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    The student disagrees with the author Ted Gillney's article "Global Education Misses the Mark" which argues against global education curriculum. The student believes Gillney's purpose is to promote nationalism and disregard the successes of Eastern civilizations. The student argues that teaching students about global issues and other cultures from a young age is important for fostering positive international relations and diplomacy in the future. Exposure to other languages and cultures through their global studies program has already connected the student to the world in multiple ways.

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    The student disagrees with the author Ted Gillney's article "Global Education Misses the Mark" which argues against global education curriculum. The student believes Gillney's purpose is to promote nationalism and disregard the successes of Eastern civilizations. The student argues that teaching students about global issues and other cultures from a young age is important for fostering positive international relations and diplomacy in the future. Exposure to other languages and cultures through their global studies program has already connected the student to the world in multiple ways.

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    WorldHistory#2

    WhatistheauthorspurposeinwritingGlobalEducationMissestheMarkanddoyouagreewithhisthesis?ExplaintherelationtoEastern
    CivilizationUnitinWorldHistoryandyourownexperiencesinAGSandbeyond.

    GlobalEducationMakesitsMarkontheFuture

    IamsittinginaclassroominaglobalstudiesprograminahighschoolinCentralTexas,
    speakingSpanishorperhapsFrenchandtalkingtomypeersaboutmyheritagewhichisrootedin
    NorthAfricaandWesternEurope.InmynextclassImaybewatchingavideoaboutthe
    successesofChinesecivilizationandafterschool,Iamattendingameetingforaserviceproject
    inLatinAmerica.IamonlyasophomoreyetIamalreadyconnectedtotheworldinseveral
    uniquewaystherefore,TedGillneysGlobalEducationMissestheMarkangersmeasa
    studentlearningabouttheworld.Hispurposeinwritingthearticleappearstobetodisregardthe
    successesofEasternCivilizationandtopromotehisownsenseofnationalism.Heseemstomiss
    thepointthattheonlywayAmericawillachievepeacefulforeignrelationsisthroughteaching
    globalcurriculumtotheyounggenerationoffutureleadersandinnovators.
    Gillneysopinionisverybiased,andheoffendsmultipleethnicgroupsinhisarticle.He
    useshisbeliefinChristianityastheultimatefaithinhisargumentthathisreligionistheonlyone
    thatstudentsshouldbelearninginschools.HestatesJesusChrististheAmericanhero.Thisis
    arejectionofotherreligions,displayspoorcharacterandsendsabadmessagetostudents:that
    religioustolerationshouldnotbeaccepted.TheauthoralsodisregardstheNativepeoplesofthe
    Americas.Hestatesthattheywerenotsophisticatedsocietiesandthattheirculturedidnot
    matteruntiltheSpanishexplorersandmissionariesarrivedwiththetruegospel.Furthermore,
    theauthorbegstoaskifnativecivilizationsoftheAmericasweresocomplexand
    unsophisticated,whyweretheyunabletodefeatourwarriors?Betweentheyearsof1521to
    1523oftheSpanishconquest,overathirdoftheMayanpopulationwaseradicated(Minister).
    ThecolonistsbroughtdiseasesinadvertentlyfromtheOldWorldandannihilatedthelandand
    cropsoftheindigenouspeoples.Thenativepeopledidnotpossestheweaponrytodefend
    themselvesmostlikelybecausetheydidnothavethesameconceptofwarastheEuropeans,and
    therefore,hadnoneedforsucharmsofdestruction.
    TheauthormakesaclaimthatWesternerscureddiseaseandimprovedguns.Infact,
    AncientChinacanbecreditedwithsomeofthefirstAsearlyasthe10thcentury,theTangand
    Songdynastiesdevelopedaninoculationtoprotectagainstthesmallpoxdisease.Chinese
    physiciansdiscoveredthattheuseofaninjectionofaverysmallstrainofthediseasewouldact
    asadefenseagainstsmallpox.TheEuropeansdidnotadaptthispracticeuntilthe1800swhich
    evolvedintowhatisnowknownasthevaccination(HistoryofVaccinesTimeline).Among
    theingeniousinventionsoftheChinesewereadvancedformsofwarfareandweaponry,a
    countingsystem(abacus),thefirstmechanicalclock,papermoney,shipsails,ironmakingand

    thespinningwheel.Ifanything,IwouldsaythatEasterncivilizationdoesnotget
    enough
    credit
    forthedesignoftoolsthatareusedeveryday.Although,theWesthadmanygreathistorical
    accomplishments,onemustnotforgettheoriginofthegiftsofourtechnology.
    Teachingstudentsfromanearlyageaboutglobalissuesandtheimportanceofother
    culturesisakeyfactorinreinforcingpositiveinteractionswithnationsinthefuture.Morethan
    everwearetravelingtocountriessuchasSyriaandPalestineattemptingtoresolveissues
    throughdiplomacy.ItisimperativeforthefuturediplomatsofAmericatounderstandthe
    significanceofhowotherpeoplethinksowecanbetterunderstandhowtohelpandwork
    alongsidethem.Scienceisalsobecomingmoregloballyconnected.Dataisbeingsharedacross
    thecontinentsandtheinternetallowsustointeractwithalmostanyoneinaforeigncountry.The
    sharingofresearchonaglobalspectrumenablesscientiststotackleissuessuchasclimate
    change,whichbyitsnaturemustbeacollectiveprocess.Foreignservice,humanitarianworkand
    diplomacyallrequireabasicunderstandingofothercountriesandflexibilitytoacceptsituations
    vastlydifferentfromourown.
    Mostimportantly,everyoneoneofusisaproductofothercultures.Thereisnopure
    Americanculture.WecouldbedescendantsofsomeoftheverypeoplethatGillneycriticizesin
    hisarticle.Humanhistoryhasalwaysbeenamethodofborrowingideasandadaptingthemtofit
    ourowncivilizations.ChristianityisderivedfromIslamandJudaism.Ourtechnology,foodand
    oilisimportedfromoverseas.OurnumbersareArabicandourlanguageisintheIndoEuropean
    languagefamilyrightalongwithUrduandHindi(Short).Bylearningaboutothercultures,we
    arelearningaboutourselves.
    BeingastudentattheAcademyforGlobalStudiesentailstakingactioninthecommunity
    andeventually,onaglobalscale.StudentshavetheopportunitytogotoCostaRicaandTurkey
    andstaywithhostfamilies.Thisenablesthemtopracticethesecondlanguagetheyhavelearned
    aswellascarryoutserviceworkforthelocals.Myhopeisthatonedaytherewillbemany
    schoolsintheUSfortheadvancementofglobalcurriculum,givingstudentssimilar
    opportunitiesasIhavebeenoffered.

    WorksCited

    Gillney,TedW.GlobalEducationMissestheMark.

    HistoryofVaccinesTimeline.TheCollegeofPhysiciansofPhiladelphia.27Sep.2013.
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    Minister,Christopher.TheMaya:ConquestoftheKiche.About.com.27Sep.2013.
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    http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/theconquestofthemaya/p/08mayaconquest.htm
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    Short,DanielM.TheIndoEuropeanFamilyofLanguages.2002.HomepageforDr.Weebler
    atCarsonNewmanCollege.27Sep.2013.
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