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...American education from pre-K to 12 and beyond to better prepare students to thrive in the global economy. While that report includes some controversial proposals, there is nonetheless a remarkable consensus among educators and business and policy leaders on one key conclusion: we need to bring what we teach and how we teach into the 21st century. Right now we're aiming too low. Competency in reading and math-the focus of so much No Child Left Behind testing-is the meager minimum. Scientific and technical skills are, likewise, utterly necessary but insufficient. Today's economy demands not only...
...dilemma in the U.S. is a five-letter word: Kumon. Kumon is one of the largest math and language tutoring methods in the world. Kumon is also a tutoring center for students that was founded in Japan, but has branches in the U.S. It uses repetition and drills to teach students basic computational skills. Students are given packets with exercises they can complete at their own pace. Once students complete the packets, they turn it in for a grade and, depending on that grade, students get packets of the same level or of the next level in the Kumon curriculum...
...federal and state relations, Kevin Casey, in a phone interview. According to Casey, Harvard not only strongly adheres to export control policies, but it trains its students in compliance as well. “Over the past couple years, we have focused on internal outreach and education programs that teach research students how to abide by export control regulations through close interaction with professors,” Casey said...
...kicking off at the year’s start. The course, part of the KSG’s Executive Education program, will be conducted with the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), India’s leading management institute. Faculty from both the KSG and IIMA will teach the integrated curriculum involving both lectures and special exercises. The course is part of an initiative collaborating with the Indian government, which has revamped the training program for their civil service officers, according to Christine Letts, Hauser lecturer in the practice of philanthropy and nonprofit leadership. The program has been 18 months...
Thirty years later, after becoming a sculptor and inventor, Matisse cracked open his freshman physics textbook again to teach himself how to build a better bell...