The Global Education Imperative

Meet the speakers:

Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations, New York

Hikmet Ersek, President and Chief Executive Officer, Western Union

Company, USA
Omobola Johnson, Minister of Communication Technology of Nigeria;
Global Agenda Council on Africa

Jim Yong Kim, President, The World Bank, Washington DC

Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Prime Minister of Denmark

 Watch the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-
8gR49Ln5VE

Answer the questions:

After watching the video, answer the questions below:

1. According to Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations,

a) What is the secret of the South Korean economic development?
The priority is the education,we need to invest in it without
hesitation,give a quality and good education for all the people.
b) What does he say about "a book and a tree"?
the classroom are under the trees,He says “I had to study on the
several trees.”
2. According to a video shown in the forum,
a) What is the most valuable resource?

b) What is the statistics that are mentioned?

c) What can a leader do?

3. According to Helle Thorning-Schmidt,

a) What is the impact that education can have on solving the problem
of poverty?
b) What are the challenges that we are facing?
c) In what manner does she use the term "ownership"?
d) What does she say about the knowledge about learning?
e) What does she say about "lecture"?
f) What is the experience in Switzerland?
g) What does she say about teachers in primary grades?

4.According to Hikmet Ersek, President and Chief Executive Officer,

Western Union Company, USA,
a) What can business do to help with the problem?
b) What is your personal opinion about it?

5. According to Omobola Johnson, Minister of Communication

Technology of Nigeria,
a) What did she say about pictures and graphics?

6. According to Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Prime Minister of Denmark,

a) What else can we do to have girls in schools?
b) Why are some kids not getting an education?
c) Why are girls not getting educated?

7. According to Hikmet Ersek, President and Chief Executive Officer,

Western Union Company, USA,
a) Is "financial literacy" important?
b) What do you think he means by "financial literacy"?
8. According to Jim Yong Kim, President, The World Bank,
Washington DC,
a) What would happen if we improve the quality of education?
b) Why does he say "parents are rational"?

9. According to Omobola Johnson, Minister of Communication

Technology of Nigeria; Global Agenda Council on Africa,
a) Why getting more teachers is a challenge?

10. In a paragraph with at least 5 sentences, express your personal

reflection. What is the idea that you found more interesting in this
forum?

Each question, is worth 10 points. The total possible points is 250