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Time to look across the pond where I just read about fifteen-year-old Oakland, California student Tyler Thompson whose hobby sets him apart from many of his peers. As an African-American student in the Purple Silk Music Education program, Thompson teaches Oakland-based low income immigrant kids how to play and sing traditional Chinese musical fare.

Thompson told the Associated Press he finds the music “very beautiful” and “ passionate.” Thompson received a standing ovation for performing a centuries old musical theater piece at Washington’s World Children’s Festival last June. According to Thompson, the music has made him curious about the world outside of Oakland, outside of California, and outside of America. read more »

Source: www.lentiz.nl

I have been getting some questions on the Dutch education system and where exactly the ISK figures in and what some of the practices are. Well, on the graphic on the right, you can see a middle section that stands for ages 12 to 18 and on the very right there is a red bar that reads “Special Secondary Education”. ISK falls into that description and is placed somewhat outside of the system.

The ISK or reception classes for foreign students in secondary education go back to 1970s when migrant workers started arriving from Mediterranean countries and it was noticed that their children had trouble integrating into the school system. So schools began creating separate classroom for foreign students where the main focus was learning the Dutch language. read more »