The passage “Lost in America” by Douglas McGray showcases how America is homogenizing culture within American education. McGray believes that public education is the answer to protect cultural diversity in America. In addition, McGray goes into depth about the truths of American education and how students are lacking knowledge about culture He believes that Americans are highly interested in learning foreign culture; therefore, they are “easily drawn to foreign loyalties.” America is trying to prevent globalization in education by favoring American history in education.
America is tied to foreign loyalties because Americans are easily influenced by foreign culture. When students study abroad, there is a possibility that the student will pick …show more content…
He talks about an example of how a fifteen-year-old girl named Christina has no idea where the Philippines is located. Christina asked her group’s counselor if “The Philippines is an island? ... I thought it was China.” It’s clear to see that Christina is not knowledgeable about geography at all, because she had no idea that China and the Philippines don’t have any correlation geographically. Today, students are experiencing the problem of not knowing where other countries are located. For instance, in high school I took an AP European History class. I initially thought the class was going to focus on the history of other countries, but the class mainly consisted of European history with America. The textbook only mentioned the wars that European countries had with America. I thought I was taking another U.S. history class, because I didn’t learn anything new. My textbook focused solely on America; the book did attempt to incorporate other countries, but the main topic was America. McGray reveals the truths about how American students are being detained from learning about other countries. Both Christina and I are not at fault for our lack of knowledge on culture. The education system is responsible for restricting students from learning anything else aside from American culture and history. If future generations are not being exposed to the outside extremities of America, then
America is tied to foreign loyalties because Americans are easily influenced by foreign culture. When students study abroad, there is a possibility that the student will pick …show more content…
He talks about an example of how a fifteen-year-old girl named Christina has no idea where the Philippines is located. Christina asked her group’s counselor if “The Philippines is an island? ... I thought it was China.” It’s clear to see that Christina is not knowledgeable about geography at all, because she had no idea that China and the Philippines don’t have any correlation geographically. Today, students are experiencing the problem of not knowing where other countries are located. For instance, in high school I took an AP European History class. I initially thought the class was going to focus on the history of other countries, but the class mainly consisted of European history with America. The textbook only mentioned the wars that European countries had with America. I thought I was taking another U.S. history class, because I didn’t learn anything new. My textbook focused solely on America; the book did attempt to incorporate other countries, but the main topic was America. McGray reveals the truths about how American students are being detained from learning about other countries. Both Christina and I are not at fault for our lack of knowledge on culture. The education system is responsible for restricting students from learning anything else aside from American culture and history. If future generations are not being exposed to the outside extremities of America, then