“We need to educate the ‘net generation’ differently not so much because ‘they’ are different, but because the world is different.” Dr. Eric Brunsell, College of Education and Human Services, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, May 3, 2009
We now live in a networked world, a world where the barriers of national and international boundaries have become less relevant and the world, figuratively, a smaller place. In such a world we must prepare our children to deal with the constant changes. To build citizens for the 21st century we have to now look at an education that works to help students to learn to see ‘through the hearts, minds and eyes of others.’ How do we prepare students for a world where familiar boundaries and assumptions are being replaced by new realities? As Tennyson said, ‘The old order changeth yielding place to new’ and as educators we need to provide experiences for our students that have international and global significance.
Today all countries of the world are interconnected in …show more content…
Cultural awareness and sensitivity to differences is essential to an international education. It equips students with the skills to learn and acquire knowledge, individually or collaboratively, and to apply these skills and knowledge accordingly across a broad range of areas. An international education is ‘a comprehensive approach to education that intentionally prepares students to be active and engaged participants in an interconnected world.” It stimulates curiosity and inquiry in order to foster a spirit of discovery and enjoyment of learning. The curriculum provides international content while responding to local requirements and interests. It also encourages diversity and flexibility in teaching methods, besides providing appropriate forms of assessment and international
We now live in a networked world, a world where the barriers of national and international boundaries have become less relevant and the world, figuratively, a smaller place. In such a world we must prepare our children to deal with the constant changes. To build citizens for the 21st century we have to now look at an education that works to help students to learn to see ‘through the hearts, minds and eyes of others.’ How do we prepare students for a world where familiar boundaries and assumptions are being replaced by new realities? As Tennyson said, ‘The old order changeth yielding place to new’ and as educators we need to provide experiences for our students that have international and global significance.
Today all countries of the world are interconnected in …show more content…
Cultural awareness and sensitivity to differences is essential to an international education. It equips students with the skills to learn and acquire knowledge, individually or collaboratively, and to apply these skills and knowledge accordingly across a broad range of areas. An international education is ‘a comprehensive approach to education that intentionally prepares students to be active and engaged participants in an interconnected world.” It stimulates curiosity and inquiry in order to foster a spirit of discovery and enjoyment of learning. The curriculum provides international content while responding to local requirements and interests. It also encourages diversity and flexibility in teaching methods, besides providing appropriate forms of assessment and international