Three Challenges to Education

We hear a lot about, the knowledge economy. But unless we live in a part of the world where countries face hundreds of thousands of people unemployed, we may not have considered what this change in the fabric of our world means for education and the economy in the developing world. I put education and economy together, because they are so closely linked that policymakers consider them jointly. It is still true that education must be the answer to the extremely poor people everywhere learning, growing, and eventually fully participating in the world. These are modern countries where some people enjoy all the same luxuries and access that people in the West enjoy, but who are challenged by large percentages of their populations living in extreme poverty at the same time. We have to remember that the school, as we know it, developed under very similar circumstances during the early days of the Industrial Revolution. It is not uncommon in the world’s history for education to be looked to, and eventually become successful at, helping the poorest of the poor understand the challenges and learn the tools that make them unemployable, therefore feeding the growth of the new economy. That is what is being looked for here.

The Benefits of Online Professional Development Hours (PDH)

Most licensed professionals are required to complete continuing education, sometimes referred to as Professional Development Hours, in order to renew their state license. These requirements were put in place to ensure that licensed professionals serving the public are abreast of current regulations, technologies and trends to better safeguard the public welfare.

Before the advent of the Internet and the World Wide Web professionals were mostly limited to attending live seminars and workshops to fulfill their state-mandated education requirements. These seminars usually lasted one or more days and were generally held only in large cities on specific and limited dates. The cost to professionals in both time and money were significant.