Diplomacy, policy, and governance today requires understanding the intricacies of national origins. What would a nation look like if the relative influence of its founders — or the actions of pivotal leaders along the way — varied from the course of events we recognize as history? High school students tackle a PBL addressing this theme applied to Modern Israel.
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Is Java a World Language?
Most high schools require that students take two to three years of a world language. But what constitutes a world language -- do programming languages qualify?
Read MoreSchools, Showcase Your Teachers
Human capital matters. Showcase your teachers to parents, and potential parents, frequently.
Read MoreWhere Education is Not “Business as Usual”
What does it take to create a school where teachers love to teach and students love to learn?
Read MoreKids, not Widgets
What emerged from the Cold War -- an automated, industrialized, top-down approach to teaching and learning -- is opposite the inventive, progressive environments we embrace in all other facts of life from business to entertainment. You can't create new ideas if you're constantly herded back to the beaten path.
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