I took a break. I had a book to write, after all, and there’s only so much writing one can do in a day. Just last week, I turned in my manuscript–all 90,000 words of it. So, that’s what I’ve been working on for the last six months, and during the next few weeks, [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘global economy’
May 22, 2008
Shocking Truth–Most US Colleges Are NOT Promoting Global Education
There’s a lot of talk about the value of a global education, and numerous US college administrators are thumping their chests about their emphasis on internationalization.
Chest thumping. Lip service. But not a lot of actual global education goin’ on.
In fact, even though it seems like every college is tooting its own horn about their [...]
February 23, 2008
Bill Farren On the Role of Sustainability in Education For Well-Being
Bill Farren, the articulate activist encouraging a deeper awareness of the world through education on his Education for Well-Being website, wrote this great piece as a guest blogger for Beyond School.
Bill focuses on sustainability as a cornerstone for education that truly prepares students for the future. Check out his excellent video, Did You Ever Wonder?
The [...]
January 30, 2008
Arts Education Boosts Relevance For US Students In A Global Economy
I appreciate this recent editorial in Eduweek in which Stephanie Perrin, the head of the Walnut Hill School, in Natick, Mass. (one of the oldest secondary schools for the arts in the nation) calls for more emphasis on arts education in public schools.
I love the fact that she points to the arts as a means of connecting with [...]
January 22, 2008
College Freshmen Are Studying Abroad, Spending Way Too Much For It, and Drinking A LOT
In this article in the Wall Street Journal, we learn about the growing trend of college freshmen studying abroad for their fall semester before they move into dorms on campus for the spring term. There isn’t a huge number of students doing this, but there are more and more colleges offering this option.
One reason is the [...]
January 14, 2008
Online Learning vs Homeschooling: A Little Clarity
There’s been a lot of buzz about the differences between online learning and homeschooling thanks to a recently-aired episode of “Supernanny” in which two high school girls taking online courses end up enrolling in a traditional school due to concerns about the quality of their educational experience. Read more here.
It’s important to understand that homeschooling [...]
January 14, 2008
In A Recession, Online Education May Be A Smart Investment
Online education might be a smart investment in terms of your career, but it could be a great addition to your stock portfolio as well.
This piece by Peter Cohan on BloggingStocks.com explains that hard financial times might be the best time to invest in companies that offer online learning options. Apollo Group (to take one example) offers [...]
January 12, 2008
Thanks, Tim Ferriss (author of “The 4-Hour Workweek”) For The Inspiration To Write This Book
Well, in my last post I talked about how amazing Buenos Aires is and that creative folks from all over the world are coming here to check it out for themselves.
Tim Ferriss, author of the best-selling book on lifestyle design called The 4-Hour Workweek, spent time here in BA back before he wrote his book. [...]
