By Dr. Barrie Jo Price, emTech.net
University of Alabama*

By Robb Sloan, Taipei American School in Taiwan.

Laura Forish, American School of Paris

Mick Purcell was Teacher of the Year at LBJ High School in 1999 - 2000, but his campaign to remove the vending machines was a terrible failure, and he's still bitter.

By John Stiles, Ruam Rudee International School in Thailand.

Mark Twain was to have said, "I don't let school get in the way of my education." Ever since hearing that quote, the idea of how our learners are universally "schooled" impacts everything I do in the classroom. And, because I am in a classroom, I realize that despite my best efforts, I can never fully give my students an opportunity to get an education.

23 March 2009

Laptops, iPods, cell phones, brand name clothes, bags, shoes...

No, this is not my list for Santa Claus. Nor do they constitute my wish list for the birthday fairy. I was just mentioning some of the gadgets that many of my students have in their possession. Students attending international schools have earned a bit of a reputation for themselves: rich, privileged, smart elites. . . . They come from the socio-cultural status and milieu unfamiliar to many of their teachers and others who support their learning and school life in general. This discrepancy results in perceptive differences, and often adults see them as affluent and privileged youngsters or ‘spoiled brats'.

By Arthur C. Donart, Ph.D.
Retired Superintendent, Thomson, Illinois USA
Teacher, Prasertislam School, Nonthaburi, Thailand 2002-06

Welcome to the March 2009 issue. The articles are listed as they are submitted.