Imagine a World where Students are Taught to be Citizens First
lbert Einstein wrote, “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution.” In the early 1970’s, I joined my fellow Chicago educators in establishing a co-op school called Ujima for our children. The term ‘Ujima’ is a key principle of Kwanzaa, […]
Can Innovations Help Leapfrog Progress in Education?
Innovative is the new normal. Every sector, from banking to transportation is seeing rapid change as new technologies, connections, and ideas modernize and revolutionize our day-to-day lives. Education is no exception: the way we learn is changing, from collaborative multi-grade projects in elementary school to vocational training in high schools to online tutorial videos for […]