July 17, 2013
Categories: Ayiti Now Corp, Education, Missions, Strategies, Teachers
Tags: education, Mtthew Effect
The only reason not to reward the best and brightest for their achievements is to avoid punishing the rest for their shortcomings. I remember being pulled out of class in the 5th grade to study Pre-Algebra with a group of kids in the Academically Gifted Program (later changed to Talented And Gifted) and thinking that […]
July 13, 2012
Categories: Strategies, Teachers
Tags: competitiveness, education, teachers
Great teachers have the ability to transform and enrich the lives and living standards of Americans. According to recent research, a student’s kindergarten teacher has long-lasting influence on important lifetime outcomes, such as future earnings. These effects are so important that the difference between having an above-average kindergarten teacher and a below-average kindergarten teacher could […]
July 13, 2012
Categories: E-learning, Education, Strategies
Tags: education, education resources, eLearning, teachers, teaching
Imagine schools where students master vital skills and critical thinking in a personalized and collaborative manner, teachers assess pupils in real-time, and social media and digital libraries connect learners to a wide range of informational resources. Teachers take on the role of coaches, students learn at their own pace, technology tracks student progress, and schools […]
December 6, 2010
Categories: Education, Infrastructure
Tags: education, higher education, INURED, university
The long-awaited post‐earthquake assessment of higher education institutions in the Port‐au‐Prince metropolitan area by the respected Interuniversity Institute for Research and Development (INURED) has been released. The report suggests there is great need for the creation of quality higher education institutions in Haiti. Consequently, I have agreed to found the International University of Haiti (IUH) […]
November 24, 2010
Categories: Sovereignty
Tags: candidates, education, elections, woman
Haitian Women and Elections: Presidents, Politics and Power: “Reconstructing Haiti is not about buildings, projects, or money. It’s about power — about who gets to control what the future Haiti looks like. Redistributing power, and creating a new society based on different theories and practices of it, are perhaps more important in the aftermath of […]