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What Started Everything

by Cate

It shouldn’t come as any surprise that I’m obsessed interested in education, culture, and the world. But what started this obsession interest? I’ve always been drawn to other languages and cultures. But I sure didn’t have that affinity towards school. I was the kid who, when asked my favorite school subjects, answered lunch and recess. [...]

It’s Time for Office Hours, Again.

by Anamaria

Last week I talked about office hours. More specifically, I tried to figure out if there might be a cultural explanation for the existence of office hours in some countries, and not in others. I am not sure we can know this for sure, but here is what we do know. We know that in [...]

Friday Foto :: A Brief History of Education in the U.S.

by Cate

This weeks Friday Foto is a YouTube video about how U.S. education changed from 1900-1950. If you’re reading this post in a reader or email, you’ll need to click through to see the video. This 9-minute YouTube video was created as a project for teachers about the history of education in the U.S. from 1900-1950. [...]

Office Hours, Anybody?

by Anamaria

I am conflicted. One the one hand, I can’t wait to talk about the different cultural perceptions of time, which should be the next topic in our Go to Culture School series. But, on the other hand, I can’t stop thinking about power distance and education. As I was driving to work today, I started [...]

A Tale of Two School Systems: India and the U.S.

by Cate

Writer S. Mitra Kalita shared her perspective on schooling in India and the U.S. in the following recent Wall Street Journal article. Last year, as a New Delhi mom desperate to get my daughter into an elite private school, I chose my interview outfits carefully: Boots and blazers for the schools known among the business [...]

Iranians Celebrate Teachers’ Day Today

by Anamaria

Today, May 2nd, is Teachers’ Day in Iran. This day commemorates the assassination of an Iranian professor in 1980. Malaysia, Mexico, and South Korea also celebrate Teacher’s Day in May. And next week is Teacher Appreciation Week here in the U.S. Tuesday, May 5 is our unofficial Teacher’s Day. Thank you to teachers everywhere! Do [...]

School Photo :: Celebrating American Thanksgiving

by Cate

Just a couple cute Thanksgiving-related photos I found on Flickr for the 4th Thursday of November… photo by Cambodia4Kids.org photo by Bill in Ash Vegas photo by terren in Virginia Update: I just checked my Danish friend Karen’s blog and saw this adorable Thanksgiving painting that her little daughter Natalie made. You know, every kid [...]

School Photo :: Beaverton Public School ~ 1910

by Cate

photo by BeavertonHistoricalSociety School: Beaverton Public School (~1910), Beaverton, Oregon, USA Question: How many one, two, three or four-room school houses still exist where you live? Subscribe to our RSS feed