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World Teachers' Day: The Best Teachers Are the Teachers Who Let Go

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What was true for me a teenager in Missouri, I know also to be true for high school students in China: The best teachers are the teachers who let go. Through the Student Journalism in China program, students have developed the critical thinking they need to become active, engaged citizens, and behind these students are confident teachers.

What was true for me as a teenager in Missouri, I know also to be true for high school students in China: The best teachers are the teachers who let go. Through the Student Journalism in China program, students have developed the critical thinking they need to become active, engaged citizens, and behind these students are confident teachers.

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Journalism students in China work brainstorm content for a school newspaper.

Malaysian Teacher Connects Students Across the World

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Over 115 Malaysian students who have never traveled abroad now have personal connections with peers across the world thanks to one inspiring teacher.

Over 115 Malaysian students who have never traveled abroad now have personal connections with peers across the world thanks to one inspiring teacher. Norlilawati binti Mohammed Noor teaches at a government-funded Islamic boarding school in Penang, Malaysia.

Good Development Starts with Good Listening

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While regional expertise will always be key to implementing successful, sensitive programming, I believe good development starts with good listening — which is something dynamic organizations like IREX can do anywhere in the world. 

My friends are never surprised to hear I have a business trip coming up – some even refer to me as a “traveling frog,” or “lyagushka puteshestvennitsya,” after a character in a popular Russian children’s story. Because of my field experience and program portfolio, I’m usually headed somewhere I can use my Russian. So my friends were understandably confused when I mentioned I was planning a trip to assess the basic education sector in Uganda: “Why Africa?”

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