Category Archives: Education

Youth Unemployment Rate at 46%

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Donald Rallis

Just 54 percent of Americans ages 18 to 24 currently have jobs, according to a study released Thursday by the Pew Research Center. That’s the lowest employment rate for this age group since the government began keeping track in 1948. … Continue reading →

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English is so global, so why learn another language?

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Donald Rallis

We had a discussion in class a while ago about the value of learning another language other than your own home tongue. An interesting discussion of this very topic was posted yesterday on the New York Times website. The discussion … Continue reading →

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Why our education system lags so far behind Finland’s

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Donald Rallis

In class this week, we have spoken quite a bit about education, and about the ways in which the U.S. education system has failed us (i.e. you.) A recent article in The Atlantic, ‘What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland’s School … Continue reading →

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