October 2011
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How Will We Read? - The Book Given
The book given by Lewis Carroll to Alice Liddell for Christmas
On November 26, 1864, Lewis Carroll gave my relative, Alice Pleasance Liddell, a book he had written for her. He called the book Alice’s Adventures Underground after considering titles such asAlice’s Golden House, Alice Among the Elves, Alice Among the Goblins, and Alice’s Doings In Wonderland. Carroll had...
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The Global Search for Education
“The way to improve the quality of teaching is through teamwork in the schools, and then surround it with better teacher pre-service, better attraction of the profession, and better professional development.” – Michael Fullan
Change Leader
By C. M. Rubin with Harry Rubin and Michael Freeborn
Michael Fullan has been working to identify the right drivers for whole system education reform. His...
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The Global Search for Education
“The education system that will optimize the prospects of success in the global world will be one that develops passion, releases creativity and which has deeply challenged its young people.” — Anthony Seldon
All That Is Me
By C. M. Rubin with Harry Rubin and Michael Freeborn
Developing the whole child has been the goal of many leading global educators. Those who are succeeding appear...
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The Global Search for Education
“Schooling is a universal right. It is about the right of all young people to have access to ‘powerful knowledge’… ” — Michael Young
Knowledge
By C.M. Rubin with Harry Rubin and Michael Freeborn
Fueled by international test scores which indicate that the UK is lagging behind other nations in education, the British education debate has focused on a number of...
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How Will They Lead?
“So many of them have persevered through so much in their lives already, and overcome tremendous adversity, but they don’t even realize it. It is remarkable that they want to continue dedicating themselves to helping others.” — Kirk Spahn, ICL co-founder
By C. M. Rubin
As Americans begin to evaluate the US candidates for the next presidential election, everyone will...
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The Global Search for Education
“The challenges India faces are also an opportunity to move away from the two centuries oldmodel of schooling.” (Photo courtesy of Murali Srinivasan)
More from India
By C. M. Rubin with Harry Rubin and Michael Freeborn
Is there a future for a US - India partnership in education?
In his remarks at the recent Brookings Institute conference in Washington, Deputy Secretary of State...
