Blog Posts
Tony will be periodically blogging about some of the research for his new book, responses to The Finland Phenomenon, and other contempory issues related to education and society.
Tom Friedman features an extended interview with Tony in his recent Sunday New York Times Column
Apr 6th
You can read the full Friedman column here.
“Graduating All Students Innovation Ready”
Aug 17th
COMMENTARY
Published Online: August 14, 2012
Graduating All Students Innovation- Ready
By Tony Wagner
Improving student achievement through innovation is the latest buzz in education. New test-prep programs, online learning platforms, e-texts, charter school hybrids, and so on are proliferating, but they are only changing the nature of how we deliver the same old content. No one seems to More >
Tony’s first TEDx talk now available
May 31st
You can watch my April 28, 2012 TEDx NYED talk here. Let me know what you think.
Fast Company publishes Tony’s article on motivating Millennials at work
May 30th
This article was originally published May 30, 2012 on line by Fast Company
Expert Perspective To Bring Out The Best In Millennials, Put On Your Coaching HatBY TONY WAGNER | 05-30-2012 | 10:00 AM
This article is written by a member of our expert contributor community.In the last five years, a growing number of studies More >
Parenting A Young Innovator
May 24th
This blog was first published April 18, 2012 on CNN.com
My View: Creating innovatorsBy Tony Wagner, Special to CNN
Policymakers and educators alike talk about all students having to be “college-ready,” and many business leaders believe that America’s economic future depends on more students taking courses in science, technology, engineering and math. However, More >
My Reply to Comments on My Wall Street Journal Essay…
Apr 15th
I recently published an essay in the Wall Street Journal, which you will find in the Articles section of this website, as well. Without my knowledge or permission, the editors of the Journal gave it the title, “Educating The Next Steve Jobs.” Unfortunately, many of the resulting comments centered around Jobs’ More >
“Creating Innovators” — as seen through the eyes of a 14-year old Thai student…
Feb 11th
I recently had the pleasure of visiting a fascinating new school, called Think Global, founded by visionary educator Joann McPike and her husband. While there, I was asked to give a presentation to the school community and to the PTIS International School community, which is hosting Think Global this semester in More >
Creating Innovators – sneak preview of new book themes
Sep 9th
This blog of mine was recently published as a part of an online Boston Magazine series about how to fix higher education. The full series can be viewed here
Boston-area college students increasingly see their classes as a minor nuisance and rarely the place where their most important learning happens. As David Sengeh, More >
Review of The Finland Phenomenon appears in The Forbes blog
May 10th
The Finland Phenomenon: Inside the World’s Most Surprising School System
May. 2 2011 – 5:27 pm
By E.D. KAIN
The Finland Phenomenon, from documentary filmmaker, Bob Compton, follows Dr. Tony Wagner through Finland’s extraordinary school system. It’s a short, to-the-point documentary, but it had quite an effect on me, if only because More >
