October 30, 2019
Island Teacher
https://youtu.be/nUb4MovqcBY The phrase Climate Emergency recognises that Climate Change is a threat that seems to be growing at an exponential rate. For the Bahamas, hurricanes like Dorian are now an existential threat of the Climate Emergency, claims respected Bahamian journalist Sloan Smith. Looking at the photographs and video footage…
January 27, 2019
Island Teacher
The international community has concluded that climate change represents an urgent threat to human and natural systems (The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, 2014a) and that an effective and immediate response to climate change is required to prevent hazardous human interference with the climate system (IPCC, 2014b). IPCC has…
November 13, 2018
Island Teacher
Recently I have written about the future of education and the challenge to prepare students for the rapidly changing sphere of the employment market. There are many commentators who have started to address the need to prepare students for a future that involves Artificial Intelligence. The challenge of the future…
September 26, 2018
Island Teacher
The Future of Jobs – Are Schools Ready? According to the future jobs report 2018 from the World Economic Forum, there are a number of skills that will decline. Whilst some will decline, others will emerge to a new prominence. The report states, “Proficiency in new technologies is only one…
August 26, 2018
Island Teacher
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In education today most school websites at some point make reference to school values. For some schools like faith-based ones, their values are likely to reflect those based on ‘meta-narratives like the Bible or the Koran. Other schools might choose values based on normative beliefs within their community os stakeholders. In some…