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Time Matters

Culture School is in session! In this series, we take an aspect of intercultural theory and apply to daily life. Basically, our goal is to expose those cultural moonwalking bears. And because this blog is about culture and education, we consider each topic in the context of the classroom. photo by maryatexitzero by :: Anamaria [...]

A Quick Observation and a Question

by Cate

Just a quick observation and a couple questions… A few nights ago I was chatting with a new Facebook Friend from Argentina about the need for a car (or lack thereof) and the age at which kids can get their driver’s licence in our respective countries. If I remember correctly, 17 is the minimum age in Argentina. In the [...]

The Silent Language

by Cate

The first intercultural communication book I ever read was a little pink paperback called The Silent Language. That was several years ago, back when I was teaching German and studying second language acquisition in grad school. Well before I knew anything about the intercultural field. Aaron, my husband, rediscovered the paperback on his bookshelf one day [...]

Summer + Vacation = Camp?

by Cate

It’s mid-July, and for those of us in the U.S. that means it’s the middle of summer vacation. Ahhhh, summer vacation. photo by Aitor Escauriaza When I was growing up in Oregon, we ended the school year in mid-June and didn’t start up again until after Labor Day (the first Monday in September). So we [...]

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 [...]

Celebrate Peruvian Teachers

by Anamaria

If you know a teacher from Peru, don’t forget to wish them a Happy Teacher’s Day today. The Día del Maestro is has been celebrated on July 6 since 1953. Happy Teacher’s Day to all Peruvian educators!

Friday Foto :: Kids Love Playgrounds Everywhere

by Cate

photo by watchsmart Students at a country school near Suncheon, Korea. Subscribe to our RSS feed and get notified of the next post in this series.

How Many Years Are Required In Your Country?

by Cate

Here’s a little quiz for you: How many years are students in the following countries expected to go to school? 1. Australia 2. Chad 3. Peru 4. United States 5. Bangladesh Want a hint? Each of these five numbers correspond to a country in the list above: 3.9 16.2 15.8 5.1 12.4 Scroll down to [...]