Mark Twain famously said that schooling should not be allowed to interfere with education, and a number of people have tried to put this idea into practice. And yet, secondary education in the way it’s structured and imparted hasn’t changed much since the 19th century. Does “old school” deserve the regard and respect we attach…
The Problem Across the globe, there are 134 million children between the ages of 7 through 18 who have never been to school. In sub-Saharan Africa, there are 34 million children not enrolled in primary school, which is more than all of the primary school children in the United States, the United Kingdom, and France…
Mexico City – Mexico has found a new heroine: A 12-year-old math whiz from a state plagued by drug violence who was dubbed “The Next Steve Jobs” by a US magazine. The youngest of eight children from a modest family, Paloma Noyola was thrown under the media spotlight since Wired magazine featured the black-haired girl…
The educational innovator receives $1 million to seed child-driven, Internet-enabled learning centers in India and around the world. Today Dr. Sugata Mitra became the eighth winner of the TED Prize, which now consists of $1 million presented to social entrepreneurs to make their dreams huge. Past winners include Bono’s ONE campaign, Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, and artist JR….
This video on The Future of Learning features three heroes of education: Seth Godin, Prof Sugata Mitra and Daphne Koller, among other schooling and education experts. After watching this video, there is hope for your children, for South Africa and for parents who are tired of delegating the learning to forced compulsory schools run by…