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Posted on December 13, 2010 in Basic Education Development, International Education, Education, Youth
Blog tags: English, inspiring, Malaysia, mutual understanding, teaching
Blog tags: English, inspiring, Malaysia, mutual understanding, teaching
I came outside and found a little girl in a headscarf waiting for me. Her bike was rusty and small, but she steadfastly pedaled behind me as I jogged along the hot Malaysian road.
Posted on November 2, 2010 in Basic Education Development, Higher Education Development, International Education, Education
Blog tags: India, perceptions, US education, Waiting for Superman
Blog tags: India, perceptions, US education, Waiting for Superman
I was boarding a train in Madurai, India, saying my last goodbyes to the Tamil family I had lived with, when my host mother, Usha, pressed my hand and said, “We’ll see you again when...
Posted on October 15, 2010 in International Education, Education
Blog tags: Chilean miners, cross-cultural exchange, culture shock, inspiring, teachers
Blog tags: Chilean miners, cross-cultural exchange, culture shock, inspiring, teachers
Working on exchange programs can sometimes feel like providing logistical support to people trapped in a mine.
Posted on August 20, 2010 in Higher Education Development, Education
Blog tags: confidence, education, Sundance Film Festival
Blog tags: confidence, education, Sundance Film Festival
It’s not often that my work at IREX intersects with the Sundance Film Festival. Yet on September 24th, “Waiting for...
Posted on August 6, 2010 in Basic Education Development, International Education, Education
Blog tags: education, English, relationships, teaching
Blog tags: education, English, relationships, teaching
Sevcan is twenty three years old. She grew up in Hatay, Turkey a rare place in the Middle East where mosques, churches and synagogues peacefully coexist.
