Month: November 2016

One Good Question with Susan Patrick: What students (and schools) can do if we stop ranking them

29 November 2016
by Rhonda Broussard
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Accountability / Agency / Eisenhower Fellowship / International Education / One Good Question / School Design

This is the first of two interviews with Susan Patrick for the series “One Good Question.”  These interviews provide answers to my One Good Question (outlined in About) and uncover new questions about education’s impact on the future. In what ways do our investments in education reveal our beliefs about the next generation’s role in the world? From a student-centered perspective, what are the investments being made in the learning environments? In a rapidly changing world, […]

This I Believe: Change is possible now

22 November 2016
by Rhonda Broussard
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Collective Impact / Diverse Schools / Eisenhower Fellowship / Equity / Language education

When invited to talk about the importance of a multilingual America, I’m the last person that anyone expects to see walk up to the podium.  As a Black American with unaccented English, people are surprised to learn that I grew up in a language-minority community in the US.  My family is frequently stopped and asked what language we’re speaking and what country we’re from.  By now, my children (11 and 7) are accustomed to these […]

One Good Question with Anna Hall: Can you break up with your best ideas?

8 November 2016
by Rhonda Broussard
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Education Equity / One Good Question / School Design

This post is part of a series of interviews with international educators, policy makers, and leaders titled “One Good Question.”  These interviews provide answers to my One Good Question (outlined in About) and uncover new questions about education’s impact on the future. In what ways do our investments in education reveal our beliefs about the next generation’s role in the world? Our field collectively is investing in new school development and in the engines that can […]