In this article, the author provides a list of qualities that students should achieve in order to become more active participants in the world at large. Students are able to do this through comparison of their own lives and communities - a task that brings the world into the 7,8, or 9 year old's often egocentric existence. I really liked her suggestions and feel they make the term global citizenship more meaningful to me as a teacher.
Including Voices from the World Through Global Citizenship Education was an interesting article. The seven capabilities for global citizenship were well defined. I thought article spoke about the challenges and importance of over coming them in a thoughtful way. I love when ideas are shared and the article had several. I liked the comparison of American and folk tales from other nations.
I also thought the article pointed out an importance of discussing difficult topics with kids. Issue like war, poverty and national disasters. Discussing difficult topics needs to be done in an age appropriate way.
I liked the idea from this article that "children learn that many participatory opportunities are open to them every day. It is the duty of all citizens to monitor and influence situations and policies that affect human rights and the common good." Kids often feel that they have no say or power and they're treated like babies. Globalization can change this and help to empower kids. For students to grow up being the global thinkers we want them to be, it's up to the teachers to provide the opportunities to make this happen. I loved the idea of studying the struggle for independence among other colonies when teaching the American Revolution. Having taught a little about the Revolution before, I never thought to incorporate that aspect, but who says the American Revolution had to focus in on only America? This could be a great chance for students to do research on how other countries fought for their independence as well. We're not the only ones, and I think that is an important message for students to receive- it's not all about egocentric America.
I really liked the part of this article that talked about how students are exploring the effects of global issues, like changes in steel production and importation, on their local communities. Having students understand how economies are interconnected would be very interesting. Overall, I liked many of the ideas presented in this article. It made me think of other ways to incorporate globalization lessons into our standards.
I like thinking of the capabilities as the seven "c"'s. It makes it easy to remember and refer to. I appeciate the suggestions in the section "Finding Room in the Curriculum". It's tough get everything in a day. I struggle with the difference between the compassion that can be brought alive in my students when they are asked to think about children in other places and the compassion (or lack of!) that I look for when my students are dealing with each other. Great article. I wish it had listed more web resources.
This was an intersting article-as both an educactor and an outsider. I loved the ideas of the 7 C's and how they relate to globalization. Theses 7 words are important in all life skills, including globalization! Great article, leaving with many different opinions and ideas...Nadine
I liked the section about making local-global connections. It is important for students to make connections to their own community and beyond. I liked hearing the example of how one class learned about the changes of a variety of different industries in other countries which then can be used to compare/contrast with the students' local communities. This section also mentioned how one teacher used The Heifer Project. I look forward to having students learn about the Heifer Project and see how they can help.
I also liked the idea of “Finding Room in the Curriculum.” I am constantly amazed and upset by the lack of global focus in the Massachusetts State frameworks, at least at the elementary level. I thought the author of this article had great suggestions for teaching with our “single-nation curriculum” by adding opportunities for comparing countries, identifying similarities, and communicating with others on topics that are both locally and globally significant. The seven c’s should be staples of every classroom.
I liked the ideas presented in this article. I think that it is important to provide opportunities for students to become global citizens. The use of quality literature in the classroom can help children to learn about local and global issues. These issues should be discussed even though they are often difficult to talk about. The students should also be encouraged to take social action. I would be very interested in reading The Kids Guide to Social Action. Children feel extremely empowered when they are able to make change happen.
I enjoyed reading this article and love the Seven C's. I really liked reading about what some schools are doing and how students are making a difference. The story of Craig Kielberger creating the organization "Free the Children" at age 11, and how 15 years later it is the worlds largest network of children helping children, is inspirational. Children can relate to real stories of other children taking social action. The literature and ideas are very helpful...Thanks for the great article! -Nicole
I really enjoyed reading this article and I particularly liked all of the great resources and ideas it gave to help increase global citizneship in our classrooms. I agree with the author, Elizabeth Heilman, when she describes one of the most effective ways for our nation to deal with challenging global issues is to "help children take action as young citizens". They are our future and it's so important that we find more opportunities to include global citizneship as a part of our curriculum. I also really liked the example of the 11 year old boy who started the organization called Free the Children. I will use this with my students in the future.
I feel as though this article completely relates with what we were discussing today in class - as well as what I was struggling with when trying to think of a final project with my group. I think that it is incredibly important as a teacher to encourage global thinking, however I have struggled with how to teach my kindergarteners about being global citizens. I have felt that they were too young to either connect with the idea of global citizenship as well as there were many topics which they were not mature enough to discuss. This course (and this article) has been time and again showing me how I can encorporate the idea of global citizenship in my classroom. I enjoyed learning about the 7 C's - and feel like 5-6 year olds have a lot of these capabilities ready and willing to share. For example curiosity and creativity! I hope I can continue to show my students how they can make good choice to positively affect the lives of people everywhere (or at least somewhere!)
What I liked about the article is that by focusing on"Global Citizenship" it takes looking at other cultures away from the realm of studying exotic customs, holidays, costumes, etc. It places the learner in the real world, with real concerns, and ideally leading to real actions. It leads one away from purely academic learning into real knowledge, action, and commitment.
What I also liked about the article, is that it touched on the problem of introducing difficult content, such as war, poverty, natural disasters, and totalitarian regimes. We had talked about this challenge and difficulty in class yesterday, while discussing the Wangari Maathai book by Jeanette Winter in which she mentions that Maathai was beaten by police, and also in The Librarian of Basra, also by Jeanette Winter, where she talks about the bombing of Iraq. These are difficult challenges when teaching young children. It is easier when it is a natural disaster, such as the tsunami, which is featured in the books Mama, (again by Jeannette Winter) and the Owen and Mzee books. But, in my opinion, if we shy away from these problems, we tend to make other cultures seem "exotic" and "precious." Another way to "universalize" these issues, is to connect these kind of events to things that have happened in the U.S. Heather meantioned Hurricane Katrina and that is a really good example. I had also mentioned the violence that occurred during the Civil Rights movement in the U.S. Another possibility is making connections between someone like Wangari Maathai and Rosa Parks, etc.
In this article, the author provides a list of qualities that students should achieve in order to become more active participants in the world at large. Students are able to do this through comparison of their own lives and communities - a task that brings the world into the 7,8, or 9 year old's often egocentric existence. I really liked her suggestions and feel they make the term global citizenship more meaningful to me as a teacher.
ReplyDeleteIncluding Voices from the World Through Global Citizenship Education was an interesting article. The seven capabilities for global citizenship were well defined. I thought article spoke about the challenges and importance of over coming them in a thoughtful way. I love when ideas are shared and the article had several. I liked the comparison of American and folk tales from other nations.
ReplyDeleteI also thought the article pointed out an importance of discussing difficult topics with kids. Issue like war, poverty and national disasters. Discussing difficult topics needs to be done in an age appropriate way.
I liked the idea from this article that "children learn that many participatory opportunities are open to them every day. It is the duty of all citizens to monitor and influence situations and policies that affect human rights and the common good." Kids often feel that they have no say or power and they're treated like babies. Globalization can change this and help to empower kids. For students to grow up being the global thinkers we want them to be, it's up to the teachers to provide the opportunities to make this happen. I loved the idea of studying the struggle for independence among other colonies when teaching the American Revolution. Having taught a little about the Revolution before, I never thought to incorporate that aspect, but who says the American Revolution had to focus in on only America? This could be a great chance for students to do research on how other countries fought for their independence as well. We're not the only ones, and I think that is an important message for students to receive- it's not all about egocentric America.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the part of this article that talked about how students are exploring the effects of global issues, like changes in steel production and importation, on their local communities. Having students understand how economies are interconnected would be very interesting. Overall, I liked many of the ideas presented in this article. It made me think of other ways to incorporate globalization lessons into our standards.
ReplyDeleteI like thinking of the capabilities as the seven "c"'s. It makes it easy to remember and refer to. I appeciate the suggestions in the section "Finding Room in the Curriculum". It's tough get everything in a day.
ReplyDeleteI struggle with the difference between the compassion that can be brought alive in my students when they are asked to think about children in other places and the compassion (or lack of!) that I look for when my students are dealing with each other. Great article. I wish it had listed more web resources.
This was an intersting article-as both an educactor and an outsider. I loved the ideas of the 7 C's and how they relate to globalization. Theses 7 words are important in all life skills, including globalization! Great article, leaving with many different opinions and ideas...Nadine
ReplyDeleteI liked the section about making local-global connections. It is important for students to make connections to their own community and beyond. I liked hearing the example of how one class learned about the changes of a variety of different industries in other countries which then can be used to compare/contrast with the students' local communities. This section also mentioned how one teacher used The Heifer Project. I look forward to having students learn about the Heifer Project and see how they can help.
ReplyDeleteI also liked the idea of “Finding Room in the Curriculum.” I am constantly amazed and upset by the lack of global focus in the Massachusetts State frameworks, at least at the elementary level. I thought the author of this article had great suggestions for teaching with our “single-nation curriculum” by adding opportunities for comparing countries, identifying similarities, and communicating with others on topics that are both locally and globally significant. The seven c’s should be staples of every classroom.
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I liked the ideas presented in this article. I think that it is important to provide opportunities for students to become global citizens. The use of quality literature in the classroom can help children to learn about local and global issues. These issues should be discussed even though they are often difficult to talk about. The students should also be encouraged to take social action. I would be very interested in reading The Kids Guide to Social Action. Children feel extremely empowered when they are able to make change happen.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading this article and love the Seven C's. I really liked reading about what some schools are doing and how students are making a difference. The story of Craig Kielberger creating the organization "Free the Children" at age 11, and how 15 years later it is the worlds largest network of children helping children, is inspirational. Children can relate to real stories of other children taking social action. The literature and ideas are very helpful...Thanks for the great article!
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I really enjoyed reading this article and I particularly liked all of the great resources and ideas it gave to help increase global citizneship in our classrooms. I agree with the author, Elizabeth Heilman, when she describes one of the most effective ways for our nation to deal with challenging global issues is to "help children take action as young citizens". They are our future and it's so important that we find more opportunities to include global citizneship as a part of our curriculum. I also really liked the example of the 11 year old boy who started the organization called Free the Children. I will use this with my students in the future.
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ReplyDeleteI feel as though this article completely relates with what we were discussing today in class - as well as what I was struggling with when trying to think of a final project with my group. I think that it is incredibly important as a teacher to encourage global thinking, however I have struggled with how to teach my kindergarteners about being global citizens. I have felt that they were too young to either connect with the idea of global citizenship as well as there were many topics which they were not mature enough to discuss. This course (and this article) has been time and again showing me how I can encorporate the idea of global citizenship in my classroom. I enjoyed learning about the 7 C's - and feel like 5-6 year olds have a lot of these capabilities ready and willing to share. For example curiosity and creativity! I hope I can continue to show my students how they can make good choice to positively affect the lives of people everywhere (or at least somewhere!)
-Jess Browne
What I liked about the article is that by focusing on"Global Citizenship" it takes looking at other cultures away from the realm of studying exotic customs, holidays, costumes, etc. It places the learner in the real world, with real concerns, and ideally leading to real actions. It leads one away from purely academic learning into real knowledge, action, and commitment.
ReplyDeleteWhat I also liked about the article, is that it touched on the problem of introducing difficult content, such as war, poverty, natural disasters, and totalitarian regimes. We had talked about this challenge and difficulty in class yesterday, while discussing the Wangari Maathai book by Jeanette Winter in which she mentions that Maathai was beaten by police, and also in The Librarian of Basra, also by Jeanette Winter, where she talks about the bombing of Iraq. These are difficult challenges when teaching young children. It is easier when it is a natural disaster, such as the tsunami, which is featured in the books Mama, (again by Jeannette Winter) and the Owen and Mzee books. But, in my opinion, if we shy away from these problems, we tend to make other cultures seem "exotic" and "precious." Another way to "universalize" these issues, is to connect these kind of events to things that have happened in the U.S. Heather meantioned Hurricane Katrina and that is a really good example. I had also mentioned the violence that occurred during the Civil Rights movement in the U.S. Another possibility is making connections between someone like Wangari Maathai and Rosa Parks, etc.
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