Around the World in 30 Days – January 2019
C. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report Forty-one years ago, Agnes Gund read an article about the arts being virtually eliminated from the budget of the NYC Board of Education. She had an idea. What about bringing visual artists to teach in schools where there was no art instruction? Studio in a School, the organization she founded, has done just that. The Global Search for Education welcomed Executive Director Chris Wisniewski to talk...
The Global Search for Education: The Green Leaders of Tomorrow
“The teacher’s role in this journey is to ‘model advance learning’. They are there as a mentor, a guide, a coach, and most importantly, a co-learner.” – Glenn Chickering Our environment should be important to all of us. It is after all where we live. The Green School in Bali was founded by John and Cynthia Hardy who wanted to create a school focused on environmental stability. The big picture goals...
Can Donald Trump Pass the Science Test?
“The Trump game demonstrates that scientific ignorance is our biggest problem in regards to the future the world.” – Olli Rundgren According to a MIT report, at least 216 million Americans are scientifically illiterate. A company based in Finland (known for one of the leading education systems in the world) believes that the figure may also include the presidential candidate, Mr. Donald J. Trump. Psyon Games,...
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