Why We Need to Give Students a Voice

I am very lucky to be an educator who has access to the mass media as a talk show host. I can be  a real pain in the neck as an educator with a voice that can reach many people through the mass media. Recently I asked myself why there isn’t any student radio on [...]

WOW working & WOW failing

8 weeks on the road this summer I want to call my vacation, “In Search of WOW.” It was amusing to see so many organisations from car rental companies to souvenir shops trying to cash in on the idea of providing a beyond expectation experience or WOW. At times I actually wondered if Tom Peters [...]

Do and be International Baccalaureate (IB)

Don’t get me wrong I think that the idea behind an IB education is grand. Hey my own children have gone through an IB program at the PYP level! In fact last night at Uptown School the grade 5s did a fantastic Exhibition with acting, dancing and the whole 9 yards to really demonstrate what [...]

A morning with Darren Shan.

OK, I would be telling  fib if I said I tucked into Darren Shan books on a regular basis. I took my son to listen to Darren Shan at the Emirates Airlines International Literature Festival in Dubai and realized I have missed something grand! Thanks to the power of QIK.com and my iPhone I have [...]