Global Citizenship concepts… are a portal to integration and mutual understanding between nations and peoples. They are not THE answer, but they are a very large doorway.
Global Citizenship concepts...
•are a platform for citizenship ideals in increasingly globalized conditions
•honor the strengths that immigrants bring with them
•allow for a multiplicity of identity and languages
•acknowledge our world interconnection and interdependence
•encourage critical thinking for sustainability
•mean discussing controversial issues from multiple viewpoints
•are about caring for the triple bottom line of the planet (Environment, Economy and Social aspects)
•promote individual action
The ideals of Education for Global Citizenship and how you enact them in your classroom may travel the globe. One student said this to me recently:
“My ideas about America have completely changed since I have been in your class. My friends ask me what I am doing while I am in America and I talk a lot about what happens in our class. They don’t believe me, but they are very interested.”
This just shows to me how one positive message can travel the globe and maybe make a difference. This student is an older gentleman from Iraq and he wants to return to his country to help put it back together. Maybe one day he will return. I can’t afford to lose a chance like this to open a dialogue about global responsibilities. ESL Educators can’t afford to ignore the connections that immigrants bring with them and the interconnections in our world when presenting different concepts to them. As educators we have a tremendous influence on our students and their ideas about community, responsibility, interconnectedness and globalization.
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