International Education
Wish Granted: Here’s a 9 Minute Video Explaining What U.S. Schools can Learn from Other Countries
Wish Granted: Here’s a 9 Minute Video Explaining What U.S. Schools can Learn from Other Countries
It takes under ten minutes for Stanford professor Linda Darling-Hammond to explain what the United States can learn from the…
9 Pictures of Readers from Around the World
9 Pictures of Readers from Around the World
Thank you, BBC, for curating these snaps featuring reading–in many forms–from across the globe. And if teaching reading and writing…
Teaching is Trash. No, Really. It Is and That’s Wonderful. Watch this Guy!
Teaching is Trash. No, Really. It Is and That’s Wonderful. Watch this Guy!
Every teacher should start what they are doing right now and watch this Ted talk by Arvind Gupta. Gupta demonstrates how…
When a Sociolinguist Eavesdrops on a Bus and Gives a Ted Talk
When a Sociolinguist Eavesdrops on a Bus and Gives a Ted Talk
Learning a language is not purely cognitive. Most people can’t just memorize vocabulary and rules of grammar and speak a…
Why is English So Damn Hard to Learn? There are 3 Secrets to It.
Why is English So Damn Hard to Learn? There are 3 Secrets to It.
English is really hard to learn. As the number of students who require support learning English continues to increase throughout…
What If the Crisis in Public Education Is Not What You Think?
What If the Crisis in Public Education Is Not What You Think?
Over the past month, teachers in West Virginia, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Arizona, Colorado, and North Carolina led mass protests, accusing state…
Watch How President Reagan Introduced A Nation at Risk
Watch How President Reagan Introduced A Nation at Risk
You have probably heard of A Nation at Risk–the Reagan-era report from which today’s education reforms come–but have you ever…
Why Tolkien Had a “Heartfelt Loathing” for All Things Disney
Why Tolkien Had a “Heartfelt Loathing” for All Things Disney
A fascinating read about what happened when Tolkien and his friend C.S. Lewis went to see Disney’s Snow White and…
So, THAT is Where Letters Come From!
So, THAT is Where Letters Come From!
Etymology is one thing, but to look at the historical roots of letters themselves is just pure alphabetic joy.
Room7: the Consortium of Refugee Coding Schools I’m Helping Establish
Room7: the Consortium of Refugee Coding Schools I’m Helping Establish
For over a year, I have been quietly helping establish a consortium of about a dozen coding schools throughout Europe…
What Underfunding Schools Looks Like
What Underfunding Schools Looks Like
Kudos to the NYTimes for crowdsourcing examples of what underfunding schools looks like. When you hear fast comparisons between US…
Why Computer Science Belongs in English Class
Why Computer Science Belongs in English Class
Computer science in ELA class? Yes. Especially in ELA! For a few years now, I have been building the case…
A Business Case for the Arts in Education
A Business Case for the Arts in Education
When the founder and CEO of the Alibaba Group, Jack Ma, was asked about what education should look like, his…
Egypt’s Educational Gambit & What We Can Learn
Egypt’s Educational Gambit & What We Can Learn
Egypt’s education minister just spoke hear at UNESCO’s Mobile Learning Week. It was stunning to hear what they are doing…
No Computer Computer Science
No Computer Computer Science
Integrating computer science into schools doesn’t necessitate digital devices or computers. Well, eventually, yes. But not to start. See what…
Why to Stop What You Are Doing And Watch this Education Film (in French, but still…it has subtitles)
Why to Stop What You Are Doing And Watch this Education Film (in French, but still…it has subtitles)
If you have never seen this gorgeous documentary about an elementary school teacher in a little school in rural France,…