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Educational Reform Leadership

Golden Tickets: Where Willy Wonka Went Wrong

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity opens up to go to the most prestigious chocolate factory in the world. Everyone wants to go, but there are only a few places available. So, a lottery is set up in the style of a treasure hunt for one of five Golden Tickets, hidden away in […]

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Education Educational Reform Leadership

This is Why Educational Reform is So Damn Sticky

This timeless story is about four people: Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. It starts with Everybody saying that the education system is broken and something needs to change. It’s assumed that Everybody will kick things off because they always go on about it. Everybody says nothing will be the same after COVID-19, AI will change […]

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Education Educational Reform Leadership

Self-licking Lollipops

“It sounds like a big self-licking lollipop” “What?” “A self-licking lollipop” “What on earth are you talking about?” I was talking to my brother over my Christmas break about my work and the world of international education.   After patiently listening for some time, his paraphrasing went something like this: “So…rich folk pay to send their […]