How green MBA programs produce graduates skilled in social and environmental stewardship. Andrew Tolve | November 2009 issue Every month, business students all over North America retreat to a campus on Bainbridge Island, 255 acres (90 hectares) of pristine land a short ferry … [Read more...] about Meet the new boss
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Adventures in learning
At Aventurijn, a small private school in the Netherlands, children decide what to study and how to study it. Ineke Noordhoff | October 2008 issue Fifteen-year-old Jurriaan de Vos doesn’t have to worry about his report card; his school doesn’t give grades. “There is a class … [Read more...] about Adventures in learning
Childhood's end
Schools train children to remain children all their lives, John Taylor Gatto argues in his new book. There’s another way: Teach them to become leaders and adventurers. John Taylor Gatto | October 2008 issue I taught for 30 years in some of the worst schools in New York … [Read more...] about Childhood's end
I defeat my enemy when I make him my friend
Three stories about people who have confronted tragedy yet managed to see a way to get beyond rage and revenge and move toward reconciliation. Elik Elhanan | May 2008 issue Learning to speak How one Israeli man lost his sister in a terrorist bombing and found his voice to fight … [Read more...] about I defeat my enemy when I make him my friend
Lessons in Love
At his City Montessori School in Lucknow, India, Jagdish Gandhi teaches kids how to change the world. Ingrid Eissele| March 2008 issue Sitting in the back seat of his car one evening, Jagdish Gandhi puts away his cell phone and places a handkerchief over his thin knee. It’s time … [Read more...] about Lessons in Love