Global+Education


 * 9.1**
 * How would you define global awareness?
 * To what extent would you say global awareness is an important 21st century skill? Please explain your answer.

Global awareness is the idea that the United States is only a part of an entire planet & that education should place as much emphasis on world cultures, customs, & norms as on our own here in the U.S. I believe it is important, as a 21st Century skill, to be globally aware to the extent of recognizing that there are other people & places in the world that have made many important contributions to humankind. We now have the technology to communicate with just about anyone at the push of a button. That is a pretty increadible feat. I'm concerned, however that we are allowing our own culture & identity as Americans to take a backseat to others. It is important to be globally aware but not lose focus on who we are as Americans, what our founding fathers set up for us, & those who died to presrve & protect out ways of life.

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 * 9.3**

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 * 9.5**