The Global Search for Education: Trends
“There is a lot of pressure placed on education to act as one of the major levers to reduce inequality, but it cannot act alone.” — Tracey Burns Trends Shaping Education 2016 is a new and updated OECD work which looks at major social, demographic, economic and technological trends affecting the future of education. The first edition of the book was published in 2008 and two subsequent editions were published in 2010...
The Global Search for Education: Head, Heart, Soul, and Frankenstein
“How do we pick up the pieces and build a new text that creates and adds meaning to Shelley’s novel?” — Erick Gordon To explore and remix Shelley’s Frankenstein in a multi-media context is currently the creative challenge for 13 teachers from around the world and 13 New York City high school students at Teachers College, Columbia University. The Common Core Curriculum Standards have curtailed the study of...
The Global Search for Education: East vs. West – Part 1
“While there is rich cultural diversity in Asian countries, it is not as pronounced or complex as in many Western systems such as the USA and the UK. In inner city London it is perfectly possible for a teacher to be facing a class of children with ten to fifteen different languages.” — Alma Harris Is education in the East superior to education in the West? Today I begin a new series that explores this question with...
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