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Exploring International-Mindedness and National Misunderstanding in Education

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This discussion delves into the concept of international-mindedness within the context of education, examining the influence of personal connections, upbringing, and diverse experiences, such as living and teaching abroad. We explore how different perspectives shape our understanding of the world, emphasizing the importance of intercultural understanding and community service. The discussion also addresses criticisms of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program and poses thoughtful questions regarding its relevance to American values, as seen through techniques like the Socratic seminar.

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Exploring International-Mindedness and National Misunderstanding in Education

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  1. EDUC 853 IB Discussion International-Mindedness: National Misunderstanding

  2. Personal Connections • Upbringing: Love Comes in All Colors • Travel • IB Pilot Team: Glasgow Middle School • Living, Teaching and Learning abroad: Panama • Teaching 621 • Designing the IB Certificate Sequence On-line: mentoring new teacher • Research to determine impact of MYP on DP outcomes in Virginia

  3. Chapters • Quotes and Notes • Definitions • As of this writing: similar to Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development, Brown’s Hierarchy of International Mindedness

  4. Brown’s Hierarchy of IM:When you pray, move your feet (African proverb). An internationally minded person is one who… becomes a loving, respectful, dutiful member of the human family helps create a better and more peaceful world performs international community service provides community service (p. 29) desires to make wise choices for the good of mankind (p. 29) understands that others, with their differences, can also be right (p. 33) has intercultural understanding (p. 29) is aware of cultures other than her/his own (Hill, p. 29)

  5. IB Criticism • http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5246880 • http://www.edwatch.org/updates06/040706-IBaq.htm • http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/31/AR2007103102517_pf.html

  6. Socratic Seminar: IB un-American? • How/why is the IB Curriculum/International Mindedness un-American? Or is it? • If it is un-American, what does that imply about America?

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