Volunteering — While Learning Spanish — in Central America
Following up on my last blog, Studying Spanish Along the Pan-American Highway, this piece will explore some the volunteerism options I’m considering for Spanish-language immersion learning in Central America next year. Volunteering is a great, inexpensive way to study a language and also learn about the local culture. And since cultural knowledge and understanding (gestures, […]
Read MoreStudying Spanish Along the Pan-American Highway
Originally appeared in the Huffington Post on July 25. My family and I just returned from a few weeks traveling through Central America. Originally, we planned on going to Greece and Turkey, but the economic strife, strikes and riots in Greece had us changing our minds – and scrambling for a Plan B. I wanted […]
Read MoreLearning About the World through MUN
Guest blogger Kelly Crissy shares her Model United Nations experience over the past two years, including how it has helped her begin to understand the need for proper preparation for working cross-culturally.
Read MoreCongress Should Stop Cutting Education: Foreign Language Programs Matter
As Congress moves to cut the Federal budget, our children will suffer again as Education takes another hit, including foreign language learning.
Read MoreMBA Programs Must Deliver Grads Ready for Global Careers or Lose Out to Competition
Originally appeared on Huffington Post on Feb. 15. Although business schools aspire to deliver global MBAs to students, it seems the vast majority are falling short in actual achievement. The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) released a report last week titled “The Globalization of Managements Education: Changing International Structures, Adaptive Strategies, and […]
Read MoreTo Win the Future, America Must Win the Global Competititon in Education
In this week’s White House address, the President emphasizes the importance of transforming our education system so that we are prepared to compete on a global scale.
Read MoreGetting to Know You — International Style
School-sponsored International Nights can play an important role in helping children appreciate diversity and begin to be globally aware. They also help bring diverse groups together to embrace one another’s uniqueness.
Read MoreEdgewood and Zhongshan: Comparing “Safety Consciousness”
Business woman and mother, Rebecca Weiner describes her observations of children on playgrounds in the U.S. and in China.
Read MoreA Whale of a Shark Story: Swimming with Gentle Giants of the Sea
Swimming with the whale sharks, the gentle giants of the sea known as “butanding” in Donsol, Philippines, was an amazing experience. We took advantage of a business trip of Stacie’s to Hong Kong (and one we brought our daughters along for the international experience) to add a stop-over in Manila to see a friend. He recommended swimming with the whale sharks and off we went on an eco-adventure of a lifetime.
Read MoreFirst Learn Spanish and Then Study Chinese.
Great piece by Nicholas Kristof on the importance of learning Spanish first, as Americans. Not only is our school system set up to learn Spanish, it can be a much easier language to learn, practice and apply in real-life, be it for a career or simply travel to our neighbors in the south who are growing in importance.
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