Posts about global education

Now that I have your attention, let’s talk about what it means. Senator Bernie Sanders shared that headline the[…]

Universities in the US and Canada want to see what a student cares about over time. Not ten activities.[…]

There are some things I will never do. I will never guarantee admission to any university. Nobody can. Anyone[…]

“Follow your passion” is common advice, especially around this time of year when students are graduating. We hear it[…]

For much of the past century, the answer was relatively straightforward: to transmit knowledge so that graduates have the[…]

A substantial body of research suggests that students tend to remember and understand information more effectively when they take[…]

Third culture kids (TCKs) bring significant strengths to university applications, but their pathways are rarely straightforward. Unique academic, logistical,[…]

The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) is often described as “rigorous,” but this characterization, while accurate, is incomplete. Its[…]