Articles

14
DEC
2019

The Perfect Storm and Ed Reform (China Daily)

Change. The one constant in the continuation of all things. Indisputable, unavoidable that we as humanity must go through such transformations. It is part of the pattern of nature, of life, one we must endure to the end, with little choice in whether to weather change — only in how. W
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26
NOV
2018

The Role of Education in Societal Progress and Sustainability (Beijing Review)

Periods of enlightenment, of the individual and of society in its totality, have marked the path of mankind throughout history. Nations have been forged from the imagination, arisen through reason, concretized through common sense and practicality, ripe with possibility to improve the
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14
APR
2017

The Essential Skills for Any Century (Huffington Post)

21st century skills. Throughout the world, we are talking about 21st century skills as if these particular skills have found their place in this particular time in the evolution of humanity. For those less familiar, the skills I speak of include: communication, collaboration, critical
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04
MAR
2016

The 7th Thailand-U.S. Education Roundtable STEM Education: Learning Culture of the 21st Century Workforce

Mr David Clegg was invited to present to Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn and key dignitaries at the 7th Thailand – US Education Roundtable entitled “STEM Education: Learning Culture of the 21st Century Workforce”, which was held in Thailand from 26 to 27 February 20
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12
NOV
2015

Leadership for the Human Age (Huffington Post)

We define leadership in many ways, many forms. But to what end? This is the defining question as we quest for a new era in human beings and human doings – a new age, a Human Age. Education is evolving. It always has. It always will. Yet how it evolves and to what end it serves will be
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22
JUL
2015

Schooling Ourselves: The Opening of the American Mind (Huffington Post)

What does it mean to be open-minded? We hear this all the time. “You must open your mind.” “Be open-minded.” “Have an open mind.” To be open-minded is to be receptive to new ideas, opinions, arguments; with impartiality; without prejudice. Simply, to be willing to let go and allow for
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08
APR
2015

Mindfulness at School: Breathe Easy, Everyone! (Huffington Post)

Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. Focus on your breathing. Become present with what is. Imagine your thoughts are but clouds upon a deep blue sky; each passing along, to be noticed, observed, but without attaching yourself to any one in… To read the full article
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14
JAN
2015

From Student to Teacher: The Rise of Singapore Education (Huffington Post)

How did they do it? How did an island nation of five million people become one of the elite education systems on the planet? What is their secret, their special formula? What is the Singapore story? Singapore’s meteoric rise as an education power has been nothing less than remarkable.
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12
NOV
2014

The Common Core Standards: A Matter of One Nation (Huffington Post)

‘We the people… in order to form a more perfect union…’ There have been statements made throughout the history of the United States of America that have served in defining a nation bound together by certain beliefs, ideals, that forged a pathway, a blueprint for what it means to be fr
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