Calypso Gets Muzzled in Guyana
January 16th, 2014 Q: Why is it that music always gets banned in totalitarian regimes? A: Because music is a human expression […]
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5 “What If” Questions for Engaged Education
January 9th, 2014 What if…. teachers asked students: “What would you like to learn today?” What if…. administrators asked teachers: “What values
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January 1964: A Retrospective
January 2nd, 2014 As we start the New Year, we thought it would be interesting to look back and see
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Nelson Mandela, South African Music and the Struggle Against Apartheid
December 26th, 2013 On December 5, 2013, Nelson Mandela, a beloved hero, a giant of history and one of the
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For-Profit Colleges, MOOCs, and the Future of Higher Education
December 19th, 2013 Earlier this week I read a piece on the Huffington Post about some for-profit colleges making false
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Reverse Culture Shock: Symptoms & 5 Ways to Cope
December 12th, 2013 International students coming to the U.S. are bound to experience different degrees of culture shock but they
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Martin Heidegger’s Influence On “Riders On The Storm”
December 5th, 2013 Heidegger’s Concept: “Geworfenheit” (“Thrown-ness”) The song is a 60′s classic: “Riders On The Storm”. We’ve heard it
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Giving Thanks: 5 Rituals from around the Globe
November 27th, 2013 I am always curious about the traditional rituals celebrated by other cultures and set out exploring. On
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The Mindful Educator’s Bookshelf: The Mindful Brain by Daniel J. Siegel
November 21th, 2013 Sharing resources I’ve collected and created over my teaching and learning career is one of my passions.
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20 Facts about the Philippines
November 14th, 2013 The devastating Typhoon Haiyan that has battered central Philippines has left tens of thousands of people dead
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Hong Kong: 15 Facts to know about the New Secondary System
November 7th, 2013 This week I presented a session on Hong Kong’s new secondary education curriculum at the Bi-Regional NAFSA
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Classification of College Courses: Demystifying Course #s and Levels
October 24th, 2013 We regularly get asked by our international student applicants what is meant by “lower division” and “upper