From: 6/22/2009 9:16:18 PM That isn’t the headline. This is: Weak Human Resource Is Botswana's Undoing - World Bank (read more here) but it is the embedded message. Africa needs to broadly drive to education access and reform. Many African nations could easily adopt the latest techniques in education as they have no burden of deep labor union entrenchment or old … [Read more...] about Botswana Needs Improved Education to Compete
Education
Evidence-Based Management and Education – The Obama Dilemma
The US push toward improved education needs to be careful. As I read simultaneously about the $4.35 billion Race to the Top fund and the rise of evidence-based management, I see a discontinuity. The top bullet in the Department of Education’s release says: “Adopting internationally benchmarked standards and assessments that prepare students for success in college and the … [Read more...] about Evidence-Based Management and Education – The Obama Dilemma
Redefining Cheating
Redefining cheating: I saw a small blub in The Week about outsourcing homework to India, Pakistan, and Egypt. This is aligned with a conversation going on in education about the redefinition of “cheating” which is often called management or collaboration in the business world. After searching on the web, I found a similar story that may be the source, Australia’s Current Week … [Read more...] about Redefining Cheating
Learning Pathways: Grand Challenges, Small Venues
When I was in sixth grade, my teacher, Mr. Lovejoy (at Broad Ave Elementary School), had me tested using the Stanford-Binet IQ test. I did pretty well. He decided that his classroom was not the place for me but that he, as a mentor, would work well. So he started giving me college textbooks and free rein to create science experiments for other students. I spent most of my … [Read more...] about Learning Pathways: Grand Challenges, Small Venues
Strategy and Education: Differentiate or Continue to Struggle
Strategy and Education: Differentiate or Continue to Struggle Budget cuts for schools. Record profits on Wall Street. What is the differentiator? I will make it simple and tie it to the President’s “Race to the Top” initiative: Performance measures. We don’t know how to measure the performance of educators, and therefore, by inference, we don’t know how to measure … [Read more...] about Strategy and Education: Differentiate or Continue to Struggle