Arts are instrumental to foster well-rounded students

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by David Rempel, Guest Blogger In response to “Why America’s obsession with STEM education is dangerous” from the Washington Post, March 26, 2015 This is what happens when you see people as functional components serving the economy; their humanity becomes an unnecessary and “expensive luxury”. We cannot base our future completely on what will serve the economy … Continue reading Arts are instrumental to foster well-rounded students →

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Finland schools replace subjects with ‘topics’

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Finland is well known as having one of the best, if not the best, education systems in the world. With scores in both literacy and numeracy at the top of the heap, only Singapore and China outperform Finland in the PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) rankings, which has caused educators to flock to the … Continue reading Finland schools replace subjects with ‘topics’ →