Conrad Hughes

Sep 30, 2024 | untoday.org | Conrad Hughes

World Teachers’ Day is observed globally on 5 October each year to honor the contributions of teachers. Established in 1994, it marks the anniversary of the signing of a recommendation by the International Labour Organization and UNESCO. If we are going to reach the SDGs, teachers have to be looked after better. It is widely known that education is a driver of social progress.

Oct 10, 2023 | tieonline.com | Shwetangna Chakrabarty |Conrad Hughes |Michael Neumann |Tyler Shepard

(Photo source: ibo.org)--------------------------------------------------------------The mission of the International Baccalaureate (IB) organization is to create rigorous programs for students who aim to be well-rounded, balanced, and globally-minded citizens of the world. IB works to foster and nurture international-mindedness in the future generations that complete this program.

Sep 26, 2023 | tieonline.com | Edward Pearce |Conrad Hughes |Michael Neumann |Tyler Shepard

Students at Fairgreen International School tending their vertical, aquaponic garden. (Photo source: Fairgreen International School) Throughout the universe, there are systems that are seemingly random, even chaotic, which, upon close examination, demonstrate a clear order comprising complex repetitive patterns, whether regular or irregular. From spiral galaxies and nautilus shells to sunflowers and even the human lungs, the patterns of chaos are all around us. Take, for example, a fern.

Aug 15, 2023 | tieonline.com | Uma Singh |Conrad Hughes |Michael Neumann |Tyler Shepard

Timothy O'Reilly, an Irish-American author and publisher, once exclaimed, “What new technology does is create new opportunities to do a job that customers want done.” Similarly, Daniel Bell, an American sociologist and a professor at Harvard University, was of the view that “technology like art is a soaring exercise of the human imagination.” It’s this crucial relationship between emerging technologies and entrepreneurial mindset development that comes to mind while facilitating an effective...

Jun 30, 2023 | blog.tieonline.com | Conrad Hughes

The recent US Supreme Court decision disallowing admissions using race-based affirmative action has spawned a fairly consistent message of despair from college presidents and deans who have been trying to diversify their student bodies. In general, when a nation’s top intellectuals stand against legislation, you have to ask yourself what the social implications of the legislation are.