Education: Children Are Stars of Peace
“I believe that words, communication, literature and the arts, can promote peace, tolerance and harmony, and bring about a change.” — Ada Aharoni The biggest challenge for humanity in the years ahead just might be coming to grips with the idea that we are all in this together – we are living in a world that’s more interconnected than ever and more competitive than ever. Our most important work, if we are to progress as a healthy,...
The Global Search for Education: I Have a Voice
“It is time to for us to awaken to our true selves, to listen to what makes our hearts sing – to find our element.” — Sacha Abercorn, Her Grace the Duchess of Abercorn When terror and fear is left in a child, Sacha Abercorn OBE, the Duchess of Abercorn, explains it will “carry further destruction with it through a lifetime.” In 1987, the Duchess founded The Pushkin Trust, which began as The Pushkin...
The Global Search for Education: Top Global Teacher Bloggers – Learning With The Arts
Have you ever noticed how integrating the Arts with traditional subjects can really make learning fun? Findings from a recent American Institutes for Research study shows arts integration also has great potential for improving student learning in multiple disciplines. Today in The Global Search for Education, our global teachers share their experiences in their answers to this question: How can we maximize the value of art and music...
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