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Is Education Going Global and Virtual? The International Baccalaureate

An article caught my eye this morning about a local Massachusetts Elementary School which is considering an internationally recognized, global education, curriculum. called the International Baccalaureate. Wikepedia states that, “The International Baccalaureate (IB), formerly the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO), is an international educational foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.[1] Founded in 1968 in Geneva, IB offers three educational programmes for children ages 3–19.”

According to Dan McDonald of the Metrowest Daily News, “International Baccalaureate exists in 2,827 schools in 138 countries and serves about 778,000 students. Central to the program’s coursework is the examination and analysis of subjects on a global scale.” Does a global approach to education make sense? In our new, “The World is Flat”, highly interconnected globally community, wouldn’t it make sense to incorporate common educational elements across all schools? Can we add weekly web seminars from talented and renowned teachers and subject matter experts from Europe, Asia, The Americas and other regions? Could this virtualization of education reduce costs, improve education and increase awareness? And will the economies of scale of online education result in a gradual but consistent movement to approach education from a more global and virtual perspective? Share your thoughts on this topic – comment away…