VIDEOS
NOTED MATH EXPERT REVIEWS QUALITY OF U.S. COURSES
Professor William Schmidt of Michigan State University compares the quality of math education in U.S. elementary and high schools to the quality being offered in other countries, and says U.S. content and teaching often come up short. He spoke at an education writers' seminar organized by the Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media. Editors' World was a partner and participant at the seminar, held in Washington, D.C. in September 2007. (Video by Editors' World)
INDIAN EDUCATOR DESCRIBES CHALLENGES, SUCCESSES
Dr. Shayama Chona, principal of the Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram, discusses how her institution prepares Indian students for the future. She spoke at an education writers' seminar in Washington, D.C., held in September 2007 and organized by the Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media. Editors' World was a partner and participant at the seminar. (Video by Editors' World)
Delhi Public Schools
COMPARING EDUCATION SYSTEMS AROUND THE WORLD
Richard Colvin, director of the Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media in New York, talks with Andreas Schleicher, an expert on global education with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris. The interview took place in September 2007 at an education writers' seminar in Washington, D.C., at which Editors' World was a participant and partner. (Video by Editors' World)
Hechinger Institute
OECD Directorate for Education
TWO MILLION MINUTES TO GRADUATION
"Two Million Minutes" is a documentary that compares and contrasts the education systems in India, China and the United States. It is produced by Broken Pencil Productions, an Indianapolis, Indiana-based company that develops and produces documentaries and films that are primarily educational in nature. The title, "Two Million Minutes," refers to the time it takes to complete high school. Here is a 20-minute excerpt from the film, aired with the permission of Broken Pencil Productions.
BROOKINGS EXPERT DISCUSSES IRAQ
Michael O'Hanlon, foreign policy expert at the Brookings Institution, says Iraqis are not as optimistic about their country's future as they once were.
Video by The Brookings Institution
GLOBAL ENERGY CHALLENGES
Sidney Weintraub of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., talks about the global energy supplies and their impact on prices. Weintraub also discusses his recently published book, "Energy Cooperation in the Western Hemisphere."
Video by CSIS TV
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