Beyond Testing: A Lesson from Chinese Teachers
My cultural exchange with Chinese teachers showed me that despite differences in our instructional approaches, we share many similarities.
My cultural exchange with Chinese teachers showed me that despite differences in our instructional approaches, we share many similarities.
Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din | Posted 08.21.2011
Music and art and community development (not stones and guns and politics) will revive hope in Kashmir's future, which has suffocated under decades of conflict and exploitation from all sides and all parties.
Ed Gragert | Posted 06.19.2011
Very few of today's American youth are prepared to be tomorrow's global leaders. This potential crisis in U.S. global leadership capacity demands a dramatic, yet achievable goal.
David J. Skorton | Posted 06.08.2011
The availability of high-quality postsecondary education is significant beyond the personal benefit of a college degree: the problem-solving capacity of a modern college or university and its graduates is enormous.
Wendy W. Luers | Posted 05.25.2011
This spirit of cultural engagement would remain a powerful force throughout my life after I married William Luers, the US ambassador to Venezuela.
Xiu Min Li | Posted 05.25.2011
Although China now has over 3,500 NGOs, most concentrate in big and high profile cities like Beijing and Yunnan. In backwater regions like Western China, the concept of NGOs is still foreign.
Imane Karroumi | Posted 05.25.2011
I didn't believe the power of being in an exchange program until last year, when I participated in the U.S. Department of State's Youth Exchange and Study Program, or YES.
Michelle Shearer | Posted 11.08.2011