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Is the debate about the International Baccalaureate Program and the focus on how your child will compete in a global jobs market on your mind? Join the Whitby School and author Tony Wagner for a seminar on closing the global achievement gap Thursday.
The seminar starts at 7 p.m. in the Greenwich Library Cole Auditorium. Wagner, the first Innovation Education Fellow at the Technology and Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard University, will discuss how children can compete in the worldwide marketplace. Wagner is author of the best-seller The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Dont Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Need, And What We Can Do About It.
The event is free to the public, but preregistration is required by email or by calling (203) 869-8464, ext. 114.
Join the conversation. Are you concerned about how your child will fare in the world marketplace? Are schools doing enough to prepare them? Comment below or send your response to ahelhoski@mainstreetconnect.us.
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