Posted in Project Information on Sep 30th, 2008 No Comments »
In reading various European countries’ school and educational ministry sites, I find that there are some significant differences between European schools and schools in the U.S. Primary differences include the preschool experience, the tracking of students, and in the higher scoring countries, minimal immigration and plenty of health care.
In most areas of the Scandinavian countries, [...]
Posted in Journey entries, Project Information on Jun 4th, 2008 No Comments »
I have emailed and am waiting to hear back from the October visits: three schools in Finland and the ministry of education in Estonia!
Next: emails to the November visits: Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands and Belgium!
edit: It looks like I will have the opportunity to visit a role-playing themed high school in Denmark, thanks to a [...]
Posted in Project Information on May 8th, 2008 No Comments »
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We are an increasingly globally-minded community and need to make sure that our students are competent to participate in the world’s higher education options.
Work Plan
My goal is to spend five months visiting schools in European countries where the PISA ratings are highest, traveling from northern Europe to southern Europe. [...]
