Tag Archives: education

It’s time to flip education – who will be first?

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

Michael Moore-Jones, a student at Scots College, nails it: “I’m a massive fan of the Khan Academy. I use it daily to learn content for a large number of my subjects. And I completely buy into the Khan Academy goal … Continue reading →

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Pretty good education NZ

Posted on December 7, 2010 by

In an article in the NYTimes that focuses mainly on Shanghai’s stellar results we find a table, and in that table we find NZ’s education test results. This is the PISA test of 15 year olds. I’ve often said that … Continue reading →

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That’s why I chose Yale

Posted on January 22, 2010 by

Amazing. Could any institution in New Zealand dream of doing something like this? They walk the line between sincere cheese and self deprecating irony beautifully.

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Congratulations to three new kiwi Yale students

Posted on June 16, 2009 by

Harry Simperingham, Ben Kornfield and Tessa Smith – remember these names. They are the three New Zealanders that will be part of the new class of 2012 at Yale University in Spetember. That’s a fantastic achievement – so well done … Continue reading →

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Two McKinsey pieces on education – do read them

Posted on April 24, 2009 by

Two astonishing reports on education from McKinsey. The first shows the effect that the USA’s poor schools have had on their economy – and was just released. It finds the economic loss in the order of US$2,400 billion to $4,200 … Continue reading →

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