Despite the fact that our societies, laws and political climates have changed immensely over the last century, the concept of democratic representation has remained fundamentally the same in most nations.
"There is a ghost that we live with, and it's the ghost of colonialism. The ghost of the conquerors."
Our students, learning about global values, become frustrated that they are unable to experience this world. Learning about diversity, they possess limited opportunities to interact with people from elsewhere.
Together Tomorrow is an intergenerational project unique in Europe. It was selected as nationally innovative by the Ministry of Education in France.
I believe that education can be improved through technology, because technology ensures that a student in the smallest village in Africa can get the same education as a student studying in MIT.
We let grades define our children's intelligence and the consequences of that are that many highly talented kids think they're not.
We are starting to see that we have to drastically change – the greatest challenge in human history. So what is the purpose of education? Introducing a story-teller at the World Forum for Democracy 2016.
"This report, authored by two of our country’s leading experts on social integration, uncovers a picture that is more segregated by ethnicity than many of us have cared to admit."
Can mixed communities and a shared society in the UK become recognised as a desirable objective, supported by a strategy and policy framework?
Right-wing movements in the US are repackaging ideas from white nationalism into a new, more middle-class culture by using the strategies and language of the left (4,500 words).
This is a deeply important story that we’ve heard dozens of times in recent months, but the path to a healthier, more inclusive democracy remains unclear.
"Do we want to protect our democracy? Kids are born citizens, but they're not born with an understanding of democracy and how it works." Interview in the run-up to the World Forum for Democracy 2016.
