"The world is a book..."

Saint Augustine is credited with saying, "the world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page". When we think about this saying, we may think about literal travel from one place to another, learning about different cultures. This may have been his intent, maybe not.

Here, though, I am inviting you to vicariously travel the world of education with me by reading what others have said, and are saying, about the issues in education in their spaces.

If we confine our interest in issues in education only to our location, we will only be reading one page of the book on issues in education from which we may draw inspiration in our quest to understand and improve our systems. If we explore as much of the education world as possible, we will be reading many pages of this never ending book on issues in  education across spaces which make up this word of education. This may provide us with much inspiration from which to draw in our attempts to create improvements in our "small" educational spaces.

In this blog, you have been travelling through the education world of Jamaica by exploring with me some of the issues in education with which Jamaica is grappling. Let us continue our exploration of other educational worlds.

The Institute of Education's, IOE London blog, explores some interesting issues relating to education in England, issues which may provide some insights to those educators who may want to start an exploration of their education systems with a view to improving them.

Explore the link here: http://ioelondonblog.wordpress.com/

Every country, I am sure, has voiced concerns about wanting to improve its education system. Many people have an opinion of what the problems in the system are and many people will offer solutions to the problems they have identified.

The government, on the other hand, may take note of the suggestions and incorporate them in its planning for education. Or, it may totally ignore them. This should not stop us from continuing to think and talk about the issues in education.

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