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High School Course Exchange: Boundless Learning

By Marilyn Hagle HighSchoolCourseExchange.org

The idea for highschoolcourseexchange.org was conceived while thinking about how to make school wonderful for my children. They are seven and ten and dyslexic. Our local school district is small and rural. The elementary school is admirable, but the high school does not have much to offer. My children could participate in nearly any athletic team imaginable, but electives and fine arts are neglected. >> Read more »

International Schools: What Are They?

By by Chika Wilms, Bangkok Patana School in Thailand.

Welcome to another cyberspace musing by this mind-wanderer. I've been teaching in international schools for the past 18 years. Prior to teaching, I was a student in three different international schools. So, I've already spent nearly a quarter of a century in international schools. Well, that gives me something to muse about... >> Read more »

International Schools and Their Many Capitals

By by Chika Wilms, Bangkok Patana School in Thailand.

23 March 2009

Laptops, iPods, cell phones, brand name clothes, bags, shoes... >> Read more »

Schools are Unnatural

By John Stiles, Ruam Rudee International School in Thailand.

Mark Twain was to have said, "Don't let school get in the way of your education." Ever since hearing that quote, the idea of how our learners are universally "schooled" impacts everything I do in the classroom. And, because I am in a classroom, I realize that despite my best efforts, I can never fully give my students an opportunity to get an education. >> Read more »

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