Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

This is an interesting idea. Instead of a subject-based approach to curriculum, the proponents recommend a problem-based approach developed around the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDG). Now Nicholas Martino's approach - a traveling high school where students live in four countries per year - is impractical for most people, the concept doesn't require global travel to address global issues.

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