C. M. Rubin's global education report
In April, I continued my conversations with thought leaders around the world...
The use of high-stakes achievement tests around the world have created controversy among teachers, parents, students, administrators, policy makers...
Today, the Baltimore City Schools are closed as a result of the #FreddieGray protests. In response to the unrest in Charm City, the Washington Post...
Save the Rhino Day is May 1st!
Did you know that at the Ol Pejeta Game Conservancy, in Kenya, guards are watching 47-year-old Sudan, 24 hours a...
If we want gifted kids to be creative, motivated, balanced, socially competent, passionate about learning, then as adults, we have to be the...
"When I visited a local village, what everyone told me -- the chiefs, the parents, the children -- was that girls weren't in school...
A 150,000 year old skeleton of a Neanderthal was not only found inside a cave...it was part of the cave! First found in the Lamalunga Cave in...
I am sure you have observed or heard other teachers talk about how gifted students lack social skills. The stereotype is that they are awkward,...
Winston Churchill once said, "Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse." ...
We’ve all heard the stories. In her book Lean In, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg encouraged women to do everything and anything they can to be the...
Share Library Facts With Students: National Library Day is April 15th; Library of Congress Day is April 24th
Two...
Creativity World Forum Oklahoma 2015 - All our Futures: Ideas That Matter
We can hear the thunder, Oklahoma City!...
I’ve always made it a point to find practical ways to help my gifted students develop creativity. It’s not enough to say “Oh, you’re...
Recent discussions on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) have largely focused on accountability issues,...
"American scholars and their writings, like Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences, have been influential in building...
April 16th is Save the Elephant Day!(also called World Elephant Day).
Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus, announced in March,...
In March, I continued my conversations with thought leaders around the world. The ABC of Gender Equality in Education: Aptitude, Behaviour,...
Singapore is recognized globally as a high-performing education system. The Global Search for Education contributor Dr. Pak Tee Ng...
When discussing perspective, I like to use the old tale about the blind men and the elephant. Essentially, the blind men learn that an elephant...
"The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year."- American humorist Mark Twain
APRIL FOOL’S DAY
April...