The Japanese lesson in learning
Learning ideas from the Island of the Rising Sun. One of the most inspiring contributions certainly lies in the work of Ikujiro Nonaka and Hirotaka Takeuchi on the learning organization and the knowledge spiral between tacit and explicit knowledge. The Japanese economic miracle owes much to a significant investment in education and research...
Fostering a desire for entrepreneurship in elementary school
Tomorrow's economy seems to be built on original designers who are willing to develop services and items that improve the world. In order to achieve this paradigm, we need to foster the entrepreneurial spirit from a very young age. Quebec has understood this with different initiatives proposed to make them future entrepreneurs.
The school does not teach to dream
The school tries to teach as many skills and knowledge as possible. However, it can be rather conformist. This is the conclusion of a young woman who, in a conference, explains how other life experiences have allowed her to break free from expectations and achieve happiness.
These Congolese who dream of space
Is space only for the superpowers? For the moment, it seems so. Nevertheless, this does not prevent other nations from contemplating the firmament and hoping to leave their mark. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a dozen confirmed and future engineers are working on a rocket.
When youth exit the program
Young people denounce curricula that lead them to contribute to social and environmental disruption.