Embracing Change in Education
For many people, parents included, change represents a disruption. When this disruption impacts our children, those we love most in this world, the default emotion is often fear on their behalf: fear of the unknown, fear of an untested road,
STEM, STEAM, STREAM or SCREAM: Integrated Learning As a Way Forward for Indonesia
The 2018 Indonesian Economic Forum held on 21 Nov at the Shangri-La Hotel had an interesting theme: “Connection Indonesia; A New Five Year Agenda.” Prolific speakers included Presidential Candidate Prabowo Subianto, Vice-Presidential Candidate Sandiaga Uno, ex-Trade Minister Gita Wirajawan and
Using Technology to Prepare students for the Jobs of Tomorrow
The world of work is arguably changing at a faster rate than ever before, and students today may be entering jobs that don’t even exist yet. That’s just one of several challenges facing teachers and counsellors.
Getting Past Straight A’s: Balancing Old And New Ideas on Education
As parents and teachers we sometimes become overly focused on the immediately tangible: the test scores, the grades and the rankings. But it has never been more important, in the face of overwhelming research, to consider the importance and development
