Yin Yang of Education

http://www.thersa.org/events/rsashorts/susan-cain-the-power-of-quiet

“Author Susan Cain shines a spotlight on introverts and reveals how over time our society has come to look to extroverts as leaders. Not suggesting that one is better than the other, Susan argues that the world needs an equal space between introverts and extroverts; that an innovative, creative world wouldn’t be the same without the two coming together.”

But whose ideas are we listening to in education and assessment?

In response to extroverted tabloid headlines, there are quieter and wiser voices at CRESST and American Educational Research Association (for research), National Research Council (for synthesis of research), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (for global data),  ATC21S (for 21^st century skills) and Ted Talks for insightful analysis.