Schools: what should they do, and for whom?

By Alvaro Fernandez | March 14, 2008 |

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”)…

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Bill Gates Harvard commencement speech (and his Frontal Lobes)

By Alvaro Fernandez | June 16, 2007 |

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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