Posted: August 2nd, 2013 | Author: Michael Goldstein | | 2 Comments »
Most curriculum writers are not full-time curriculum writers. They’re full-time teachers, and part of their job is to create lesson plans, classwork, etc.
This has its challenges. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: August 1st, 2013 | Author: Michael Goldstein | | No Comments »
From the New York Times:
Regarding the Indian system in general, she said that “there’s a disconnect between teacher education and schools, because there’s no connection between theory and practice.”
Muktangan’s biggest obstacle has been its inability to get government accreditation Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: July 31st, 2013 | Author: Michael Goldstein | | 4 Comments »
This blog post is a little nerdy. It’s about a small video projector, pictured above. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: July 30th, 2013 | Author: Michael Goldstein | | 3 Comments »
Here’s are some Bridge pupils. Alex is the tall guy in back. He’s in Mombassa, seeing how our 3 and 4 year olds are faring there. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: July 29th, 2013 | Author: Michael Goldstein | | No Comments »
Uwezo is a non-profit education advocacy group in Kenya. Good people. Last week they produced their annual report, and had a launch event.
The event opened a bit differently Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: July 28th, 2013 | Author: Michael Goldstein | | No Comments »
This is Mike. Nice kid. Solid name.
We’re heading back home now. A month of planning an approach to math, English, science, and history. And to data and evaluation. And to training. Busy month. Stop by the Harvard i-lab and say hi.
Posted: July 26th, 2013 | Author: Michael Goldstein | | 2 Comments »
We’ve got our hands full. The job is to help a mass of poor kids in grade 6, succeed on a high-stakes exam at unprecedented scale, that they’ll take in two years.
But I just can’t help but wonder…
What happens after Class 8?
Murky. High KCPE score can allow you to attend high school. But there are challenges both with admission and $, even if you do score well. And even then, you’ll be with kids from a different social class.
I’ve seen that story before. Kids who attended good charter middle schools, improved enough to earn scholarships to prep schools, and then struggled, in part because they didn’t feel they belonged.
And then what? University? Even fewer get to attend. There’s no FAFSA here. No easily available loan.
My friend Dai Ellis and his posse have been Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: July 26th, 2013 | Author: Michael Goldstein | | No Comments »
I’m trying to get some big picture context, even as our team here is mostly just immersed in day-to-day life of our academies. Figured I’d bring you along for the ride.
A new report from World Bank serves that purpose. The photo comes from their report. Our pupils wear green, not blue. Is that a Duke blue? Or a Carolina blue? I think a Duke blue. Those are probably top kids.
Children in public primary schools in Kenya are taught for only 2 hours 40 minutes a day, not even half the official teaching day of 5 hours 40 minutes. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: July 25th, 2013 | Author: Michael Goldstein | | 2 Comments »
On Tuesday 4 of our team tried out some lessons. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: July 22nd, 2013 | Author: Michael Goldstein | | 3 Comments »
0. Dear Pru,
When I get home, I promise not to Read the rest of this entry »
