Posts Tagged ‘eduwonkette’
Schools: what should they do, and for whom?
We read today how Panel Urges Schools to Emphasize Core Math Skills (Washington Post). Now, there is a more fundamental question to consider: what should the schools of the XXI century look like and do?. To create a much needed dialogue, I asked one the most thoughtful education bloggers around to share her (I guess it’s “her”)…
Read MoreBill Gates Harvard commencement speech (and his Frontal Lobes)
Bill Gates delivered a very inspiring commencement speech in Harvard last week. I recommend reading the full Remarks of Bill Gates and reflecting on his core message, which may be summarized in its last sentence: “And I hope you will come back here to Harvard 30 years from now and reflect on what you have…
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