It is time to rethink education
Education must go back to teaching the essentials. How can we engage meaningfully in a planet that is alive? How can we recreate educational systems so that it enhances this engagement?
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This is how Finland is winning the war on fake news
To fight fake news, countries must help their citizens discover who they truly are.
The Beijing Consensus on AI and Education
World leaders now agree: AI has the potential to disrupt future generations. In order to safeguard human development, a landmark document called the Beijing Consensus, has been released to the public.
Why schools should pay attention to social intelligence
Social intelligence is crucial in protecting jobs in a world becoming dominated by automation.
Petition for screen-free kindergarten, day care, and primary school launched
Educators unite to petition for the right to have screen-free classrooms. Their stand: the beginning of digital age education must focus on human beings.
Global citizenship: An emerging agenda in education
How do we teach children that humans are still more important than machines? Here is one solution: show them how beautifully diverse their communities are.
Children need art, stories, poems and music in order to grow
Want your child to be successful in life? What they need is real experience in art, stories, poems, and music, not tech-produced lessons and tracks.
How teachers can help fight fake news
It is the responsibility of educators to teach their students to question online information. Only then will students be able to make use of the internet wisely.
School imposes total ban on mobile phones, reports improved scores and behavior
Ysgol John Bright imposed a total ban on mobile phone use within campus in 2018. Today, the students are reaping the benefits of this move.
What knowledge should students learn?
Our societies are changing, how can we redefine education so that it prepares our children to become effective adults in an unpredictable future?