When it comes to global education, we've heard educators say, "we just don't have time; we have the curriculum to cover!" Global educators will argue that, "we don't have time NOT to address these issues, they're on our doorsteps now."
The fact that Web 2.0 tools have brought the issues to our student's lives in ways unheard of before, must be taken into consideration. Canadian students have multiple opportunities to view global events in real-time (24/7), and they hear frequent personal accounts of the events (sometimes touching, sometimes horrific). As both Tupper (2007) and Reimer (2009) reasoned: students need to have the opportunity to grapple with global issues in a meaningful and care-full way.
Lastly, it is our belief that the merging of global and local understanding and responsibility is a benefit to all. Globally competent citizenship can make the world inside and outside of our classroom a better place.
We hope you have enjoyed your journey through Glocality: Exploring Global Education! Now we turn the discussion over to our classmates in EDEL 561. Meet you in e-class to reflect, express, share, question, consider, revise, and chat!
But first, we have one final Reflection Question....
Reflection Question: How are you, as an educator, going to address the very current world events that are occurring as we speak? The attack on Lybia, the conflict in Egypt, The Tsunami in Japan, and whatever else happens tomorrow?
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