I noticed this article very similar to the ideas in chapter 1 of the Asia Society response we also have to read this week. Globally aware people take a situation, analyze, consider options, and try to solve the problem. In CT I think many AP classes address these global issues along with certain classes. I think the term "global" scares people. It is associated with higher education, which is something that needs to be addressed in order for our students to compete in a global market. Or, are we suggesting that only AP students are capable of competing in global markets? If that is the case, America is in trouble!
We have a "Global Issues" class at our high school. However, it is an elective in which only upperclassmen are allowed to take. I don't know the exact curriculum of those classes that address these issues, but I do know there are students who create their own service learning project based on one of these classes. To combat that, it would be beneficial to create a service learning project on a global scale. Instead of collecting coats for the homeless in CT, maybe they could start an online blog that addresses these issues in other parts of the world.
According to the article, globally aware students: Are knowledgeable about the connectedness of
the nations of the world historically, politically, economically, technologically, socially, linguistically, and ecologically.
I think that the curriculum addresses these areas. Interdisciplinary-speaking I think students could increase their knowledge of just HOW connected all of these things are if the curriculum was more interdisciplinary-friendly.
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