Center for Universal Education
2018
Apr
23
Past Event
Girls’ life skills programming: Insights from Ethiopia, Lebanon, and Tanzania
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Washington, DC
2018
Apr
19
Past Event
Education in Africa: Key challenges and solutions for developing human capital
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Washington, DC
2018
Feb
21
Past Event
Toward data-driven education systems: What information do education leaders want and need?
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Washington, DC
Rebecca Winthrop
Director - Center for Universal Education
Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development
There’s always a lot of creativity in how education is delivered. A school could be under a tree, could be inside someone’s home. It could be in a mosque or a church, it could be anywhere young people can gather safely with adults who can instruct them.
From the learning sciences literature we know that kids can learn small things, like addition and subtraction, on the way to big things — like creativity and collaboration. We're not doing poor kids any favors by the drill-and-kill method.
To change mindsets, you have to start at school. It’s not just about reading and writing and counting. It’s about developing a social and political consciousness. You want them to have a good life.
